As soon as Mike started playing piano at the age of twelve, he knew he'd found his perfect musical outlet.
During his 20+ years of professional experience, he has gained a reputation for technical mastery and musical sensibility.
Glass Prison is his first venture into the Progressive Metal genre although he has performed with other bands that covered more
mainstream progressive rock groups like Styx, Journey, and Boston.
"This has been a project that both Scott (GP's drummer) and I have been wanting to do for a long time.
It's great that we finally found the right players to pull off a tribute to such an amazing band that we have all looked up to for inspiration!".
- Mike
A die-hard Dream Theater fan, Mike's resume crosses lots of musical boundaries.
His association with various entertainment promoters have placed him in venues ranging from Casinos to cruise ships and festivals.
More recently, he's backed up many local and national acts, including:
Leon Beal,
Byrd Taylor,
Solomon Burke,
Soul Ambition,
BJ Magoon,
Chickenslacks,
Rockin' George Leh,
Buddy Ray & Done With Trouble (SRV Tribute), Chubby Checker,
along with making guest appearances with many other regional acts.
Having such a diverse musical history only helps to strengthen his ability to accurately portray everything from
the most brutal Jordan Rudess solo to the delicate nature of DT's slower ballads.
You can reach Mike at mike@glassprisonband.com
Ralf grew up in a small hamlet in Northern Germany.
His musical exploration started with harmonica, flute, synth and he even tried singing lead for a
few years before finding his true calling with guitar.
After more than 15 years of guitar playing madness, he hasn’t looked back.
His first live performance playing Beatles tunes in grade school made him want to move on to studying drums seriously.
Studying music privately exposed him to even more styles of music, some that were unlike anything he had ever heard.
The long instrumentals of the