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Michael Robert Vasas (born February 17, 1982〔(MikeVasas.com About Section )〕 in Dearborn, Michigan, United States) is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music educator. He is the founder of the musical collective Grammy Hall Records,〔(Real Detroit Weekly Article )〕 and a member of the free improvisation group; The Early Minor Quintet. ==Early career== A singer, piano player and guitarist, Vasas attended Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn, MI. His first songwriting and recording was with high school friend and guitarist Matt Mepham. They released an EP and a full length under the band name Pendulum. The duo also scored a theatrical production of Lewis Carroll’s ''Alice in Wonderland'' in 1999.〔(Pendulum Discog Info )〕 After high school, Vasas attended Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan studying music. His first solo record, ''The Lessons We Have Learned'', was released in 2001 and featured mostly folk-oriented pop songs.〔(Lessons We Have Learned Info )〕 That year, Vasas also composed music for a college production of Tom Stoppard’s ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' and reunited with Mepham, releasing ''451''—a progressive rock record based on Ray Bradbury’s book ''Fahrenheit 451''.〔(451 Info )〕 Additionally, Vasas released ''July Songs'',〔(July Songs Info )〕 a collection of electropop instrumentals recorded during a week of mixing of the 451 album. In 2002, he formed the musical-comedy duo with David Poytinger, releasing a live 2-disc set in May of that year.〔(Mike and Dave Info )〕 Mike and Dave attracted fans because of its original music, short films, and strange advertisements, which included then-president James F. Jones being rescued by the duo in the president's office during a staged heart attack. Vasas remained busy—independently releasing a live rock record and four more solo records up until 2004. Typically diverse in style, the genres of these records included folk-rock (''Bad Luck''), folk (''Collection on Desktops''), rock (''The City'') and baroque pop (''Grace Monica'').〔(Complete Discog on MikeVasas.com )〕 In 2004, Vasas began work on his Masters degree in music education at Michigan State University. In 2005, he released an ambient instrumental record and two of his songs were featured in a Los Angeles performance piece ''Epiphany''.〔(Son of Semele Website on "Epiphany" )〕 It was then he began work with The Beasts of Burden. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Vasas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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