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Austalian Tour update: Molten Mike will arrive in Sydney on Jan. 14, 2009, travel to Thredbo and play Jan. 16, 17, and 18th at three different venues during the Blues Festival. Jan. 22, National Press Club Canberra, Thanks to Let's Create agency Geof and Gaye.. Jan. 23, Ian's at Mt. Beauty, Vic. Jan. 24, Commercial Hotel, Beechwort, Vic. Jan 25, Wandiligong Hotel, Vic. Jan. 30, Iron Horse at Cardiff, NSW Jan. 31, Tempus 2 at Pokolbin, NSW Feb. 1, Harrigan's at Harrinton, NSW Feb. 6th, Brass Mondey at Cronulla (Baiba's Birthday) Feb. 14, Bruthen Music Festival, Bruthen Feb. 15, Dromendary Hotel, Central Tilba GOOD LUCK ON THE TOUR DOWNUNDER

Australia Bound: Molten Mike is leaving for his 2nd Australian Tour in January, 2009. He has been confirmed at the World Famous Thredbo Blues Festival. Thredbo is considered the Australian Alps and this Blues Festival features the best Australian Musicians and Groups. as performances are scheduled they will be posted to the Tour dates section.

3 Hot concerts in October! Molten Mike and the group will play at the St. Pete Beach Concert in the Park on Oct. 17, starting at 6:30 PM at the Boca Ciega (Mike Horan) Park. Oct. 23, Mike will be at the St. Petersburg History Museum for a special Museum guild event from 5 - 7PM. Oct. 31, Mike will be at the Dunedin Main St. Market at 10 AM.

Molten Mike to open for Cris Isaac and Lisa Loeb at the Ruth Eckerd Hall on Sept. 10th, 2008 at 6:00PM on the outside stage (no admission charge).

Molten Mike to Play World Famous House of Blues at Downtown Disney World, Orlando Florida on Saturday Sept. 13, 2008. 2 shows only

Molten Mike to Play private function at Colony REsort and Tennis Club May 3, 2008 at Longboat Key, Florida

Molten Mike to Open for Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Scaggs April 4, 2008 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the famous Ruth Eckerd Hall.

"ALL BLUES", Molten Mike's 5th CD will be featured at a CD release party at Skippers Smokehouse, Tampa Fl. on Feb. 17th 2008 at 5 PM.

Molten Mike group will appear at the House of Blues in Downtown Disney World on Sarurday Feb. 2, 2008 for 2 shows. First show will start at 10:30 PM

Molten Mike will appear at the Downtown Disney World House of Blues August 4th at 11:00 PM with the Molten Mike Group.

Molten Mike will be opening for Chris Isaac on August 17, Meatloaf on Sept. 1, and Michael McDonald on Nov. 29th at the Cafe at Ruth Eckerd Hall. See the events for more details.

Molten Mike will play at the HARD ROCK CASINO in Tampa at 1- 5 PM. on July 27, 2007 Check out his other new dates on the schedule.

Check out Molten Mike at Skippers Smoke House on July 6, 2007. He will be appearing on the bill with Billy Norris. There will be a Jam Session during the last set.

Molten Mike is Back in the Bay Area after a years tour in Ohio. Mike has been busy calling his industry contacts and will be appearing in the future at the House of Blues in Orlando, th Hard rock Cafe in Tampa and on the 2nd of June he will perform Pre-Game entertainment for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field from 5:30 - 7:30.

Molten Mike has relocated to Ohio! He is now appearing around the Dayton Area. He is currently writing a new show to be featured in his upcoming tour of Australia.

Molten Mike has a four-part interview with music, including a live acoustic song on tbmradio.com with Holleywood and Brewski. In the music player below, click the "FloridAlive Farewell to Molten Mike" and then start at part one.

Molten Mike has the #1 Album "Genuine Bluesman" and the #1 Song "Let It Rain" on www.MP3tunes.com Delta Blues Chart as of August 2, 2005. He also has the #1 Guitar Blues Album, "Chameleon",The #1 Accoustic Blues album, again "Genuine Bluesman , the #3 Album "The Movie" on the Jazzy Blues chart, and the #2 Electric Blues Album "Blues Meltdown" In addition, he has the TOP 7 Songs on the Delta Blues Song Chart! Just go to www.MP3tunes.com and check it out!

