Mike grew up in a NW suburb of Chicago and left for college at the University of Iowa in 1999. He experimented in DJing & throwing parties with a local group called Rotation (Michelle Higley and Kent Williams among others), with a weekly gig at a local bar on the side. Mike & Geoff Richards met through their similarities in vinyl and fine beer. While Geoff was creating the record label Dick and Jane Records in 2001, Mike roped in his musically talented friend Nik Francis and all involved got the label on it’s feet. Read more on Last.fm