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Mike
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THE OFFICIAL MIKE STRICKLAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Original music by composer Mike Strickland. The Mike Strickland Family Tour performances at concerts and other venues. Featured performances by other guest artists namely Mike's daughter Elizabeth, The Mike Strickland Trio and our dog Sadie.
Original music by composer Mike Strickland. The Mike Strickland Family Tour performances at concerts and other venues. Featured performances by other guest artists namely Mike's daughter Elizabeth, The Mike Strickland Trio and our dog Sadie.
About Me:
After turning eighteen, he began to frequent the clubs and listened to great local blues talents including native Mississippian, B.B. King. Formal music studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston and California State University at Northridge continued to expand his musical talents.
After that, Mike moved to Montana and honed his entertaining skills in ski resorts, where his varied and spirited sets included Beatles tunes, romantic film themes, and finger-busting boogie-woogie numbers.
Mike's next home was Seattle for 26 years where he built a solid career as a performer, composer and recording artist. He started arranging popular music and creating CDs that were a mixture of well-known melodies and some original works. His own works were varied -- some lush, orchestral and cinematic, some smooth jazz, some blues and boogie flavored and others almost new age. Sales of these CDs climbed to over 300,000 and are distributed throughout the nation and digitally throughout the world.
In the last 15 years, Mike has toured extensively all over the United States as a solo artist and with his trio, The Mike Strickland Trio. He is known for his exceptional musicianship and arrangements, his virtuosic technique, and his unmatched ability to connect with the audience on a personal level. His unique and colorful programming of his concerts is always a hit with audiences. His daughter Elizabeth, a fine classical pianist, often joins him as a special guest.
As a composer, Mike has always been inspired and driven by melody. He also loves to experiment with motion and texture, using the piano as his own orchestra. He has worked hard at developing his own unique style of piano artistry and has racked up some impressive achievements. In addition to his music airing for 7 seasons on CBS Sports PGA Golf, it has also been heard on the NBC, FOX and ABC networks. Mike's positive message song/animation "Spread Joy" was also featured on ABC Good Morning America.
In March of 2011, Mike looks forward to debuting several original works as a featured piano soloist with the Salem Pops Orchestra. In April he will release his 22nd CD titled "Fantasy" which features all original compositions for solo piano.
For CDs go to http://www.mikestrickland.com
For sheet music go to: http://www.themikestricklan...
For digital downloads go to Amazon, Itunes or CD Baby
To hear Mike's positive message song/animation "Spread Joy" please see our spread joy channel at http://www.youtube.com/spre...
Record Label:
MSP RECORDS
Label Type:
Independent
Band Members:
mike, clipper, jack, elizabeth
Influences:
blues, boogie, Mancini, Brubeck, Chopin, Dave Grusin, Mose Alison,
Hometown:
Jackson, MS
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Pianist, Composer, Arranger
Companies:
Mike Strickland Music Productions
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