Mike Vial is a singer/songwriter from the Metro Detroit area who has adroitly packed in a lot of experience in a short amount of time. Playing for professional groups, like the Dearborn Big Band during high school, Mike has quickly developed a versatile ability on the guitar over the past ten years. As a solo artist,… Read moreShow less
Mike Vial is a singer/songwriter from the Metro Detroit area who has adroitly packed in a lot of experience in a short amount of time. Playing for professional groups, like the Dearborn Big Band during high school, Mike has quickly developed a versatile ability on the guitar over the past ten years. As a solo artist, Mike is an active performer for events sponsored by the Flint Folk Society, MichiganArtists.com, and the Musicians Guild, but he has also stretched out as far as performing in the Sunago Gospel band at the Pontiac Silverdome in 2004. His instrumental music is used regularly on WTKAs morning show in Ann Arbor and his vocal songs have been played on WKRK 97.1 and Western Michigan Universitys 89.3. Music has also provided an excellent outlet for Mike to give back to the communities he has loved, too. During his senior year at WMU, Mike organized and performed at a sold out charity concert in Kalamazoo at the Club Soda featuring Stacia Robitaille and Knee Deep Shag. Mike brought together student organizations and bands to raise close to $2000 for charities dedicated to children. Busy balancing multiple passions, Mike scored his full time gig as an English teacher at Holly High School after graduating from WMU in 2003. Mike currently performs in the Arrogant Rock Kings with Aaron Noone every Wednesday and Friday at the Penalty Box in Fenton. He has studied under Michigan music professionals Trish Mroz, Chris Blackmer, and Ken Andreoni.
