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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posted on Wed October 21, 2009
Cuts like a hot knife through butter! Awesome!
Brett Service
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posted on Thu October 15, 2009
Great sounds here Mike...kind of has a Chris Rea/Mark Knopfler sound to it. Really like the chord changes.
Brett Service
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posted on Wed September 16, 2009
Beautiful song. You really moved me on this one.
Painted Water
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posted on Thu September 10, 2009
Mike this was always a fave of mine I hope you know
Rey Varela
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posted on Wed September 9, 2009
Hey Mike
Such a beautiful track.
I have goosebumps.
It's still so hard to take in :-(
Take care my friend.
Such a beautiful track.
I have goosebumps.
It's still so hard to take in :-(
Take care my friend.
Silvertrain
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http://soundclick.com/silvertrain
posted on Sun September 6, 2009
Beautiful song. Sharma will be sorely missed...
Pilesar
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http://soundclick.com/pilesar
posted on Sun September 6, 2009
Love it, I'll sure miss her. Heaven prepare for a special angel
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posted on Sun September 6, 2009
It is wonderful to hear her vocals. In this and her songs she lives on in my memory.
Rest In Piece my dear Sharma. I miss you so much
Leif
Rest In Piece my dear Sharma. I miss you so much
Leif
Alderman
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http://soundclick.com/alderman
posted on Sun September 6, 2009
RIP SHARMA LOVE U BABY GIRL
Digital Something
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posted on Sat August 22, 2009
Thanks for adding my tune to your station! I'm listening to your songs now. Specifically' "Harmony"! I really love this one! It's got a great groove to it. I'm loving the guitars, and the sax solo too! I really enjoyed "Mad" also. You had mentioned that you were mad when you played it. That reminds me of the song you added to your station "Cammeron Ave." I was "pissed off" while playing the lead guitar on that one which resulted in a much more HEAVY sound than I usually play. I thought it turned out pretty good though, and likewise, I thought yours was played real well! Anyway, thanks again!
...dean...
...dean...
Dean143
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posted on Mon August 17, 2009
its a 5 stars, no doubt, very cool song!
Cheers!
Cheers!
Daniel Eboli
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posted on Mon August 10, 2009
Really smooth!
Nice Guitar and a cool sounding Rhodes.
Nice Guitar and a cool sounding Rhodes.
Mario Strack
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http://soundclick.com/mariostrack
posted on Sat June 27, 2009
"Jazzy Blues"
Wow, sweet tune. Really flows smoothly.
Great guitar work and the horns are very well done.
Thanks!
Wow, sweet tune. Really flows smoothly.
Great guitar work and the horns are very well done.
Thanks!
John Fiore
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http://soundclick.com/johnfiore
Music
Mack Sanders - Lyrics and guitar lead Mike Kohlgraf - Guitar lead & arrangement A song about the way I feel these days and Mack picked up on that so well, I am amazed! Thank you, Mack!!!
Just in one of those moods... whatever you say... I don't care!
Just a silly little Bluesy thingy!
This really is an alternative Ragtime tune, but there is no such Genre here on SC! Bummer!!!
IT is what it is! That's what One of my friends once said!
Fred, my neighbor on Trombone, Ladies and Gentlemen!
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!
A bit of Dire Strait feel? You tell me! I had fun doing it , though.
Just having fun!
Thanks to Maria Daines and her incredible vocals and Jim Miller for his awesome Sax work on this tune!
Having a little fun here ... nothing special!
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.
Kephas added some great lead guitar to this piece!
Rick Kresiak on lead guitar, bringing my music to life!
Cruising down the musical highway.
The title says it all!!
About as smooth as it gets. Thanks to Christopher Martin Hansen
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
I played dirty, Chris played clean. Two guitars crying the Blues.
A dreamy Latin/Jazz tune... it's Midnight - almost time to go home...
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.
Imagine, wondering aimlessly around, looking to lay down your head somewhere.
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!
Dedicated to and in memory of our friend and colleague John George (R.I.P December 12, 2007)
Vocals: Maria Daines
Saxophones: Jim Miller
Lyrics & All Other: Mike Kohlgraf
Produced by Mike Kohlgraf
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!
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".
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.
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".
Enjoy!
Just a little finger picking on the guitar.
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.




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