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Mike Kohlgraf
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Mike-K
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Please, take a listen to "Cruising" with Christopher Martin Hansen on lead guitar! Thank you! 
Cheers, Everyone!
I was born and raised in Germany and moved permanently to the U.S. in 1986. As a young guy (age 18) I've taught myself to play the guitar and soon expanded to other stringed instruments and the piano (well, keyboard!). I've been playing live gigs for years, then took a little break. Soon, I picked up composing and songwriting again. I've been around for music for over 30 years and it still remains one of my biggest passions in life.
I was born and raised in Germany and moved permanently to the U.S. in 1986. As a young guy (age 18) I've taught myself to play the guitar and soon expanded to other stringed instruments and the piano (well, keyboard!). I've been playing live gigs for years, then took a little break. Soon, I picked up composing and songwriting again. I've been around for music for over 30 years and it still remains one of my biggest passions in life.
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commenting Jazzy Blues (with my Soul Brother Kephas)
posted on Sun June 14, 2009
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nice guitar play ,and you dont get borred so nice swing in this song
so nice swing in this song
Crown (Electronic)
http://soundclick.com/CrownElectronic
http://soundclick.com/CrownElectronic
commenting Shuffling Along - The Drunken Shuffle
posted on Thu June 4, 2009
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One of my faves for sure Mike!
The Rascal Theorist
http://soundclick.com/TheRascalTheorist
http://soundclick.com/TheRascalTheorist
commenting A Tribute to a Soul Brother
posted on Fri May 1, 2009
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Mike, wonderful tone here, you´re a man of taste!
Ganz toller Sound, pure Klasse, mein Freund!
Hoffe, es geht Dir gut!
Gruß aus FFM
Andreas
Ganz toller Sound, pure Klasse, mein Freund!
Hoffe, es geht Dir gut!
Gruß aus FFM
Andreas
Frankfurt Dialog Company
http://soundclick.com/frankfurtdialogcompany
http://soundclick.com/frankfurtdialogcompany
commenting A Tribute to a Soul Brother
posted on Sat April 25, 2009
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Beautiful song here, Mike..great guitar work. very tastefully done.
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LISA STEINBERG
http://soundclick.com/lisasteinberg
http://soundclick.com/lisasteinberg
commenting Jazzy Blues (with my Soul Brother Kephas)
posted on Tue April 21, 2009
Very nice and sweet. Excellent guitar! Horns are good too.
I had to add this to my station. Great job Mike.
I had to add this to my station. Great job Mike.
Hair 'O The Dog
http://soundclick.com/hairothedog
http://soundclick.com/hairothedog
commenting One Of Those Days (Feat. Kephas)
posted on Sat April 18, 2009
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Nice blending of piano and guitar. Very upbeat and enjoyable. Kephas adds some beautiful signature touches of his own. Really solid work all the way around!
Ed Drury
http://soundclick.com/eddrury
http://soundclick.com/eddrury
commenting Shuffling Along - The Drunken Shuffle
posted on Sat April 18, 2009
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Mike
This is the first time I knew that you had a Soundclick page, and as a bluesman I naturally gravitated to "Shuffling Along".
Your playing is so sweet, competent and very tasteful !
Well done Blues buddy !
Henry
This is the first time I knew that you had a Soundclick page, and as a bluesman I naturally gravitated to "Shuffling Along".
Your playing is so sweet, competent and very tasteful !
Well done Blues buddy !
Henry
Henry Correy and The Correydors
http://soundclick.com/henrycorreyandthecorreydors
http://soundclick.com/henrycorreyandthecorreydors
commenting Shuffling Along - The Drunken Shuffle
posted on Fri April 3, 2009
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I like this playing..very good feeling and technic!
Effekto
http://soundclick.com/effekto
http://soundclick.com/effekto
commenting Springtime Serenade (Feat. RwK)
posted on Wed April 1, 2009
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Spring may not be the best of all seasons. Cold and the flu are two good reasons - wind and rain and other sorrow, warm today, cold tomorrow. Whoever said spring was a romantic one? It's... it's... frantic... chaotic... it's.. a miracle...
