Mike Sweeney

Background: I'm a young producer of both hip-hop & electronic based music from New York. I feel that my music isn't good or bad, it's just a matter of if we share the same vision or not. I started making beats about 2 years ago when I first got a Mac. I've been hooked ever since. I love to try all different styles of music, so I'm thankful that I live in a day and age where creating a musical piece is as simple as running over to your computer and getting busy on the keys. I hope that one day I'll be able to collaborate with artists who share my vision of great, commercial-free music. But for now, I get busy in my lab, knocking away beats.

Interests: One thing that stands out about me & my music is that I'm influenced by so many different genres. I listen to everything. I love hip-hop like Aesop Rock, Kanye West, Hi-Tek, Jedi Mind Tricks; electronic music like Radiohead's Kid A, Air, Daft Punk, Portishead, Passion Pit; and several old bands: The Doors, Bobby Womack, Cream, Earth Wind & Fire, etc.... There's literally no limit to the type of music I listen to.

Goals: There's nothing better in life than when you get an idea, a mere thought in your brain, and you are able to one day manifest that thought into something living and tangible that can be heard, seen, smelled, tasted or touched. My ultimate goal is to create great music and learn some new things on the way there.