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"As the only child of a broken marriage, Mike faced a tough childhood. He was a trouble-maker in his early years, dissatisfied with both home and school. After a brief duty in the US Air Force, he entered San Antonio College to study music and began to perform professionally in folk clubs. Mike married Phyllis Barbour in March 1963 and soon they were proud parents of a son. Eventually the local music scene had little to offer Mike and his bass-playing partner, so they packed up a car and headed to Los Angeles. Mike worked with several bands and then went solo as Michael Blessing. He cut two singles for Colpix Records before auditioning for The Monkees."

"Mike has had a varied and successful career outside The Monkees starting with his First National Band, which released three albums and toured the US and Europe. By the mid-'70's, he became involved in multi-media production with his second wife, Kathryn. His early work with videotaped promotional music clips had a major influence on the music industry and the evolution of MTV. In 1981, Mike produced Elephant Parts, a one-hour video record, which was the first video to win a Grammy. A few years later he was inducted into the American Video Awards Hall of Fame. This success lead to a short-lived video variety television show for NBC in 1985. Mike has also received acclaim for his film productions, including Repo Man and Tapeheads."

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