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Originally from Detroit, transplanted to the Los Angeles music scene as a teenager, then to Boston, and now back in Michigan, Mikal is an uncommon, modern pop/rock artist who doesn't subscribe to the common misconception that a solo artist must fall into the oft-cliche'd 'singer/songwriter' style that we have all grown used to. It is the ability to play an intimate and dimly lit show with an acoustic guitar and a string trio one night, then turn around and play a full out rock show the very next night that makes Mikal such an attraction to clubs and campuses across the US, Canada and the UK.
Mikal has received 24 Detroit Music Award nominations, including 16 in one year, which has only been accomplished by one other artist.
Mikal is a Taylor Artist (Taylor Guitars).
Stay tuned for a rare and possibly unprecedented approach to a debut release. Shortly, Mikal will release two, yes TWO debut albums. The first is a four song e.p., titled "Only Enemies Tell The Truth… Friends And Lovers Lie Endlessly", recorded with acoustic guitars and a string section. The second is a full length rock/pop album entitled "Soundtrack From A Happy Ending", which combines Mikal's large cache of influences of everything from The Beatles to Michael Jackson to Weezer and The Killers.
3 days ago
I mentioned in a recent blog post that I had managed to get my youtube URL, youtube.com/mikal. We are switching over to this new channel as of today. Unfortunately (as expected), youtube has failed to respond to any communication about just moving the URL to my existing …
4 days ago
Check it out, y’awll. This monday, December 7th at 6pm EST, I will be on the Backstage Pass Radio Show, with host Diva Taunia. We’ll be talking about whatever the hell we want to. Maybe even music and my upcoming tour. Maybe.
Check it out and join the chat on 12/7, …
6 days ago
This past friday, November 27th, I headed down with my friends to the Fillmore Theater in Detroit, with the intention of seeing Rob Zombie’s Hellbilly Deluxe 2 show. Local radio stations had been playing commercials for the show all week, even up through the last 5 …
Mikal - Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Synth
Live Drums/Bass - Players Vary
Recorded:
Drums - Anthony J. Resta
Violin/Viola - Wendy Mittelstadt
Cello - Rafael Popper-Keiser
updated 14 hours ago
The Beatles, The Foo Fighters, The All American Rejects, Dashboard Confessional, Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Butch Walker, Fountains Of Wayne, Angels And Airwaves, +44, The Killers, Prince, Michael Jackson, Terence Trent D'Arby, The Used, Tegan And Sara, Head Automatica
Sunshine, I Am Legend, Halloween, Death to Smoochy, Groundhog Day, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Scrooged, Dogma, Clerks, Candyman, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Falling Down, Creepshow, Just Friends, Cloverfield, Superbad, Catch me if you can, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Dead Man, Ed Wood, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Candyman, Nightmare on Elm Street
Scrubs, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, ATHF, The Simpsons, South Park, Futurama, Twilight Zone, The X Files, Tales From The Crypt, Tales From The Darkside, The Brak Show, Arrested Development, The Office
The Foo Fighters, The All American Rejects, Dashboard Confessional, Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Butch Walker, Fountains Of Wayne, +44, Damien Rice, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, The Goo Goo Dolls
Errol, Apr 24, 2009:
Woah, your voice is amazing :)