Last Game of the Season. Play Ball! Molten Mike warms up the crowd with his Mojo for Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Mike's final appearance is October 2, 2005, at Tropicana Field Mike plays 12:15 PM

Guitar Lessons. Now you can learn some of Mike's secrets to playing guitar. Beginning now, The city of Largo, Florida will be hosting lessons by Mike at the Highland Community Center Wednesday nights.Phone 518-3021 to sign up. September Tuesday nights he is at Seminole Park and Recreation Center Phone 391-8345, and Thursdays starting September at the Oldsmar Senior Center on 580 Phone 813-749-1290. The course will run 4 months. Cost is $20 per lesson. Register Now as students are limited.

Molten Mike Live at the House Of Blues, Downtown Disney, Orlando, Fl August 5, 2005 11:30 PM. 2 Shows Molten Mike to Headline Oldsmar Blues Festival April 30, 2005. Last Act, Under the Lights!

Hits on the Molten Mike Website have gone over 38,000!

DWM distributors to offer "Blues Meltdown", "Genuine Bluesman", "The Movie" and "Chameleon". A non-exclusive distribution deal has been signed with DWM Music to distribute Molten Mike CD's on the net and in select stores. for more information please go to www.DWMMusic.com

"Chameleon" cover art chosen for 2004 Garage Radio's calendar. You may order the calendar by going to www.garageradio.com

Dateline USA: We're Back. 5 hours from Perth to Sydney, 9 hours from Sydney to Taipei, Taiwan, 14 hours from Taipei to Los Angeles and 5 hours from LA to Tampa Bay! We don't want to see a plane for a while! The last gig we did was at the Charles Hotel. We again had "Soundman of the Tour" Rik Van Der Velde. Great Sound! The vibe was great and we went out with a bang! Many thanks to all the Musos, Punters, Publicans and Blues supporters from the great "Land Down Under". The tour was an unqualified success and we are planning a repeat in 2004. We are now planning a short vacation and then will be working on the next tour to Scandinavia.

Rockingham: Talk abut a turned on, connected, blues loving bunch of people! The Rockingham Hotel was the scene of a Blues Meltdown last night. Special thanks go out to WA Blues Society Pres. Roger, Sue, Suzie, Fizz and all the other peole who organized this memorable gig. Our Australian Bassman Hans Deberitz aka "The Norwegian Thunderstick" aka "Captain Diesel" was in rare form and layng down the Groove with his Stand-up bass and electric Hofner. The crowd danced, sang along and partied hearty. A special thanks goes out to Mike who organized a wonderful dinner for us before the show.

Freemantle. The Fly By Night Musicians Club was an incredible gig. First, we traveled all day from Geraldton and rolled in to find the Manager John. He worked to find us accomodations and came up with a beautiful Condo Right on the Ocean! He also took us to get McDonalds and made our stay at his club most enjoyable. I have to give him the "Publican of the Tour" Award. Next, our sound man Rik Van Der Velde was awesome. We have had good sound throughout the tour but I must give "Soundman of the Tour" award to Rik. Absolutely perfect sound in the monitors and out front, no feedback. Clear, crisp clean highs and perfect mids and lows. Finally, Jackson on Lights did great job of lighting us up. This venue is a Musicians club and it is run by and for musicians. If you ever get to Perth, you must check this venue out. The night before we played the Freemason Hotel in Geraldton. This upscale turn of the century hotel rolled out the red carpet for us. Nice rooms, Huge steaks and a great stage and room. The people of Geralton were a great audience and again, we got fantastic Aussie hospitality. Geraltdon is about 450K's from Perth and we did the turnaround in record time. Special thanks to our Aussie Bassman extraordinaire, Hans Deberitz, who has graced this part of the tour with his incredible upright bass techniques for the steel guitar show as well as electric (Hofner) bass on the hot stuff. We are traveling in a 12 passenger diesal powered maxi-van for this leg of the tour, and Hans is the Captain of the van. Here's another 180. The Van has the gearshift knob on the left. So, the steering wheel is on the right, the turn signals are on the right, and the gearshift is on the left. Diesel is the way to go in Australia as gas is about 90c a litre. (about $4 a gallon) Saw lots of Roos on this leg of the tour.

