Artist Bio:
Mike Orlando is a guitarist/artist that fronts Mike Orlando’s Sonic Stomp instrumental band and has released his debut instrumental CD Sonic Stomp to worldwide critical acclaim and will release Sonic Stomp II in early to mid 2009. There will...
Artist Bio:
Mike Orlando is a guitarist/artist that fronts Mike Orlando’s Sonic Stomp instrumental band and has released his debut instrumental CD Sonic Stomp to worldwide critical acclaim and will release Sonic Stomp II in early to mid 2009. There will be a number pf phenomenal guest artists featured on Sonic Stomp II which include: Michael Romeo (Symphony X), Shane Gibson (Korn), Mike Pinella (Symphony X), and Joe Stump. Sonic Stomp II features Lenny Rocillo on bass and Kenny Howard on Drums. Along with release of Sonic Stomp II, there will be a Sonic Stomp live performance DVD released as well. It will include songs from the debut CD, as well as many extras. Mike also plays with Symphony X frontman/vocalist Russell Allen and their writing collaborations will be released on Russell’s 2009 solo album on Frontier Records. Mike is also a featured guitarist on Magna Carta's February 10, 2009 release "Guitars That Ate My Brain", which features 10 of some of metals premier guitarists.
Mike is also currently in and recording 2 other new projects as well, first is Tred-which features John Macaluso on Drums ( Yngwie Malmsteen, TNT, James LaBrie (of Dream Theater), Union Radio, Riot, Powermad, Delmar Brown (of Sting), George Lynch, and Starbreaker ,Ark) & Chandler Mogel on Vocals (Outloud). Mike is also recording a new album with Erik Leonhardt (Tantric) on Bass & Vocals.
Sonic Stomp is Mike’s debut CD as an instrumental artist. The twelve tracks take the listener from raging over the top guitar playing with sheer finesse and lightening speed to beautiful ballads with great emotional feel and everything in between.
Mike proudly endorses such companies as GHS Strings, Rocktron products and Shredneck. He is one of the featured artists on the GHS Strings and Rocktron sites and performs many of the Rocktron audio clips, including the Tri-Wah, Black Cat Moan, The Banshee Talkbox. Cyborg Delay, Cyborg Reverb, and mostly all audio clips for Utopia G100,Utopia G200 and G300 Utopia 300. In addition he proudly endorses ZZYX Snap Jack Cables and DiMarzio products. Most recently he has signed with the lenegndary Vigier guitar company, where he plays not only their fretted instruments, but also plays their fretless guitar which can be heard on the soon to be released Sonic Stomp II. Mike is very excited to share that a Rocktron signature wah pedal and also a signature Shreneck are in development.
Mike Orlando’s Sonic Stomp CD has held the number one slot in multiple categories on Guitar 9 records, as well as one the of the top sellers of the year in the following categories: overall heavy electric, hard rock and shred. Mike has also performed songs from Sonic Stomp at previous NAMM shows and held signings for GHS and Rocktron. In January, he performed daily at the Winter NAMM 2009 show for ZZYZX Snap Jack Cables, Eleca International and Shredneck. He also performed at the Fender Custom Shop Party. He will be a featured performer at the Musikmesse 2009 in Franfurt, Germany for ZZYZX Snap Jack Cables,Shredneck and Eleca International April 1-4.
Mike was also selected as a Top Ten finalist Worldwide for Guitar Player Magazine's Guitar Superstar of the Year 2008 from thousands of passionate guitarists worldwide. Since being selected, he has been featured in Guitar Player Magazine several times and is very proud to be associated with Guitar Player Magazine..
Mike also owns his own recording studio, Sonic Stomp Studios, where he handles everything from engineering to mixing, to producing and mastering. All this can be heard on his debut CD, Sonic Stomp and the soon to be released Sonic Stomp II.
