(1966-09-26) September 26, 1966 (age 57) Stoughton, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
Genres
Rock
alternative rock
singer-songwriter
pop
folk
Occupation(s)
Songwriter
producer
musician
singer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
piano
bass
Years active
1985–present
Member of
Candy Butchers
Formerly of
The Shining
Website
mikeviola.com
Musical artist
Michael A. Viola (born September 26, 1966) is an American producer, musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his work with Panic! at the Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, J.S. Ondara, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis.[2][3][4] His original music has been featured on soundtracks for movies such as That Thing You Do!, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and Get Him to the Greek.
Viola got his start in the mid-1990s as the musical architect for New York–based band Candy Butchers, releasing three critically acclaimed albums with RPM/Sony Records before focusing on music production.[5]
^Donelson, Marcy. "Mike Viola". Apple Music. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^Armstrong, Chuck (May 4, 2015). "Mike Viola on Working With Ryan Adams: 'It's Paid Off for Both of Us in Artistic Ways'". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
^Gordon, Jeremy; Pelly, Jenn (May 19, 2014). "Jenny Lewis Works With Beck, Ryan Adams on New Album The Voyager, Reveals Release Details". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^Helman, Peter (April 27, 2015). "Mike Viola – "Stairway To Paradise" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^Bacino, Mark. "Songcraft: Mike Viola Talks Songwriting Triage, Movie Music and Arcade Backlines". GuitarWorld.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
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his wife are having a child. He currently plays drums in a band led by MikeViola. Urie was born in St. George, Utah, and his family moved to Las Vegas...
Cory Wong, Joey Dosik, Antwaun Stanley, Ryan Lerman, Larry Goldings, MikeViola, Monica Martin, and Louis Cole. In 2019, the Music Man guitar company...
Jake Sinclair, and MikeViola, except where noted, and produced by all three, except "Viva Las Vengeance", produced by Sinclair, Viola, and Butch Walker...
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producer, pianist and guitarist MikeViola on her blog. Then fans thought it was a possible duo album with Moore and Viola, but in January 2009, it was revealed...
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was handled by MikeViola. It featured contributions from Abraham Rounds, Alan Hampton, Jimbo Mathus, Madison Cunningham and MikeViola. The album peaked...
musician MikeViola, who finished the track and invited Urasawa to Los Angeles to play on it. The people playing on the song are Urasawa, Viola, drummer...
the song "Kanashiki LA Tengoku" (悲しきLA天国) included on MikeViola's 2020 album The Best of MikeViola. Manga artist Naoki Urasawa, who wrote the original...
Pitchfork, Brad Nelson gave the album a favorable review, stating that MikeViola's production and Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith's songwriting on the album gives...
previous films, with Awkwafina, Ke Huy Quan, Ronny Chieng, Lori Tan Chinn, and Viola Davis joining the cast as new characters. In the film, Po (Black), who must...
Massachusetts with singer-songwriter, record producer, pianist, and guitarist MikeViola. The album's lead single "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week"...
contributions by: Davey Faragher (bass), Mitchell Froom (keyboard/producer), MikeViola, Flora Reed, and Philip Price (all backing vocals), and was engineered...
Leigh which includes the song "Indian Summer" that she co-wrote with MikeViola and Inara George. In 2010 Australian record producer Gabriel Gleeson began...
Timeless Legends Thank You for Being a Friend - Composed by Andrew Gold 2012 MikeViola Super Hits of the Seventies (WFMU) Lonely Boy - Composed by Andrew Gold...
Inside Problems via Loma Vista Recordings. The album was produced by MikeViola and recorded live by Bird with his four-piece band. Additional vocal overdubs...