Dateline Perth: Julio and I drove the rig across 1,500K of outback from Adelaide to Canberra to Perth and then turned in the rig and flew to Perth to Join Molten Mike. We were met at the airport by the fabulous Jaime who took us to a hotel. We leave in the morning for Geraldton which is the 1st gig of a 4 gig run in Western Australia. The buzz is even louder here on the West Coast. Lots of Airtime and Our Aussie Bass Player Hans Deberetz is ready to crank out the Blues. The tour is wrapping up but still a lot more stories to tell. New Photos will be posted soon. Here is another Aussie Slang: Smash. They do not have car crashes, they have car smashes. In Sydney they have signs that say "Smash Zone, Next 5 Km." I guess this means that if you want to have a smash you can go to that Zone!??? And the repair shops say "We fix Smashes".

The Folk Center in Adelaide was a real high point of the tour. The sound was perfect, the stage was large, the lights just right, and the Punters were one of the best, most attentive audiances we have played to. At the end of the evening we were joined by 3 Musos from the audiance including "Resonator Russ" who played the 1933 Style O and sang in a very gravelly voice, Robert on Harp and Martin on Electric guitar. A real Jam ensued and magic was made. Next stop Western Australia. Clear across the outback. (We are Flying). The people of Adelaide will not be forgotten. Here's a 180 for you. When driving, The Steering wheel is on the Right, and you drive on the Left, and when you use the turn signal, your windshield wipers go on. This is because the wipers are on the left stick and the turn signals are on the right! The pedals, thank goodness work the same.

Adelaide: a beautiful Australian city with a large park ringing the entire downtown area. Last night was a blowout with the Workers of Adelaide partying hearty! These people sure know how to have a good time. The Workers Club is a large venue with a great stage, lights and Klipsch PA! It was a hot night and the hall had no air, so we proceeded to Melt Down with style and a lot of sweat. This place also had the largest snooker tables I have ever seen and they shoot 8 ball on these huge tables. The publican (owner) kept getting us beer when we asked for water and the crowd was in a frenzy. Word is now preceding us wherever we go and the crowds are getting bigger and bigger. Tonight is the Folk Center and then off to Perth by air. Here's a new saying, it seems to be regional " Too Easy, Mate".

Just 2 weeks to go on the Meltdown-Under tour of Oz. Saturday night saw us playing at the Cornish Arms in Melbourne. The highlight was an appearance by the "King of the Blues in Oz" Dutch Tilder. Dutch is credited with bringing Blues into the Mainstream in Australia back in the 70's. He has 11 CD's and 10 vinyl LP's to his credit. The Singer,/Songwriter/Guitarist sat in with Molten Mike, Julio and Sticks backing him up and did 4 original blues songs from his huge portfolio of originals. It was a magic night and one we will not soon forget. Sunday night we played the Sleepy Hollow Blues Club in Geelong. This club was anything but sleepy! The capacity crowd was over the top on every song. The Ozzies sure know how to have fun. We have a few days off and then it's off to Adelaide. Should have some more photos up soon. Slang for the day: "Doff Doff" music. Slang for techno.

Melbourne, Aus. We are staying at the Elizabeth Towers right across from Melbourne University. Last night, Mike did a solo show for the Melbourne Blues Society. We had a large crowd of appreciative Musos. We also did 2 radio interviews including one for JJJ radio, ABC. The Australian Broadcast Company is owned by the Government and it is hard to get into their system. Mike played 3 songs live including "Aussie Surfer Girl" which is going over real well. If you want to listen to this song, please go to music clips. You may download that and 8 other songs FREE until December 31, 2004. Tonight, we play the Rainbow Hotel. The Vibe is getting bigger in Melbourne and throughout the Country of Oz! Slang for the day "bugger" which is used in a lot of connotations such as "you must be a bugger singer"

