Mike Wood

Mike grew up in East Texas and learned of loss and hardship early on. His family was poor and music was the only gift he ever held onto, but his writing is what held him into a connection with nature and acceptance. Mike spent some time in jail and lost everything he had ever had... all love, money, possessions, and family. When he got out of jail he was broken and only had his guitar and his grandmother that he cared for. It was then he began to write songs to help him deal with life's struggles and tell his story.
After he was in a car wreck a few months later, He recieved enough money to buy recording equipment to start unloading his notebooks of songs and ideas into. He started releasing small eps of home recordings and playing at wine tasting bars and small intimate venues and feilds. He listened to Iron and Wine's "Creek Drank the Cradle" and took a strong influence from it as well as Elliot Smith and Akron/Family.
After a year of writing and performing he moved to Austin, Texas where he discovered a new depth of his own guitar styles and writing. Mike had played drums for about 14 years at that point and his strongly rhythmic bluegrass influenced guitar writing came together with his heartache towards his family, friends, and lovers to create his more current sound.
Tony Rice has also played a major role in his music as well as Doc Watson who he actually plays a couple covers from by The Doc Watson Family. He finds that a strong influence and respect for those of the traditional past can only help you write better songs.
Mike began working on his first E.P. "She Waits at Home" and also played rhythm Guitar for the late bluegrass trio "Blue Mornin' Dew" where Mike discovered his wide vocal range and love for preforming traditional gospel and a variety of bluegrass. When Blue Mornin Dew broke up Mike began playing shows around austin , promoting his ep and writing his first full length album due May 09'...
Mike takes calming, mournful guitar parts and mixes them with beautiful vocal harmonies. His live performances show raw emotion in a calm relaxing way hence his theme of "Lay down and go to sleep". you truly see the passion and thought through his music and there is no doubt that he is one of artists that can truly feel music and put viewers in a state of fantasy and intrigue.
Mike also connects with his fans at every show and gets to know them on a personal level. He believes strongly that the only way to grow as an artist is to give the listeners a chance to meet the people who make the music that moves them in some way.
Currently, mike is recording and producing a Free cd (or free.p.) with an interview and three tracks called " Live at Home" which is now out and be given away for people to hear his newer songs...

Mike has played these venues:
Sunset Valley Farmer's Market
Thunderbird coffee
Rockin' A Ranch
The Tomato Shed
Pipe's Plus
Blu
Kick Butt Coffee
Headhunters
38th Back alley
Quack's Maplewood
Clementine Coffee
The Tiniest Bar in Texas
San Antonio Talent Fest
The Amsterdam Cafe
BB Rovers
The Oaks Ice House
Lamar Street Pedestrian Bridge
various house shows all over Austin