Mike Glendinning
Electric Guitar, Vocals

Mike Glendinning is a Bay Area Songwriter and musician. He was born in 1976 and has been playing guitar since he was 12 years old when he was first inspired by the music of Jimi Hendrix. Since then Mike's music has continued to grow, change and develop. He played guitar in his high school jazz band and, after that, performed in a rock band for four years. But his own, original music really began to take off in 2002 when he built a home studio and started recording original compositions. Nine months later Mike put out his first CD- Machine In The Sky - featuring himself on guitar and his wife, Christina, singing.

Mike's second CD- The Mike Glendinning Band- was released in 2005. This time out Mike and Christina were joined by Blair Reese on bass and Ron Gainer on drums for an introspective, avant-grade performance of original Glendinning material. Theo Cedar says, "Mike Glendinning's latest CD uses many tools from his diverse guitar arsenal to paint an inviting view into their private world." Guitarist Joe Livoti calls it an "Interesting and captivating collection of tunes with clean production, sweet ethereal vocals, and a cool, diverse mix of guitar styles. Mike mixes Middle Eastern sounds with jazz, country pickin' and some thick, nasty distorten freak outs".

Mike call his music "grunge jazz," referring to his preference for grimy, distorted chords and complex textures blended with a sweet, melodic jazz line. His gritty, distorted guitar gives his music an avant-garage, punk-rock/grunge DIY feel, while his musical influences range from Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk to Frank Zappa. Mike admires musicians who go their own way and dare to adventure into uncharted musical territory. Besides playing a schedule of Bay Area gigs, Mike Teaches rock, folr and jazz guitar to private students and at the Albany Adult School.

Mark Fisher of Indie- Music.com writes about Glendinning's gap-bridging uniqueness: "[He] must be doing something tight because [his] CD has quickly become an object of fascination for me, and I have certainly listened to it more than the average CD I get to review...Be carful because you could end up under its spell."

"Mike Glendinning's latest CD uses many tools from his diverse guitar arsenal to paint an intimate portrait of domestic life. Accompanied by his wife on vocals he has created an inviting view into their private world. Their song "I'm (home)when I'm with you" aptly expresses the baseline source of love and connection for many of us in a rootless world. These ten songs, some instrumental, and some with voice, are wrapped in an ever changing fabric of guitar textures, which keep this album interesting and satisfying from beginning to end. The song craft is catchy throughout, and I fully expect this album to be a continuation in a long line of Mike's guitar evolutions."— Theo Cedar, Creative Career Counseler

"He is a bad man with that guitar in his hands."—Dan Lange, Blue's Guitarist

"Castro Valley man makes magic with his guitar riffs."—Claudette Langley, Castro Valley Forum Writer

"Mike's got a great personality on stage and off, he's an easy-going musician who is perfectly suited to perform at family venues, and I know he puts a lot back into the music scene in the Bay Area, developing new venues and setting up gigs for his fellow players. I really like working with Mike and will always call on him when the right job comes up."—Ed Ivey, Bay Area Booking, San Francisco, CA www.bayareabooking.com

"Mike has been really great to work with; an event producer's dream."—Lisa Bsullwinkel, Executive Director of the Solano Avenue Association in Albany, CA.

The Mike Glendinning Band, 2005

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