Tanja Hall was a real highpoint. This place is built on top of a hill in a cow pasture! As we were setting up, the Black & White Cows were watching us through the door. The place packed out and we rocked em with the blues. Lots of dancing and applause. What a night! Next day we loaded up and drove to Bruthen, about 450 km South. The Bruthen Inn was built in 1858. It is on a hill right in the center of the town. We had another great gig and the proprietors went overboard with providing us with rooms, food, etc. Turns out they host a Blues Festival every year at this place and they have a large outdoor pavillion with barbque pit. We played inside Sunday Afternoon as it is unseasonably cold. We also did this show "unplugged " and it sounded very rootsy and bluesy. We are now on the road to the big city of Melbourne. Slang for the day: In Australia "Pissed" means getting drunk.

We finished up Johnno's at Cairns with a bang. The fans were most appreciative and the staff was also. The manager said we were one of the best acts that has come through in a long time! They have invited us back again next year. We flew out of Cairns and back to Sydney. Played the Brass Monkey, a basement club in Sydney. Very Bluesey and good vibe. Then we proceeded to Pearly Shells in Moruya. The band was very tight and the large crowd of Punters was very enthusiastic. Then it was back to the Motel for a nights rest and then back into the van for Tanja. We are now in Tanja, having driven about 3 hours South . Mike did a Guitar Workshop in town. It is quite chilly. (another 180: the further South you go the colder it gets). We are anticipating a big crowd at Tanja Hall. The Hall is off the main road and was built in 1903. They are throwing a big party at the hall for it's 100th anniversary. There has been a lot of buzz about this one because Rod and Myra Niemeir( who are putting us up in their lovely home, are the promoters and they have been getting Radio , Newspaper, Posters and extra flyers out. Ross Ward is again opening for us. This is about the halfway mark of the Tour and things are going well. We will have some new photos up soon. Slang of the day: "Flooner" This can be used as a verb, a noun, an adverb or pronoun. Example: "He is such a floon" I believe it is the cross between fool and loon. Flooning is the activity, such as going into a room and forgetting why you went in it to begin with. And another: "No Drama, Mate" which is self explanatory.

Cairns, day 3. What a day! The group headed off to Port Douglas, about an hour from Cairns. Very swanky like Marco island only with big volcanic mountains and Miles and Miles of South China Sea Beach. Our host was an Aussie named Sam, who owns a farm in the tablelands. He was the perfect host and unofficial tour guide. Then, back to the hotel. Cairns has a huge saltwater pool on the beach, Very therapeutic and people come here from literally all over the world. Johnos was packed to the rafters. Johno himself and his group opened the show and this guy is the real deal. Then Molten Mike exploded onto the stage with "Worst Blues I ever Had" and the band Cooked for 3 long sets!. The Aussies are great Punters (fans) and this gig is memorable. We had people from Denmark, Sweden, Japan, Calfornia, China, England, Spain, Germany and many Aussies including a large contingent of Aboriginal People! All were dancing and grooving to the songs. Many of the patrons were dancing on the big solid picnic style tables that ring the stage. CHECK OUT THE 1st PHOTOS of the tour.

Cairns, day 2. A meltdown at Johnnos! We got into town via Virgin Blue (The plane was painted red, another 180!) Went to the hotel, checked in and went to Johnnos. We were met by 3 support staff who organized Drums, Amps, and soundcheck. Imagine 10 Bose haning from the ceiling and another 2 stacks on either sde of stage, Monitors, Lights, the whole enchilada. A one armed Didgerdo player opened for us (I do not make this stuff up) His name is Charlie and he has Aborigenie samples and wicked rhythm tracks. He calls his invented instrument a Didgerbone. By the time we hit the stage the crowd was WILD (Free Beer!) We Rocked the house and had 'em begging for more. did 2 encores. Back tonight for another go. Slang for the day: The people of Oz end lots of words with "ie": Footie = football, ciggie = cigaret, You get the idea.

