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Bio:

In the late 80’s, Mike’s original

music was featured on Rochester WCMF’s radio show, Homegrown with Uncle Rog. Later, while attending Syracuse University  his band ‘The Cubbies’ earned the honor of playing SU’s dance marathon, opening the day for Meatloaf and Debbie Gibson. 

After moving back to Rochester, Mike was asked to perform his original music live on the radio for WMAX’s Live at Dejelon concert series. This was the catalyst for Mike’s switch to playing acoustic shows during the rest of the 90’s and early 2-K’s. During this time, Mike performed solo as Little Billy Brown and sometimes with percussionist ‘Buster’ AKA Mike Morgan of the Fornieari Brothers. Highlights from those years include extensive runs at the Village Gate Courtyard (Norma Jeans), Schooners, The Newport House, Spectators, and The Rochester Yacht club to name a few. Special memories include being chosen to entertain for the RPO at a private reception in their honor, and opening the Town of Brighton’s 4th of July celebration for 15 consecutive years. 

In 2007, Mike published a children’s rock album called Yellow Rubber Duckie, on iTunes. The song Iko Iko (filled with nursery rhyme verses) sold downloads in eight different countries! Billed as Professor Jangle, Mike played many concerts to support this project including repeat seasons at Childtime, the Penfield Amphitheater, and Ivan Green school where Mike recently completed his 30 plus year career as an elementary school teacher. 

Now retired, Mike is happy to announce that he will be offering the following services: 

  1. Guitar Lessons: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. Lessons are tailored specifically to each students’ goals and desires. Whether it’s learning Cowboy Chords to play and sing along with, or learning more advanced chord shapes, scales and arpeggios for improvising solos, Mike will help you unlock the fretboard and understand the theory behind the Nashville Number system. The NNS is the ‘universal’ way of notating, or calling out chord progressions to accompanying musicians and to unlocking the fretboard. 
  2. Songwriting and Recording: Mike can coach you through the songwriting process to help you complete your creative vision with structure and style. Furthermore, Mike can help you to produce a high quality demo, or even turn your own song into a fully produced, multi-instrument, radio quality song, mixed down to red book standard CD. (Be sure to check out Mike’s latest 3 song EP: Castin’ Out the Anchor. Now on all streaming platforms! 

*All lessons, coaching, and studio sessions are available for purchase by the hour. Contact us now for our current hourly rate. Thank you! 


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