Mikkei Redemption (born June 16, 1983 in Tarzana, California) is a hardcore punk guitarist. He plays in and is the primary writer for both Future Primitive and California Redemption, and was also in Mute

Biography

Mikkei lives in Southern California and grew up in [Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]. He holds a BA in History from CSUN. He is also involved in producing records for LTE Records Mikkei is an active supporter of a vegan, straight edge lifestyle. Mikkei is currently in a serious relationship with Shauna Shelton.

Music

Mikkei first started to learn to play the guitar in 1996 when he was a Freshman at Thousand Oaks High School. After taking lessons on a rented guitar, he got his first guitar for Christmas in 1997.

After playing in several garage bands, Mikkei joined what would be his first significant band in 1999. During his time with the band, called Mute, Mikkei explored the guitar and began feeling out his musical style. After two years in Mute, Mikkei quit, citing lack of meaning and conflicts in musical creativity. It was also during this time that Mikkei began to study classical guitar and composition at Moorpark College.

A few years later Mikkei founded California Redemption with former members of Mute With this band, Mikkei would record his first studio album and finally fully exercise his musical creativity. As California Redemption toured and released albums, Mikkei formed side band, Future Primitive with friend, Ryan Power.

Selected Discography

Year	Artist	Album Title	Label	Notes
2001	Mute	Cooler Than Eight-Tracks	Independent Release	EP
2004	California Redemption	This Time It's For Money	LTE Records	LP
2005	Future Primitive	Expression Sessions	Independent Release	EP
2005	Ill Repute	Live	LTE Records	California Redemption bonus track
2005	California Redemption	Demo 2005	Independent Release	EP
2006	California Redemption	California Redemption/Start The Panic Split	LTE Records	Split EP
2007	California Redemption	Do Not Resuscitate	Dead Lamb Records	7" EP

References

External links

• Mikkei's Official Blog