Cairns, Australia. Looks like Hawaii from the air. Very hot and humid as it is getting to be summertime here (another 180: you go north to get warmer!) We played the famous Basement in Sydney last night to a large crowd and the punters loved it! Show opened with Ross Ward doing a solo and the crowd applauded loudly after every song. Then Molten Mike hit the stage like a firestorm and "kicked arse" for 2 - 75 minute shows. This was a $25 cover and a Tuesday nite and the place was full of people. Our distributor in Australia, Wayne Russell of RAW records was there with his family as well as lots of Musos we have met including Wolf Mail from LA who is touring in Oz right now. Wolf sat in the last set along with Ross's Great saxman, Dave. It was big, it was fat and it was exciting. The reviews are coming in from all over Australia now and everyone is buzzing about the Molten Mike group. The basement has seen all of the worlds great artists through the years including Buddy Guy and Gloria Estefan to name a few. What a great venue! The manager was overheard saying "These guys are REALLY good!" We are going to open tonight at Johnnos in Cairns and the manager said they are unveiling their new micro brew and it will be FREE BEER! Should be a wild night. Slang of the day:"Going Tropo". This means that it gets so hot you go crazy with the heat! They haven't seen hot until they see Molten Mike.

Just finished up the Gold Coast leg of the tour. The highpoint was a club in Brisbane called "The Healer" a converted church. A big appreciative crowd. In case you are wondering about photos we have had a hard time finding high speed computer lines. We will soon post some, however. Next stop, The Basement in Sydney. THis is the hottest club in town. Then we fly to Johnnos in Cairns. The people of OZ are most appreciative of our music. And our Aussie Bass player Zoltan Budais and our opener Ross Ward have been fantastic bandmates.

Tonight we played the Lismore RST Club. This was a private membership club with two big ballrooms, a Restaurant and a casino. Kinda like a mini-Las Vegas. We had a packed dance floor, sold lots of CD's and the band cooked. Our Bass player Zoltan (Wally) Budai is as good as they get and a great guy to travel with. Also on this Show Ross Ward opened up as a single and "kicked Arse" as they say. Last night we did a recording session from 11PM to 4 AM at the music farm and knocked out a song Ross Ward brought in called "Man of the Road" a very powerful minor key ballad. The first of many AUS-USA collaborations.

Molten Mike played his first solo gig in Australia tonight at Ross Wards' home base Kokopellis in Bangalow to a standing room only crowd. One group of 4 punters drove over 300 Kilometers to see Molten Mike. At the end of the evening Mike was joined by Zoltan Budais on Acoustic Bass and Sticks Randall on African Djembe drum. Slang for the day: A few Roos loose in the top paddock" means crazy.

We are staying at a "Recording Farm" in Bangalow. The engineer is Michael Bates and he is English. You reach the farm by going down Possum Creek Drive. We are in the middle of the rainforest and it is very quiet. The people of OZ love the steel guitars. Everything is expensive. $10 a pack for ciggies. $1 per liter ($4 per gal) for gas. Lots of little differences and some big ones. I call them 180's for 180 degrees difference. Here are a few: Light switches: up is off, down is on. Electric current AUS 220, USA 110V. We navigate by the North star. In Oz it is the Southern Cross. They drive on the right and the steering wheel is on the right. There are a lot more... Slang for the day: "Carpet Tongue" means "Cotton Mouth".

"No Worries, mate" everyone says that. We are on the Gold Coast at Byron Bay. The town is a Surfers paradise! Lots of Backpackers and a very strong godd time vibe. We are staying in a big farmhouse in the middle of a 100 acre Rain Forest. It is a recording studio, and we will no doubt do an Australian session. We are gearing up for the next leg of the tour. The people are great and the landscape is like California. Slang for the day "Fair Dinkum" means "Are you serious or Your kidding"

