I'm a keyboardist who specializes in unorthodox ways of playing the mighty Hammond B3 organ. My main musical endeavor is being the organist for the instrumental funk/jazz/rock trio Big Organ Trio. I'm also stoked to now be endorsed by Budda Amplification due to my use of the Budda Wah on the vintage Hammond B3.
As a new band, Big Organ Trio has already been fortunate enough to have played the Filmore Jazz Fest in San Francisco, as well as opening for Melvin Seals and The Jerry Garcia band and Leo Nocentelli from The Meters. We were recently featured in Keyboard Magazine, and are grateful for the many opportunites afforded to us.
In addition to Big Organ Trio, I have had the good fortune of working with people like Grammy nominated engineer/producer Stoker (Van Halen, Rage Against the Machine, Craig Ferguson), singer/songwriter AM, and many others. I have written music for film and T.V. I have created music for companies such as Motorolla, MTV, E! Entertainment, and many others. Some of these samples are on this profile, but for a larger list of audio clips and details, feel free to visit: www.mikemangan.com.
I hope to be playing the Hammond B3 Organ (nicknamed "The Guitorgan" because of how we use it in Big Organ Trio) until I'm 110 years old.
