Mike B.

I have played music since grade school outside of Chicago, starting out with sax. I played all through high school with concert bands, marching bands and Jazz bands. I was very lucky having excellent teachers who had real life experiences to pass along.  I taught myself to play guitar using tapes and a book when I was in junior high. I starting playing guitar in public at church playing for many choirs through high school and college.    I started playing professionally when I was a senior in high school, playing coffee houses and restaurants as a solo guitarist and singer and I never stopped.  I moved from Colorado to Florida about 12 years ago, to help with the family business and today I continue to play out on a regular basis.  Currently I play with a "new country" band, but have played with many other bands. I also still play for the church now and then, and still do my solo act playing many venues around Florida. I made a living out of music for many years playing in Colorado, Florida, up and down the Mississippi River, and throughout the Midwest. Now, I still play out a lot but also have a day job that is very flexible which allows me to play and make my music.