Laid back tune, great underlying melody.
Peace - Johannes.
Laid back tune, great underlying melody.
Peace - Johannes.
Gunnthrain
http://soundclick.com/Gunnthrain
http://soundclick.com/Gunnthrain
commenting Swaying
posted on Thu March 26, 2009
Very smooth with some beautiful guitar work. A class act - enjoyed it. - John
John Holgate
http://soundclick.com/JohnHolgate
http://soundclick.com/JohnHolgate
commenting Lazy Sunday
posted on Thu March 19, 2009
Fantastic mate! Talk about style.. I'd like to attempt a vocal melody arrangement to this. PHIL
Phil Webster
http://soundclick.com/philwebster
http://soundclick.com/philwebster
commenting Jazzy Blues (with my Soul Brother Kephas)
posted on Mon February 9, 2009
Anybody here who doubts GUITARS DO SPEAK; SING SCREAM; WEEP, listen to Jazzy Blues.
You´ll enter a club where people smoke, tap their feet, clap their hands, dance slowly, can´t get their eyes and hands off that sweet girl with the red dress on.
Well here we go.
This is a wonderful thing, Mike. Wish there was a vocal performance here.
This is all so greatly played. What a guitar tone, interesting bass lines, smooth rhythm guitar chords, keys.
This is really like played live.
Outstanding production quality, great sexy sax tone, nice and interesting chord progression.
All there! Wonderful.
Congrats my friend for an outstanding performance. Make a SOUTHERN LADY sing to it!
Cheers aus der alten Heimat. Tolle Nummer!
Andreas
You´ll enter a club where people smoke, tap their feet, clap their hands, dance slowly, can´t get their eyes and hands off that sweet girl with the red dress on.
Well here we go.
This is a wonderful thing, Mike. Wish there was a vocal performance here.
This is all so greatly played. What a guitar tone, interesting bass lines, smooth rhythm guitar chords, keys.
This is really like played live.
Outstanding production quality, great sexy sax tone, nice and interesting chord progression.
All there! Wonderful.
Congrats my friend for an outstanding performance. Make a SOUTHERN LADY sing to it!
Cheers aus der alten Heimat. Tolle Nummer!
Andreas
Frankfurt Dialog Company
http://soundclick.com/frankfurtdialogcompany
http://soundclick.com/frankfurtdialogcompany
commenting One Of Those Days (Feat. Kephas)
posted on Sun January 25, 2009
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Good to see you hear on Soundclick Mike. This is a beautifully produced piece. Nice playing as usual. Well done!
Ian Brough
http://soundclick.com/ianbrough
http://soundclick.com/ianbrough
posted on Fri January 23, 2009
All the best to you Mike for 2009. Quite fascinated seeing your photo of your reel to reel deck. I still have a 1973 Sony in original box!
Tony.
Tony.
Music
Just a silly little Bluesy thingy!
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This really is an alternative Ragtime tune, but there is no such Genre here on SC! Bummer!!!
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IT is what it is! That's what One of my friends once said!
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Fred, my neighbor on Trombone, Ladies and Gentlemen!
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Got mad because my father hasn't been doing well at all ... this is normally NOT my kinds of music, but it seems as though that my getting MAD helped. He's doing well now!
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A bit of Dire Strait feel? You tell me! I had fun doing it , though.
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Just having fun!
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Thanks to Maria Daines and her incredible vocals and Jim Miller for his awesome Sax work on this tune!
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Having a little fun here ... nothing special!
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My friend Rick playing lead guitar on this tune of mine!
Thanks for Rick adding his awesome guitar to this tune of mine!
Just found the right tone for my guitar with this tune, originally recorded with a classic guitar!
Kephas and I trading lead on a tune that I produced ... all instrument, except Kephas' lead by me.
