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Mike Dill

"Music for a Fish Fry"

About Me

Mike Dill began playing guitar at age 10, when a man who used to be a sideman at the Grand Ole Opry showed up on his parent’s front porch, and convinced them to give him guitar lessons. Mike’s parents were not musicians, but did enjoy many different genres of music, Opera, Big Band, Blues, Dixieland, the Jazz crooners. He spent his teenage year’s woodshedding with his friends in a Sears Craftsman® metal tool shed. He hasn’t put the guitar down since.Married young and blessed with two beautiful children, family became Mike’s focus in his mid twenties, but music was never far behind. It was rare to see him in his downtime without a guitar in hand. Whether it was entertaining at family parties, playing for his kid’s classes or the weekly jams on Saturday nights in the garage with his musical compatriot Chris Morneau, guitar was his focus. It was at this time that he sought out and became a student of Ted Greene; a superb jazz guitarist and a patient and nurturing teacher. Ted gave him his first taste of just how beautiful jazz guitar could be. Mike often said “If Buddha had played guitar, he would have been Ted Greene.”Nearing age 40, Mike put together a rock n roll cover band and got his first taste of playing out; which suited him to a tee. But the band experience while fun, became tiresome,After the band dissolved, fate in the form of a fingerstyle clinic at Guitar Center Palmdale changed his musical direction. Taylor clinician, Chris Proctor demonstrated the intricacies of fingerstyle guitar. It was at that moment his playing began to evolve to what it is today. Studying under Jerry Danielsen, a Cal Arts Graduate in Music, Mike continued to hone his sight reading and chord analysis skills.While acoustic blues is Mike’s favorite genre, he also delights in giving his own stamp to Americana, folk, and jazz tunes. He uses a Taylor 810, a Martin D-18, and a National Steel Resophonic to get his musical point across. In his musical bag, there are also original tunes that he tosses into the mix. Every so often, you can catch Mike slipping into the role as accompanist while his daughter Corissa sings the blues and jazz standards.Currently, Mike is hosting the open mike at Primo’s Pizza; which happens at 7pm every Monday in Santa Clarita.Mike Dill is available for lessons and can provide entertainment for your events. If you are interested in lessons or having acoustic music for your next gathering, simply drop him a line.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/22/2006
Band Website: ..
Band Members:Lowell George interviewed by German Press......
Influences: My influences include, but not limited to Son House, Corey Harris, Mississippi John Hurt, Leo Kottke, Ry Cooder, John Fahey, Reverend Gary Davis, Doug MacLeod, Jerry Garcia.
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Primo's Pizza Open Mike Picks Up Steam

It is very gratifying to note that our open mike; which began in December, has now had 10 artists to perform the last two weeks.   My heartfelt thanks to all who took the time to check out our li...
Posted by Mike Dill on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:12:00 PST

Check out my Friends from Faraway Places...

The great thing about Myspace Music is the ability to listen to and appreciate the music of others from faraway places.   Featured in my Top Friends, are artists from "Across The Pond and "Down U...
Posted by Mike Dill on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:53:00 PST

Johnny Hawthorn

Johnny Hawthorn brought his own brand of blues to Primo's Pizza Open Mike last Thursday night.as our featured artist. (myspace.com/johnnyhawthorn) Johnny is a very talented singer songwriter who has a...
Posted by Mike Dill on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:10:00 PST

To all my buddies who came out to play at the A.C.S.'s Relay For Life on June 3rd

A month or so ago, John Parker, who is president of the Santa Clarita Blues Society and also Entertainment Chairman for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life Event asked me to round up acoustic...
Posted by Mike Dill on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:55:00 PST

Ernest Troost

My buddy Ernest Troost (myspace.com/ernesttroost) was featured artist at Primo's Pizza on May 24th. Ernest composes film scores for movies and TV, but he is also a first rate blues fingerpicker a...
Posted by Mike Dill on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:36:00 PST

Thomas Leeb

Thank God for networking among musicians. I remember back in February, I was looking for featured artists for Primo's Open Mike. My buddy Peter Kosenko told me I should contact Thomas Leeb. A fingerst...
Posted by Mike Dill on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:23:00 PST

Kevin Miller & Mike Madarasz

The open mikers in attendance were treated to a very differant featured artist with the duo of Kevin Miller and Mike Madarasz.who entertained with straightahead jazz compositions. I have known Kevin M...
Posted by Mike Dill on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:04:00 PST

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You know how when you play music with someone, you know right away whether you will ever do it again. There is a connection that musicians of a feather make that is not easily duplicated. That is Page...
Posted by Mike Dill on Thu, 03 May 2007 02:02:00 PST

Wade Raub

Roughneck country artist Wade Raub was Primo's featured artist back on April 18th. Wade is one of our regular open mikers. Wade is a very talented singer songwriter who is steeped in country music. He...
Posted by Mike Dill on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:56:00 PST

Take the last train to Clarksdale....

In an ongoing effort to expand my bluesy roots, I took a trip to Clarksdale Mississippi to go to the Jukejoint Festival. Traveling from Los Angeles to Clarksdale, via Memphis was a great experience. I...
Posted by Mike Dill on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:45:00 PST