User:Mikerosenboom/Michael Rosenboom Electric Guitar

Michael Rosenboom, Electric Guitar

Michael Rosenboom is an electric guitar player playing since age 11. MaddMikes is fond of Gibson guitars and high gain tube amps usually Marshalls. Heavily influenced by artists such as Peter Green http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Green_%28musician%29 Freddie King http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_King Kim Simmonds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Simmonds and the San Francisco Area influences of The Grateful Dead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead Carlos Santa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana also show influence in Michael's guitar work

Highlights of musical career are: First Band at age 14 playing electric guitar. Played Electric Guitar and Electric Bass travelling with Sunnyvale High Jazz band with following achievements- Won 1973 Reno International Jazz Festival Award Sold out show earning a standing ovation performance at Jazz Concert in Waikiki Shell in Honolulu HI, 1972. Performed on western NiteClub circuit with PJ Lee based out of Reno, NV in 1975. Organized and performed at the first Festival style Municipal Concerts hosted municipally in Sunnyvale, CA in 1975. Joined EARTHSOUND band in 1976, a soul new beat band at the birth of Disco, recording with Robert “Bumps” Blackwell producing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Blackwell also see http://omniyouthmusicawards.com/academy.htm EARTHSOUND disbanded before releasing their LP. Played with “Country George” in country western clubs in California 1977 to 1978. Formed CRUZ BLUZ in 1978 and was active in the California blues music scene through 1989 for several months CRUZ BLUZ was the backup band to ADDIE http://www.lilqueenie.com/ Musical Sabbatical until Spring 2009 with the new unit OHM, One Hot Mess http://www.myspace.com/onehotmessmusic and Experimental Electric Blues Project MADDMIKES BLUE TORNADO http://www.myspace.com/maddmikesbluetornado