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Kephas added some great lead guitar to this piece!
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Rick Kresiak on lead guitar, bringing my music to life!
Cruising down the musical highway.
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The title says it all!!
About as smooth as it gets. Thanks to Christopher Martin Hansen
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This is a song I wrote about my horse Robin, who was killed by lightning in a thunderstorm some 25 years ago.
Thanks to Lisa Miller for lending her incredible vocals, Jim Miller and his awesome saxophones as well as Christopher Marting Hansen for
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I played dirty, Chris played clean. Two guitars crying the Blues.
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A dreamy Latin/Jazz tune... it's Midnight - almost time to go home...
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Inspired by some bad storms with Tornados hitting our city. (Work in progress)
A 'smooth' Rock tune. Thanks to Christopher Martin Hansen for adding some of his incredible guitar (acoustic and clean electric solos) to this tune. I play the rest of the arrangement and the distorted guitar solo in the middle.
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Imagine, wondering aimlessly around, looking to lay down your head somewhere.
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Just a little smoothie for you lovers out there :)
A song I wrote for a friend who at the time was feeling down. She decided to perform the lyrics. Great vocals!
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Dedicated to and in memory of our friend and colleague John George (R.I.P December 12, 2007)
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Vocals: Maria Daines
Saxophones: Jim Miller
Lyrics & All Other: Mike Kohlgraf
Produced by Mike Kohlgraf
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Purely incidental piece. Just jamming and all the sudden! :o) And yes - the e-guitar is live!
This was created in joy of seeing my father again after many years away from my original home!
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Dreamy little tune... wake up already! You're safe!
Revised version.., very moody piece with a bit of a lullaby, yet dramatic feel to it.
Hope, you enjoy this newer version of the original "Mystique".
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Ambient with a classical intermission tune. Re-mastered sound 12-32-2003. Hope you like it! :o)
Interlude between a jazzy piano and a and spanish guitar ...
Enjoy being out of control the smooth way!
A vocalized version is available on The SoundClique page @ www.soundclick.com/thesoundclique - a band that we created. The vocals were written and performed by Billy Wilcosky. More info on The SoundClique page.
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I appreciate Michael adding some great classical guitar to this jazzy tune!!!
A somewhat mysterious, ambient song with a somewhat uplifting center section. Hope, you'll enjoy it.
This is the 3rd version of my instrumental "Dreaming". This song was performed by a band we created, called The SoundClique. Rey Varela wrote the lyrics, performed the vocals and played acoustig bass. Thomas Dobson plays the slide-guitar.
Something out of the Middle Ages
Well - after putting down this instrumental track, my good friend Sharma @ www.soundclick.com/sharma, put the vocals to this tune. I wrote the lyrics and she "adjusted" them slightly. The vocalized version is called "Another Day".
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Enjoy!
Just a little finger picking on the guitar.
Nothing special.
Just close your eyes and float away, enjoy the ocean breeze!
Why this name?
It's got something to do with my name :)
Do you play live?
Not anymore. I consider myself a studio musician these days.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It's an opportunity to get your music heard by a broad audience without great expense of promoting yourself.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Undecided... Talk to me :)
Band History:
Your influences?
Yanni, Jean Paul Jarre, Rippingtons, Kraftwerk (believe it or not), various Jazz, Rock, Blues and Classical artists.
Favorite spot?
Favorite spot would be with my music equipment (second to my wife, of course).
Equipment used:
Various Acoustic, Classical and Electrical guitars, a couple of keyboards, expensive music software, BOSS BR1600, BOSS GT-8 and a few other toys.
Anything else...?
I love music, I love life. And no matter what age you are, you are only as old as you feel - so, feel young all your life! - And don't forget: art is in the eye of the beholder! :o) I also DJ on Mixposure.com ... check it out some time.
Wow, sweet tune. Really flows smoothly.
Great guitar work and the horns are very well done.
Thanks!
http://soundclick.com/johnfiore