G'day Mates from AUSTRALIA. The first day in Sydney, Oct. 2, Baiba and Geoff James of BJ Promotions threw us a welcome to Oz party with Prawns on the Barbi, and fried Octopus as well as many delectible side dishes and salads. Bruce from Ross Ward's Band The Xpress brought in his Black Pearl drums. Zoltan, our bass player from Oz was there. We were set up in the "Sun" Room overlooking the pool and tennis court of this gorgeous 100 year old brick home. The Molten Mike group played a spirited 1 hour set followed by Blues man Wolf Mail from California. Jim Finn another Oz muso took over on drums and a harp player appeared. What a Jam! Slang for the day "Down the Gurgler". The next day, we rushed out to downtown Sydney to Video at the Basement studios. We did Southbound train and the new "Aussie Surfer girl" and the lovely Cleo conducted an interview. You can check out www.thebasement.com.au. Slang for the day "no worries, mate!" The Blues Festival at Narooma was an incredible success with Molten Mike starting out the day at the Albert King Stage to a full house and overflow crowd of jubilant Aussies. Every song was greeted with thunderous applause. The band cooked and a new record for CD sales was set. Australia is ablaze with the Molten Mike Meltdown-under tour. The concert at Woonoona saw the show opening with Ross Ward doing an incredible solo act followed by Molten Mike and the group burning down the house to an overflow crowd. Next stop: Lizottes at Ettalong. Slang for the day: "Get a dog up ya" Another day in Oz. Molten Mike performed at the Sydney Childrens Hospital and entertained the kids with a Steel Guitar set. Last night saw a huge Jam at the Empire Hotel. Molten Mike and Sticks took over the stage and Jammed with Ross Ward on 2nd guitar, a hot Aussie Bass Player, Sax, and Trumpet. As they say downunder it was "Hot S---!" Hitting the road today for 3 gigs this weekend. Slang of the Day: "True Blue, Mate".

VIRGIN MEGA STORE at Downtown Disney World, Orlando, Fl.: In store promotion scheduled for Sept. 19 at 8:00 PM to promote Molten Mike's 5th CD "All Blues". After the Event, Molten Mike will sign autographs.

"ALL BLUES", Molten Mike's 5th CD with Ranluron Music, BMI, released Sept. 1, 2003 simultaneously in Tampa Bay, Florida and Sydney Australia. Contains the New Single "Aussie Surfer Girl" and 19 more of Molten Mike's favorite Blues songs from all his albums. See the whole story at www.Mi2N.com keywords molten mike

www.TOWERRECORDS.com is now offering All of Molten Mike's CD's. See www.Mi2n.com keywords molten mike for details.

LINK TO PRESS RELEASES: Just go to www.mi2n.com and put in keywords Molten Mike.

FREE DOWNLOADS: Limited Time Only. Ranluron Music, BMI encourages you to download Molten Mike's newest single: "Aussie Surfer Girl" and other select songs. Just go to Music Clips on this website and follow the prompts. NO CHARGE for a limited time only. (Expires June 1, 2004)

World Wide Record Pool (WWRP) has inked a distribution deal with Ranluron Records featuring Molten Mike songs. WWRP is an online, globally networked music company with distribution to over 2,000 DJ's and Industry Professionals. www.therecordpool.com

AUSTRALIAN TOUR scheduled for Oct. 1 - Nov.25, 2003. Molten Mike, "Sticks" Randall and "Julio" Barrett are scheduled to tour "Oz". 30 dates have been confirmed. The tour is being planned, booked, produced and promoted by Baiba James, BJ Promotions. "We are getting Big downunder" said Molten Mike,smiling broadly. "Many thanks to our new Australian punters, DJ's, Muso's and Blues Societies for being so supportive of the music"

REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS:Vienna, Austria http://www.bluesartstudio.at/NeueSeiten/page50.html and Barcelona, Spain http://es.geocities.com/vzumel/ By Monte Adkinson. www.focusmag.net, www.sptimes.com, www.tbnweekly.com In Depth Interviews. "Believe I'm Going Home" from "Chameleon" Named New Blues Favorite at WUCF Smokestack Lightnin show Playlists #0402 and 0405,Orlando,Fl:http://www.smokestacklightnin.com. Thanks to Blues Association of SE Queensland: www.baseQ.tripod.com, and South Australian Blues Society: http://users.senet.com.au for reviews of Molten Mike CD's.

Thank you Retail! Virgin Superstore, House of Blues,Park Avenue CD's,Daddy Cools,Smokin' CD's, Stevie B's.

Julies Limosine Service has signed on as the official Limo Service Provider for Molten Mike. See their weblink on the cap page.

