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Mikaela Davis

Mikaela Davis (born 1992, Rochester, NY) is an American harpist, singer, and songwriter blending folk, country-rock, psychedelia, and indie rock; albums Delivery (2018), Southern Star (2023), After Sunrise (2024), Graceland Way (2026); frequent Bob Weir collaborator.

Mikayla Geier

Mikayla Geier, born 1999 in Vancouver, is a Canadian indie/baroque pop singer-songwriter and former ballerina. Albums Here We Go Again... (2024) and HOT POT! (2025); hit "piano in the sky"; Spotify Artists to Watch 2026; opened for MARINA.

Mike and the Mechanics

Mike and the Mechanics (Mike + The Mechanics) is an English pop rock band formed in 1985 by Genesis's Mike Rutherford, known for "The Living Years".

Mike Bahía

Mike Bahía (Michael Egred Mejía) is a Colombian pop-urbano singer-songwriter from Cali who broke through on La Voz Colombia in 2013 with the hit "Buscándote".

Mike Batt

Mike Batt (b. 1949, Southampton) is an English songwriter, producer, and conductor known for The Wombles, Bright Eyes, Katie Melua's Dramatico albums, and his Symphony No. 1 'Ukraine'.

Mike Bloomfield

Mike Bloomfield (Michael Bernard Bloomfield, 1943-1981), Chicago blues-rock guitarist with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag founder, and Bob Dylan's Newport 1965 lead guitarist.

Mike Bordin

Mike 'Puffy' Bordin (born 1962, San Francisco) is an American rock drummer, founding member of Faith No More (1981 as Faith No Man) and later drummer for Ozzy Osbourne, known for tom-driven, African-influenced grooves and a left-handed open-handed setup.

Mike Campbell (musician)

Mike Campbell (born 1950, Panama City, Florida) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer, lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, co-writer of "Refugee" and "The Boys of Summer," 2018-19 Fleetwood Mac touring guitarist, and leader of the Dirty Knobs.

Mike Chapman

Mike Chapman (born 1947, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian songwriter and producer; with Nicky Chinn as Chinnichap he wrote over 40 UK hits, and produced Blondie's Parallel Lines and the Knack's Get the Knack.

Mike Curb

Mike Curb (born 1944, Savannah, Georgia) is an American record executive, founder of Curb Records and Curb | Word Entertainment, Billboard Producer of the Year 1972, and former Republican Lieutenant Governor and acting Governor of California, also a motorsports team owner and philanthropist.

Mike D

Mike D (Michael Louis Diamond, born 1965) is a New York rapper, drummer, and producer, founding member of the Beastie Boys; after the group ended with Adam Yauch's 2012 death he released the 2026 solo debut Thank You with his band Mike D 5D.

Mike d'Abo

Mike d'Abo (Michael David d'Abo, born 1944) is an English singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of Manfred Mann 1966-1969 (hits include The Mighty Quinn), writer of Handbags and Gladrags and co-writer of Build Me Up Buttercup.

Mike Dean (record producer)

Mike Dean (Michael George Dean, born 1965, Angleton, Texas) is an American record producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist, ex-keyboardist for Selena, Rap-A-Lot Dirty South engineer, Kanye West and Travis Scott collaborator, seven-time Grammy winner, and 4:20 solo series artist.

Mike Dirnt

Mike Dirnt, born Michael Ryan Pritchard in 1972, is the American bassist and co-founder of punk band Green Day, known for the Longview bassline, Fender and Epiphone signature basses, and side projects like Foxboro Hot Tubs and the Frustrators.

Mike Einziger

Mike Einziger (Michael Aaron Einziger, born 1976) is the American guitarist and co-founder of Incubus, formed 1991; albums Fungus Amongus, Make Yourself, Morning View, 8; also a Harvard special student and producer.

Mike Elizondo

Mike Elizondo is an American Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, not the Pentagon UAP official Luis Elizondo. Known for his 11-year Dr. Dre partnership, co-writing 'The Real Slim Shady' and 'In Da Club', and producing Fiona Apple, Twenty One Pilots, and Encanto.

Mike Fuentes (musician)

Mike Fuentes (born 1984, San Diego) is an American drummer who co-founded post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil with his brother Vic in 2006 after Before Today; he left in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations.

Mike Gordon

Mike Gordon (Michael Eliot Gordon, born 1965) is the Phish bassist and co-founder, nicknamed Cactus; also a solo artist (Flying Games, OGOGO), Leo Kottke collaborator, filmmaker, and flow-state researcher. Not Gordon Graceffo, Colton Gordon, or Tanner Gordon.

Mike Inez

Mike Inez, also known as Michael Inez, is an American rock bassist who has played with Alice in Chains since 1993, after four years in Ozzy Osbourne's band.

Mike Jones (rapper)

Mike Jones (born 1981) is the Houston rapper of "Still Tippin'" and the double-platinum 2005 debut Who Is Mike Jones?, known for the catchphrase "Who? Mike Jones!" and phone number 281-330-8004, distinct from other people named Mike Jones.

Mike Joyce (musician)

Mike Joyce (born 1963) is the English drummer of the Smiths, 1982–1987, who won a 1996 royalties case against Morrissey and Marr for a 25 percent share, and later published the memoir The Drums.

Mike Kogel

Mike Kogel, real name Michael Volker Kogel (Kögel), German-born singer (Berlin, 1945), lead vocalist of Spain's Los Bravos on "Black Is Black" (1966), later solo as Mike Kennedy.

Mike Kroeger

Mike Kroeger (Michael Douglas Henry Kroeger, born 1972) is the Canadian bassist and founding member of Nickelback, older half-brother of Chad Kroeger, credited with the band's coffee-shop name, known for a minimalist amp-free Spector five-string rig.

Mike Laure

Mike Laure, born Miguel Laure Rubio, was a Mexican singer, saxophonist, and bandleader known as "El Rey del Trópico", a defining figure of Mexican cumbia.

Mike Love

Mike Love, born Michael Edward Love in 1941, is an American singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961 and penned hits like "Good Vibrations."

Mike Mangini

Mike Mangini, American drummer from Waltham, Massachusetts; Dream Theater drummer 2011-2023 after winning the 2010 audition; Grammy winner for "The Alien"; ex-Extreme, Steve Vai, Annihilator; W.F.D. speed record holder; now touring with Godsmack.

Mike McCready

Mike McCready (Michael David McCready, born 1966) is the American lead guitarist and founding member of Pearl Jam, also of Temple of the Dog and Mad Season (Above, 1995), known for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hendrix-influenced solos and his 1960 Fender Stratocaster.

Mike Mills

Mike Mills (Michael Edward Mills) is an American musician, bassist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and co-songwriter of R.E.M., which he co-founded in Athens, Georgia in 1980.

Mike Muir

Mike Muir (Michael Allen Muir), aka Cyco Miko, is the American vocalist who founded Suicidal Tendencies in Venice, California in 1980, also fronting Infectious Grooves and Los Cycos and releasing solo albums as Cyco Miko.

Mike Ness

Mike Ness (Michael James Ness) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who founded the punk rock band Social Distortion in Fullerton, California, in 1978 and remains its only constant member.