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Mike Levine

About Me

Mike is a seasoned studio musician and performer who plays guitar, pedal steel, and dobro on CDs, flim scores, TV music (he recently played pedal steel on the music for the CBS Early Show), commercials, and demos. In addition to playing traditional "in-person" sessions in the New York area, Mike is set up to play remotely on your project, no matter where you're located. Visit his Web site, www.mikelevine.com for more info.
Mike is also a composer who has written music for numerous national commercials (including Days Inn, Advil, All, Days Inn, Ford Trucks, Kool Aid, Kibbles and Bits, Lysol, MCI, Pemmican, Slim Jim, 3M, US Cellular), as well as TV (CNN Saturday/Sunday Morning news theme, "A Bite of History on the History Channel), Web sites, and more.

My Interests

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Member Since: 14/04/2006
Band Website: www.mikelevine.com
Band Members: Mike Levine: guitars, pedal steel, dobro, mandolin, bass, keyboards, programming.
Special guests (on selected cuts)—Marty Cutler: banjo; Zack Levine: drums; Nick Levine: guitar; Doug Hall:accordion
Influences: Jerry Douglas, Derek Trucks, Duane Allman, B.B. King, Rob Ickes, Lowell George, Larry Carlton
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

HBO documentary I played on to air March 16th

I played dobro and pedal steel for composer Jamie Lawrence on the soundtrack for the HBO documentary Death on a Factory Farm, which will air Monday, March 16 at 10:00 pm. 
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:40:00 GMT

Composed music for Kibble's n' Bits commercial

Music that I composed for Propeller Music and Sound Design was used recently in a commercial for Kibbles 'n Bits.
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:18:00 GMT

Movie I played on to be released soon

I played dobro and steel on the soundtrack for the movie Bart Got A Room, which stars William H. Macy.  The movie will be released on April 3rd.  Check out the trailer.
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:43:00 GMT

Played Dobro with Sara Evans on TV

I just played Dobro on Good Morning America with Sara Evans, who was performing her new single "Low". Here's a link to the video (the song starts about 1:48 in).
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:04:00 GMT