Discovering his musical abilities at just 12 years old, Mikey will be the first to tell you that growing up feeling different was not always a good thing. He was enrolled briefly in a music school during his youth, but found soon that singing standards and being forced to blend in with the crowd was hardly his style. Instead, now at 20 years old, he’s transplanted himself from his home state of New York to the sunny beaches of Los Angeles to create his own identity.