National Picks have named Molten Mike as an endorsee for their Flat Picks, Thumb Picks and Finger Picks. For more info go to the weblink on the first page.

Black Diamond Strings select Molten Mike for endorsement. "This is a historic moment, because the first set of strings I ever bought were Black Diamonds and I am pleased the they have selected me to endorse them" said Molten Mike during the signing. "I use a lot of strings because I play 5 guitars during my shows including my Gibson ES335, my 1928 Tri-Cone, 1932 Duolean and 1933 Style "O" National Steel Guitars and my Custom Taylor Acoustic. I like to switch out the strings after every show to get the very best tone and sound and Black Diamonds are my strings of choice" Mike concluded. for more about Black Diamond just go to blackdiamondstrings.com

Molten Mike planning a series of "WELCOME BACK FROM THE OUTBACK" parties in his home base, the Tampa Bay Area. Just check out tour dates for upcoming concerts.

AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTION DEAL! Mr.Ross Ward, muso extraordinaire and Molten Mike's Australian Representative has negotiated a distribution deal with FULL MOON Records, for store placement of "Blues Meltdown" & "Genuine Bluesman" In many of Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, Australias best Record stores.

3/17/03 "CHAMELEON" has arrived. The long awaited 4th CD from Molten Mike has just been released. It is by far his best work yet.Check out these features: 12 ORIGINAL songs. 12 GENRES. 2 CD Rom VIDEOS. 2 Hidden Tracks. New technology Web Link. Mind Blowing Interactive Lenticular Cover. Lyrics To Every Song. Lots of Color Photos. Check out the Lyrics: "Extra Extra have you heard the news? Mississippi. Hey St. Louie. The Blues are hot and you'd better shine your shoes, hey Chicago. Why don't we go?"....from: Have You Heard The News, "Chameleon" CD. Now for sale at $18.00 US

The Molten Mike Group opened for the Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers at a giant parade and rally at Lykes Park in Downtown Tampa,Fl., on Jan. 28. The group, which has played all Buccaneer home games for 8 years running was selected by the Bucs and the City of Tampa to entertain a crowd estimated by the Police to be 100,000. Molten Mike played a spirited show on Electric and Vintage National Steel Guitars and included several songs from his soon to be released 4th CD "Chameleon". In between songs he led the delirious crowd of fans in cheers including "POUND THE ROCK" and "GO BUCS" "We are pleased and proud to welcome the Buccaneers to this exciting event, and I consider this event to be the Super Bowl of concerts of my career" said Molten Mike to the cheering crowd. Immediately following the concert, the World Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by coach Jon Gruden took the stage to receive numerous awards and accolades from a host of dignitaries.

Check out our Brothers & Sisters DOWN UNDER in Australia. Blues Oz is a link to all the Blues happenings in Australia. Rumor has it that Molten Mike will be considering a tour to Australia later this year! Special thanks to Shaun (Shakey)Bindley in Queensland Aus. 4aaa98.9 FM and 120 indigenous and community radio stations for featuring songs from "Genuine Bluesman" and "Blues Meltdown". More Thanks to FULL MOON records for arranging in store distribution in many of Australias best music stores.

Clear Channel: You can now check out Molten Mike at www.newmusic.clearchannel.com/artist/moltenmike This is Clear Channels website devoted to new artists and new music.

JAPAN: baby GREMLIN & baby MAGIC of YELLOW BEAT (JOZZ3AB- FM ) have requested Molten Mike to produce a message recording for their listeners. They asked if he would also produce a Yellow Beat jingle. Molten Mike said "I will be happy to create something for our Japanese Fans. In fact I will do a song in Japanese for them." Dec. 27, Molten Mike, Producer Randall Ierna and Kenta Kozakai, MOlten Mike's Japanese Representative recorded 2 songs: "Shonan Beach" and "Everything Changes" with Mike singing Japanese Lyrics. These songs are being mixed and mastered and will be sent Jan. 1 2003 to baby GREMLIN and baby MAGIC in Shonan Beach, Japan. They will be the first Japanese Show to play these songs.

