Musical guest: Mike Michel

Mike Michel is a Minnesota Music Academy award-winning modern guitarist, songwriter, arts program creator, and music educator who was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, developed his craft in Los Angeles, California, and now creates out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mike has collaborated with many diverse Minnesota artists like Robert Skoro, Haley Bonar, Carnage, The Unknown Prophets and Dave King. He’s also known in the Northland for fronting his new groove group, Mike Michel & Universal Co-op. Mike’s other passions are creating community arts programs and being a music coach at MacPhail Center For Music and at his own music hub, The Rock & Roll Therapy Room. Mike will be launching a new music campaign called “On The Mend” with Think Piece Publishing. It is a new music recording and campaign dedicated to raising awareness for tinnitus, mental health and wellness. On The Mend will be released spring of 2017.