*Songs Written by Mike Mineo *Produced by Brent Williams.....
============"Eccentricity" Album Credits============
*Drums: Neal Backman,
Jake Beal,
Travis Adams
*Keys: John Epstein (organ/piano)
*String Quartet: Oksana Pankiv (Cello/All Quartet Arrangements),
Kimberly Hankins (Viola),
Geirthrudur Asa Gudjonsdottir (Violin),
Lexy Parsons (Violin),
*Horns: Bernie (baritone/tenor/alto sax),
Bill Muter (tuba/trombone),
Jason Rozner (trumpet),
Dave Prince (tenor sax)
*Backup Vocals: Katie Burkess,
Oksana Pankiv
======Live Band (The Alligator Beach Kings)==========
Mike Mineo-vocals/guitar,
Bill Muter-bass/tuba/backup vocals,
Jason Rozner-trumpet,
Travis Adams-drums
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Influences
Van Morrison, Frank Zappa, Stravinski, Dr. Dog, The Beatles, Danny Elfman, Bob Marley, Damien Rice, Nick Drake, Dave Mathews Band, Bob Dylan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blind Melon, Pink Floyd, Oingo Boingo, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Beck, Sublime, The Police, Mike Paton, Enya, Sade, Seal, Bjork, Phish, Tribe Called Quest, Band Of Horses, Mothers of Invention, Pat Methaney, Jaco Pastorious, Herby Hancock, Bobby Mcferrin, Dave Douglas, Tom Waits, John Williams, Donavan, The Doors, Hot Chip, Grateful Dead, Keller Williams, Victor Wooten, Primus, Beirut, Curtis Mayfield, Elliot Smith, G. Love, Gnarls Barkley, Coldplay, The Arcade Fire, Amy Winehouse, Chuck Berry, David Bowie, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Miles Davis, Roadiohead, Portishead, Tom Petty, The Velvet Underground......
Your music is music to my ears, young sir, thus I would like to buy several of your new CDs; how may I go about doing this? I could send you $ via paypal. Yes, and one more thing......You fuc(^$g ROCK!
I'm loving the pix of summer on the couch! Can you send another bulletin about the show on Sat? Just keep putting it out there and maybe someone will see.
heyy mike, i'm actually in florida right now. i had to come back and take a couple tests i missed, and now im officially done with school. i'm going back to california sun morning though. whats new w/ u? i just watched your interview..this mike mino character is a funny guy...
mike!!!! there was this crazy german lady screaming at little children yesterday with a band playing near by and it made me think of you. made me think.. oh... if mike was here he would have so much fun with this crazy lady screaming back at her in some language .. dancing with her. hahaha. mike!!!!!! miss you . love you!!
mike!!! i thought of you yesterday cus i was here. in indonesia. went to this temple with 500 buddhas. and then went to this room that had a million different asian instruments! and i was like omg!! so i sat down and started fucking with them ( at that point i was just thinking of how crazy you would of gone with so many differnt instruments around you .. like that forst time you played the hand accoerdian) so i was there playing with this one zylaphony looking thing and this guy came that worked there and i thought he was gunna tell me to stop but instead he showed me a sheet and it had notes on it. so i was like sweet!! and then he sits down with me and teaches me a song and im here playing the song as hes singing the song . it was amazing! :) wish you were there with me
