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Michael Mut

The master's eye fattens the horses

About Me



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"What about me?"

Well, I guess we'll begin where I began - in early 70's Hialeah and neighboring Carol City. A precocious little "motor mouth", too smart for his lil Pampers. Falls in love early with FM radio and science. Vivid memory exists of December 9th, 1980 - the day after John Lennon's murder ... a ghetto-bred old-aged music teacher quizzing her music students on the tragic loss of "a very important musician" ... the incongruity and the timelessness of it all. A serious concussion at age 8 ... Duran Duran's "Rio" video influencing the choice to study the alto saxophone ... discovering Metallica not long after and scurbing a guitar from a friend in junior high. During the mid 90's, photography and communications become a passion as music took a back seat. The new millenium brought a new resolve to rock ... and so here we are. Past, present and future all simultaneously.

My Interests

In no real order: marketing, advertising, public relations, history, conservation, the sciences, composing, arranging, recording and performing music, genetics, history, carbon-dating, 1970's jazz fusion, la Hispanidad, politics, popular music from the 1980's, the great outdoors, activity that seems to have no meaning, procrastination, planning ahead, quantuum physics ...

I'd like to meet:

The Dalai Lama, John McLaughlin, Carlos Santana, Steve Vai, John McVie ...

Music:

Rhett y L.B.E.

Musical / cultural influences: The Doors, Santana, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Robert Deniro, Martin Scorcese, Joe Peschi, Ray Liotta, Kurt Cobain, Vincent Bredice, Victor Dobrin, Duran Duran, Metallica, Van Halen, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, John McVie, Ed Rosado, Flex Ruben, Tim B. Schmitt, Steve Vai, Alex Skolnick, Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Lenny Kravitz, the Police, Bertolt Brecht / Kurt Weill, Journey, ELO, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the Bee Gees, Elton John, Young Turk, Vandal, the Butter Club ...

Movies:

Across the Universe, No Country for Old Men, The Departed, The Lost City, Across the Universe, Anchorman, Serpico, Full Metal Jacket, Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back, Goodfellas, Mean Streets, Groundhog Day, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Great Divide, Godfathers I-III, Copland, Spun, Requiem for a Dream, Night on Earth, Neighbors, Creature from the Black Lagoon ...

Television:

Rainbow Horse, Entourage, Nip/Tuck, Seinfeld, Jeopardy!, Monday Night Football, Hopla, the Sopranos, Modern Marvels, Biography, [adultswim], Mio Mao, NFL Countdown, History's Mysteries, NFL Primetime, Inside the NFL, Playbook on NFL Network, Harry the Bunny ...

Books:

Magical Mystery Tours - My Life with the Beatles, Belushi, Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend, Duran Duran: Notorious, Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, The Life and Works of Dali, A Guide to Backyard Astronomy, On the Origin of Species, The Doors by the Doors, Snowblind, the Little Toot That Could, Light My Fire, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the Real Frank Zappa Book, The Five People You Meet In Heaven ...

Heroes:

Not really ordered, either: my parents, my grandparents, Wayne Shorter, John Lennon, Jaco Pastorius, Jimi Hendrix, Jesus Christ, Joe Zawinul, Todd "Let's Roll!" Beamer,

My Blog

humbert day photos - better late than never!

humbert were honored by the City of Hialeah Council and Mayor on 10.23.07. I was there, proud fan and friend that I am, camera in hand. At least I'm posting them in time to celebra...
Posted by Michael Mut on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:30:00 PST

humbert day photos - better late than never!

humbert were honored by the City of Hialeah Council and Mayor on 10.23.07. I was there, proud fan and friend that I am, camera in hand. At least I'm posting them in time to celebra...
Posted by Michael Mut on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:30:00 PST

The Kut featured in the Sun Sentinel

Click here to check out the online version of the story. See them live June 26 @ Tobacco Road or at one of their upcoming nights at Rehab Bar near down town Miami. For more, visit The Kut's myspace pa...
Posted by Michael Mut on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:17:00 PST

Outstanding editorial in today’s Miami Herald

An outstanding read, especially for those who think voting for John McCain in this year's presidential election is a good idea. Yeah, right ...>>MPosted on Tue, May. 27, 2008War-weary but unfazed by M...
Posted by Michael Mut on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:57:00 PST

Michelle Riu Band video

Hello, everyone ...Happy Drink-O-De-Mayo! Haven't shared this yet, but here's a vid of me performing with Michelle Riu and band a couple of months back at the opening of the Exelcius Gallery grand ope...
Posted by Michael Mut on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:00:00 PST

Michelle Riu Band live @ MAQ T20 Cricket Tournament /// 05.25.08

Who: Ky-mani Marley, Allison Hinds, Michelle Riu Band and moreWhat: MAQ T20 Cricket Tournament / Cricket Nights to Remember EventsWhere: Central Broward Regional Park, 3700 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill, ...
Posted by Michael Mut on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:39:00 PST

My dear Jim Prices obituary on Billboard.biz

http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i72164 5931ea9e846e95ecf5a7d0367c4?imw=Y...
Posted by Michael Mut on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:48:00 PST

For my friend Jim Price, R.I.P.

Below is an email to my friends and fellow fantasy football league members about the passing of a dear friend, Jim Price. Also included is the original text of the message, plus a link to the UM Sylve...
Posted by Michael Mut on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:50:00 PST

Appearing Live with Michelle Riu Band, Sat. March 8th in Wynwood

Michelle Riu Band Live 03.08.08 /// Wynwood What: Second Saturdays Wynwood Art Walk / Exelcius Art Gallery Opening Where: 30th Terrace & North Miami Avenue, Design District, MiamiWhen: Saturday, M...
Posted by Michael Mut on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:00:00 PST

Fidel Castros Resignation

Today's big news rings a bit hollow. If only there were a true democracy or at the very least a reasonable semblance of one in Cuba today. Maybe someday ... maybe. Here's to hope a...
Posted by Michael Mut on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:44:00 PST