Internet Distribution: Molten Mike Cd's are available through his website: www.moltenmike.com, and from www.CDBABY.com, www.Amazon.com, www.bostonpete.com, In Australia: www.bluesbeat.com.au

Airplay is announced in the following Countries:
Buenos Aries, Argentina, Good Time Blues Radio Program, FM 93.1, www.fmfenix.com.ar USA:WVOF 88.5 Fairfield, CT."The Upper Room with Joe Kelly" www.live365.com/stations/funk7. The All Star Radio Network. Rik Anthony, National Host 270 radio stations in the Network.WMNF, 88.5FM, Tampa Fl.,1040 AM Uptown, Downtown show, Holleywood & Brewski;
JAPAN: Kenta Kozakai, Ranluron Records' Japanese Agent has placed Molten Mike with Tokyo FM. Australia:107.3 Heritage FM "Cruisin for a Bruisin" & "Strange Brew"; 92.1 RTR FM "Spoonful of Blues" 101 FM Queensland, Au, Live on the net @ http://www.101fm.asn.au Eric Black Producer. Denmark: Radio Holstebo 97.4,Kjell Andreassen DJ, Bremmerhaven Germany. Shonan Beach, Kanagawa, Japan 78.9 MHz FM, Michiko & Chris(Yellow Beat),MOJO DREAMS Mark Verbert,Zwijndrecht, Belgium,hogtown@pandora.be. :Geoff Pegler, Australia,BluesBeat , Bluebeat@ruralnet.net.au, BluesOz@yahoogroups.com,BluesBeat FM89.3 Victor Harbor, FM 94.7 Strathalbyn, FM 88.3 Yakalilla, FM 106.7 Mildura, FM 90.7 Robindale, FM 87.8 Coomealla, Teckas Tracks FM 106.7 Mildura, Honky Tonk Blues, Henry Prokop, FM 101.1 Brisbane, Blues Therapy, Bay FM 99.9 Byron Bay, Blues and Things, Ruth Janszen, FM89.5, Tugeranong, 99.7 Sidestream Blues, Arthur Elliott, Bisbane, JuzBlooz 103.7 Warranambool, Mojos and Jellyrolls, Moruya, Blue Country 101FM Logan City, Eric Black, Australia, Peter Eversen, The Blues Drifter Jazz & Blues Tour, Joost Van Steen, Rijndijk, Netherlands, 8 to the Bar with Tarr, KMFB 92.7 Mendocino, Ca.

Molten Mike CDs were presented at the EAT’M Music Conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas May 29 - 31, 2002. Mikes CDs are now being reviewed by: Lisa Tenner, Executive Director and Founder of EAT’M; Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac fame who has develeped TALL MAN MUSIC, a Warner Brothers affiliate; Jim Halsey Business Manager/Author (manager of Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Clint Black); Miles Copeland (Manager of Sting), CEO, ARK 21 Records; Ron Shapiro (Co-President, Atlantic Records); Kim Niema, VP of music and product development, NBC Enterprises; Burt Berman, (President of Paramount Pictures); Kathy Nelson, President of Film Music for Universal; Jonathan McHuge, VP Creative Development, Jive Records; Rodel Delfin, Hits Magazine; Jeff Blue, VP Artist Development, Warner Brothers; Tom Storms, VP of A&R Atlantic Records; Ron Laffitte, VP of A&R of Capitol Records, Pete Ganbarg, Senior VP of A&R, Epic Records; Berko, VP A&R, Maverick; Dino Paredes, GM,American Recording.

Jay Leno personally received complimentary CDs “Genuine Bluesman” and “The Movie” at the EFX Theater at MGM Grand on May 31, 2002.

Molten Mike CDs have gone over 14,500 in circulation! Thank you, fans!

Molten Mike Hit single "Candlelit Room" from Molten Mike-The Movie charted to #29 on the AC (Adult Contemporary) top 40 National Radio chart. The sultry love song had air play in over 200 markets in the USA and has stimulated sales worldwide. Also last night and this morning we laid down a new song featuring Ross Ward on the Vocals. It is titled "Man or the road" Very powerful. A collaboration between AUS and USA!