- Genre of Music -

Acoustic guitar and vocal based Americana/Roots music (blues, country, rock’n roll, bluegrass, folk, zydeco, country-blues.) Over 4 hours worth of originals and covers (Clapton, Hendrix, the Beatles, the Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve Earle, Tom Waits, John Prine) solo or with band.

Co-hosted the Monday Blues jam with the Steve Gannon band at Blake’s in Berkeley from early 2000- to October 2004. Hosted Acoustic Wednesdays at Blakes from July 2001- Janruary 2005.

Played a variety of gigs in the Philippines as a featured guest - 2004-2005. Guest guitar player for several local blues bands in England - 2003.

In addition to solo tours and tours with Maria Muldaur and Heavy Petting Zoo, Mikie has played most Bay Area clubs including Bimbo’s, the Great American Music Hall, Slim’s, the Boom Boom Room, and Bottom of the Hill.

Presently recording, producing and mixing The Shambles sophomore CD in Laguna Beach, CA and Richmond, CA.  Release date is scheduled for May 2007
Handsome Family cover album.  Release date is scheduled for March 2007.

- Bands -

* Maria Muldaur- blues- lead guitar and backup vocals: fall 2004–present

* Sugar Pie DeSanto- blues, soul, R&B-bass- fall 2003

* Kathy McDonald (Rolling Stones, Ike and Tina Turner, Leon Russell)- blues- lead guitar - 2001

* Tippy Canoe & the Paddlemen - ukulele / folk - lead guitar, back up vocals – 2006 -present

* Shambles – Americana – lead guitar, lead vocals – 2003- present

* Heavy Petting Zoo- blues/rock, funk- lead vocals, lead guitar- 1994-present

* Hebro - acoustic ska- rhythm guitar, backup vocals- 2001- 2003

* The Steve Gannon Band -blues- lead and rhythm guitar- 2000-present

* The Mike Metz band (award winning singer/songwriter )- lead and backup
 vocals, lead and rhythm guitar- 1998-200

* In The Flesh - acoustic Pink Floyd tribute band- lead vocals,  lead guitar-
 2003-present