| An institution in the Colorado music scene,
an award winning guitarist, including a trophy at the prestigious National Flatpicking
Championship contest held annually in Winfield, Kansas, the Colorado State Flatpicking
contest, and many others, a featured columnist and recording artist for Flatpicking Guitar
Magazine and FGM records, his music has regular airplay around the world, including
the Czhech republic, Australia, and Europe, as well as North America, and all over the
world on Internet Radio!
Mikes former bands include the award winning bluegrass bands Heartland,
and The Bertye Maddux Band. A founding member of
the Colorado Springs Contemporary Jazz Big Band, Mike
continues to combine elements of jazz, bluegrass, and his classical
background in his shows.
In the 1990's Mike joined the
cast of columnists for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.
His column Mastering the Fingerboard continues to
appear in each issue, along with a CD recording of the songs and
exercises he creates for the magazine. After more than a
decade of publications, Mike has appeared on more than 4 dozen CD's,
featuring songs from Bill Monroe to Miles Davis, from
bluegrass to jazz. For one issue he chose to include the
famous classical violinist Nicolo Paganini's "Moto
Perpetuo".
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