Mike Stocksdale

Artist Biography For Mike Stocksdale

Mike Stocksdale Is An American Songwriter Singer And Multi-Instrumentalist Based In Los Angeles CA. Stocksdale Grew Up Across The Street From Palos Verdes High School. When He Was Eight Years Old He Bugged His Parents For A Guitar Which They Finally Bought For Him At Mr. B's Music Store On The Hill. "But After A Couple Of Months I Thought It Was Just Too Hard. I Didn't Pick It Up Again Until I Was 16 Or 17 " Said Stocksdale. He Went Off To College At Indiana University Choosing To Study Psychology Rather Than Music. By His Sophomore Year He Found Himself Surrounded By Fellow Students Many Of Whom - Including His Dorm Roomate - Were Aspiring Musicians. Stocksdale Dusted Off His Guitar And Started Working Out Some Tunes With His Roommate. They Entered An On-Campus Competition At IU For Songwriting. The Duo Became Finalists In The Competition Which Forced Them To Expand Their Original Repertoire - "We Only Had Three Songs When We Entered" - Because The Competition Judging Was Based Upon A 45-Minute Set. They Did Okay. "The Songs Were Good But The Performance Wasn't" Said Stocksdale.
He Explored The Idea Of Becoming An Architect Taking Classes At El Camino College All The While Working On His "Searching For September" Album In His Spare Time At Home. After College Stocksdale Spent A Year In Chicago Playing Gigs Until His Band Broke Up. Www.Mikestocksdale.Com Band Members Anders Mouridsen - Lead Guitar/Lap Steel - Http //www.Myspace.Com/andersmou Mike Stocksdale - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar - Http //www.Myspace.Com/mikestocksdale Kate Strand - Backing Vocals/Tambourine - Http //www.Myspace.Com/katestrand Influences Paul Simon Bob Dylan The Beatles Radiohead Ben Folds Five Jeff Buckley Rufus Wainwright Jimi Hendrix Led Zepplin Patty Griffin Cream B.B. King James Taylor Weezer Tom Petty U2 Pink Floyd Teitur Counting Crows Damien Rice Beach Boys Beck Bob Marley Cat Stevens Billy Joel Chet Atkins Coldplay Creedence Clearwater Revival Dave Matthews Band Elliot Smith The Shins Eric Clapton Foo Fighters Jars Of Clay Jude Nick Drake Oasis Over The Rhine Pedro The Lion The Police Pretenders Queen Randy Newman Ray Charles Robben Ford Steve Miller Band Stevie Wonder Sublime Tenacious D Tommy Emmanuel

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Mike Stocksdale - A Soul Like You Mike Stocksdale - Known Better Mike Stocksdale - Believe It Or Not Mike Stocksdale - Like This Again Mike Stocksdale - Bad Bad World Mike Stocksdale - Invisible String Mike Stocksdale - So Far Down Mike Stocksdale - The Only One Mike Stocksdale - Sophia Mike Stocksdale - Moonshine Mike Stocksdale - All Right Mike Stocksdale - Wishes And Wants Mike Stocksdale - Alexandra Mike Stocksdale - All My Loving Mike Stocksdale - The Rest Of Our Lives Mike Stocksdale - Thunder Mike Stocksdale - Build A Wall Mike Stocksdale - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Mike Stocksdale - Matador Mike Stocksdale - Gone Gone Gone Mike Stocksdale - Tomorrow's Here Mike Stocksdale - Captive Of One Mike Stocksdale - Oh My Soul Mike Stocksdale - Rail Train Blues Mike Stocksdale - Hold Me Like The Moon Mike Stocksdale - Andersonville Mike Stocksdale - Mr. Cynical Mike Stocksdale - Come What May Mike Stocksdale - From The Stone Mike Stocksdale - Some Old Fashioned Way Mike Stocksdale - Chase You Mike Stocksdale - Another Man's Gun Mike Stocksdale - Poor Boy's Vision Mike Stocksdale - One Way Ticket Mike Stocksdale - No Fun Mike Stocksdale - Evermore Mike Stocksdale - Another Love Song Mike Stocksdale - The Rest Of The Night Mike Stocksdale - And So It Goes Mike Stocksdale - Time Goes By, So? Mike Stocksdale - The Question Song Mike Stocksdale - Rich Man Too Mike Stocksdale - Make Me Over Mike Stocksdale - Love Song Mike Stocksdale - A War Outside Mike Stocksdale - Not That Hard To Say Goodbye Mike Stocksdale - Can't Stand To Hear This From You Mike Stocksdale - Can't Quite Keep Loving You This Way Mike Stocksdale - Henry Pool Mike Stocksdale - Everybody I Know

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Biography - Mike Stocksdale

Mike Stocksdale Is An American Songwriter Singer And Multi-Instrumentalist Based In Los Angeles CA. Stocksdale Grew Up Across The Street From Palos Verdes High School. When He Was Eight Years Old He Bugged His Parents For A Guitar Which They Finally Bought For Him At Mr. B's Music Store On The Hill. "But After A Couple Of Months I Thought It Was Just Too Hard. I Didn't Pick It Up Again Until I Was 16 Or 17 " Said Stocksdale. He Went Off To College At Indiana University Choosing To Study Psychology Rather Than Music. By His Sophomore Year He Found Himself Surrounded By Fellow Students Many Of Whom - Including His Dorm Roomate - Were Aspiring Musicians. Stocksdale Dusted Off His Guitar And Started Working Out Some Tunes With His Roommate. They Entered An On-Campus Competition At IU For Songwriting. The Duo Became Finalists In The Competition Which Forced Them To Expand Their Original Repertoire - "We Only Had Three Songs When We Entered" - Because The Competition Judging Was Based Upon A 45-Minute Set. They Did Okay. "The Songs Were Good But The Performance Wasn't" Said Stocksdale.
He Explored The Idea Of Becoming An Architect Taking Classes At El Camino College All The While Working On His "Searching For September" Album In His Spare Time At Home. After College Stocksdale Spent A Year In Chicago Playing Gigs Until His Band Broke Up. Www.Mikestocksdale.Com Band Members Anders Mouridsen - Lead Guitar/Lap Steel - Http //www.Myspace.Com/andersmou Mike Stocksdale - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar - Http //www.Myspace.Com/mikestocksdale Kate Strand - Backing Vocals/Tambourine - Http //www.Myspace.Com/katestrand Influences Paul Simon Bob Dylan The Beatles Radiohead Ben Folds Five Jeff Buckley Rufus Wainwright Jimi Hendrix Led Zepplin Patty Griffin Cream B.B. King James Taylor Weezer Tom Petty U2 Pink Floyd Teitur Counting Crows Damien Rice Beach Boys Beck Bob Marley Cat Stevens Billy Joel Chet Atkins Coldplay Creedence Clearwater Revival Dave Matthews Band Elliot Smith The Shins Eric Clapton Foo Fighters Jars Of Clay Jude Nick Drake Oasis Over The Rhine Pedro The Lion The Police Pretenders Queen Randy Newman Ray Charles Robben Ford Steve Miller Band Stevie Wonder Sublime Tenacious D Tommy Emmanuel read less

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