Nine of Mike's songs have made the semifinals in the "UK Song Contest"  of  2012, 2013, 2015, & 2016. Mike also won back to back monthly song contests ($100 prize) in 2014 @ fanmusic.com, a site for songwriters, and collected another $100 in November 2015, for his song "Waiting On Love".

Mike's latest release is his solo project, "New Thoughts" a collection of retro 60's/70's as well as more modern songs. His current projects include Predestined (alternative rock) and Creation Mind (retro 60's/70's).

In 2014 Pandora Radio accepted Mike's Creation Mind project, the CD “The Crimson Sun”. In 2015 Pandora Radio again approved another CD, this one from Mike's Predestined  project, the "Victoria EP" - six songs that were re-mixed and re-mastered from the "Dreamwave" album ( released in early 2015).

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