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About Me

Been writing songs for myself for around fourteen years. 3 Sexes is one of the first songs I began writing on my first acoustic guitar. It has been rewritten several times. I believe each time it has gotten better and that it is now a completed, cohesive idea. Since writing 3 Sexes, I have written a few dozen more songs, sometimes finishing them, sometimes not. My goal for the near future is to have a cd's worth of finished songs to share with all of you! Three recent writing achievements that I am really proud of are Prince of Peace, Fight for Your Love & Only Traces. Look for those songs here sometime!!!

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Member Since: 4/14/2006
Band Website: This is it.
Band Members: I'm a solo artist, but I jam with friends and I have been in several small, local groups over the years. I collaborate as often as I can. A very good friend (Jason Ryder) helped me with some of the mixing and production choices for 3 Sexes. He also did background vocals for that track! Leigh Vieira stands in on bass a lot. Jeremy Race did the bass on This Struggle. Amy Humphrey from Clatter did the bass on Small Fry. I'm in love with her tone, man!!! Collin Cave did the drums on In Your Heart. Recently, Kevin Heckeler from The Boogiemen has been helping me with mixing and mastering. He's done about 10 tracks for me now and he really takes my songs to a new level every time he touches them.
Influences: Rush, Phil Keaggy, TMBG, Vigilantes of Love, Bob Dylan
Sounds Like: You tell me! I'm not sure.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

I joined the Army...

I wonder why I never thought to post a message about this before, but I've been away from home on Army training since January 3rd this year. I'll be returning in early August. I hope to start some mus...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:38:00 PST

Fight for Your Love (new song lyrics)

Fight for Your Love You know the times I've let you down when it seemed I didn't care I haven't always been around when you needed me there The times you've wanted to walk out I couldn't blame you Th...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:37:00 PST

Want to make an album--need drummer and bass player help

I've got 15 songs, off the top of my head, that are completely or mostly written. It is a very ecclectic groupof songs though, so I might not include all of them. Maybe 11? I usually like albums ...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:28:00 PST

Prince of Peace--new song inspired by recent contemplations and Army life

Look how the world is growing so smallLook out the window and take in it allPoised like a pearl in the black depth of spaceThis is the home of a blood-thirsty race Men fight for powerthe lust for...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:51:00 PST

Seattleite edit for The Couple

So, the idea behind the edit of this song is that the Seattleite has been selected for inclusion in the soundtrack of an independant film called The Couple. I had the opportunity to sit with the produ...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:29:00 PST

N 2 the Unknown finished lyrics

N 2 the Unknown (part IV of The Small Fry Saga) I've set out on a journey I long for what I lack My love was taken from me I must try to win her back With no helping hand-- no one to share my...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:05:00 PST

New band sites for "The Small Fry Saga"

Dear friends, I have created two new band sites for future releases of my music: http://www.myspace.com/thesmallfrysagasidea http://www.myspace.com/thesmallfrysagasideb These sites are dedicated to an...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:17:00 PST

Redos for Nobody's Hero done

There were a couple of things I didn't like about the last recording of Nobody's Hero, so I planned to redo those things and now that is successfully done! I still have to remix and remaster the recor...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:16:00 PST

Nobody's Hero

As with the other songs on this page I recorded this at home. This is the arrangement of this song that I created and played for a candle light vigil for sexual assault survivors and supporters in the...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:58:00 PST

"New" song lyrics "Only Traces"

Only Traces"Oh God, my GodWhy have You forsaken me?"Will You leave me in this place of misery?I don't want walk this path that You have made for me.Oh God, my GodWhat is this life all about?You sent a...
Posted by Mike Vieira on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:44:00 PST