"This guy sounds like Bruce Hornsby doing a pretty good imitation of Springsteen. Or is it Donald Fagen doing Sean Mullins? Its a bit freaky and so are his lyrics, but this is an incredibly well-crafted and seamlessly produced CD. James has a strong sense of whimsy and a funky rythmic style that is both fun and captivating." -Rob Dunne, Minor 7th Magazine, July-August, 2003 Here's a Brief Bio For You....... Mike James has played the guitar since the age of seven (he ain't sayin' how old he is now, even though he's very handsome, and appears to be in his early twenties) and has had extensive experience in professional music production, as well as live performance, having shared the stage with many a fine picker including fluglehorn great Louis Gaska (Santana) and Hammond organ and trumpet monster Joey DeFrancesco (Danny Gatton, John McLaughlin etc.). Mike has opened shows for The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ty Herndon, The Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Buddy Guy, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, The Stylistics, Matt "Guitar" Murphy (The Blues Brothers) and Chuck Prophet. Growing up in Colorado, and after winning four Colorado Composer Classic awards for his original works, Mike developed a rash and then moved to Washington state to study and ingest indigenous fungi. After that, he spent ten years in a Dazed state (Southern California) producing and receiving generous airplay for his original compositions in the jazz-fusion genre. Mike's diversity and vast range of styles, influence, instrumentation and fungus consumption remain in a constant state of morphisis. Mike was also lead guitar and vocals in the popular country band "Suzie Salmon & Rough-Cut", winning four Peoples Choice awards in SoCal, and taking "Band of the Year" honors in 1996. Mike now resides in North Idaho without a rash or any skin disorders whatsoever. Mike says........."Please buy my CD and then come back and post an impressive review......I think you'll find the whole experience rather rewarding. Thank You."