Mike is the leader of Los Angeles band ACIDIC. He sings lead vocals, plays lead guitar, and has written all of ACIDIC's original songs.
Mike created ACIDIC, inviting two school friends, Kyle Lynch and Christopher Lynch, to join him and create the band. Matt Whitaker joined the band in 2008, he plays drums.
ACIDIC has played several concerts in the Los Angeles area, and recently won All Access Magazine Summer Youth Competition as Best New Artist. Mike's prize was a custom black Minarik guitar with a coffin case.
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| Favorite food: |
Sushi, New York-style pizza, a really great burger, my mom's homemade chocolate cake with the fudge frosting |
| Siblings: |
One sister, Elizabeth |
| Pets: |
One dog - Bear, two cats - dB and Onnie, one very large goldfish - Matthew |
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| Coolest places ever visited: |
The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, New York City, the top of the Sears Tower in Chicago, San Francisco, the Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska. |
| Proudest achievements: |
Started this band, met B.B. King, played at the House of Blues, earned a black belt in karate, earned membership in SAG and AFTRA, died in a national drug commercial |
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| Who inspires you, musically? |
My guitar teacher Richard Preston, and my voice teacher Jack Walker |
| Who inspires you otherwise? |
Too many people to mention |
| What would you like to do through your music? |
You'll find out |
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| Age: |
16 |
| Astrological sign: |
Taurus |
| Favorite color: |
Green |
| Favorite bands (other than ACIDIC): |
Aerosmith
Led Zeppelin
Motley Crue
Green Day
AC/DC
Metallica
Black Sabbath
Van Halen
Velvet Revolver
Guns N' Roses
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| Favorite rockers: |
Jimmy Page
Steven Tyler
John Lennon
Billie Joe Armstrong
Eddie Van Halen
Eric Clapton
Joe Perry
George Harrison
Ozzy Osbourne
Slash |
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| Favorite albums: |
Impossible to list them all |
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| Hobbies (other than music): |
Writing, acting, drawing and designing, driving, cooking, politics, reading, magic |
| Favorite good-lucky charm: |
A necklace with skull beads, a Greek glass evil-eye charm, and a little silver medal blessed by the Pope |
| Prized possessions: |
Gorgeous blood-red Gibson guitar signed by B.B. King, my grandfather's pocket knife |
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