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36 Issue #111 April 2022 www.sportsenergynews.com

Open moment of his musical career so
Open
far has been releasing his first solo
album. He quickly sold out of the
Mike
Mik e first run of CDs and his Spotify
following began to grow quickly.

By: Molly Kett “The best moments are when
I’m performing with my son Tony
on the drums. He’s just 15 and has
with Sports Energy been playing with me for over three

Featuring: years. This summer will be his
fourth.”
Margarita Mike When writing, Margarita Mike

pulls inspiration from some of his
nyone who knows the music favourite artists, including The
Ascene in Cornwall has likely Eagles, CSNY, Clapton, Page, and
heard of Margarita Mike. He works Yngwie.
for Wild Country and B993.3 in “I get inspired by so many things.
Cornwall and has been playing the I keep notes with lyrics, song ideas,
guitar since he was five. or a cool hook or chord progression.
“Song writing, performing, and Then I work to develop each idea.
recording are who I am,” says It’s about telling a story. And the best
Margarita Mike, who highlights his ones really resonate with the listener.
hobbies as learning music history Or describe a shared experience,”
and how to play new instruments Margarita Mike explains. “They
when he’s not performing. He say you have to write 100 songs to Photo Submitted
realized that music was his passion get a hit. So, I’m 11% of the way working on a song called “Johnny Margarita Mike.”
when he started playing in his there! I currently have about 20 I’m Came Back.” It’s about what the
“We went separate musical ways
church folk group in fourth grade. considering and still working on man in black thinks about our world
a few years ago, and I kept the name
“They said not to worry if I for the next album. I hope to start today. One song is about a night I for playing locally. That’s the fun
recording towards the fall.” was taken aback by the moon. It
couldn’t keep up, but I was as me. The more serious me is Michael
proficient as they were. I’ve played When writing, Margarita Mike was huge and orange and kind of Robert, that’s the name I’m writing
in a lot of bands since then, but says that he pays close attention to creeping behind the trees trying to and recording as,” he says.
the best moment was more recent. the world around him. tell me something.”
Right now, you can catch
Not just watching people dance “In a big way, the pandemic That one moment of inspiration Margarita Mike performing at
to a song that I wrote but singing influenced my single, 200 Days led to him writing his song “Big small venues across Northern New
along,” explains Margarita Mike. With No Sand. You can find the song Orange Moon.” York and some in Eastern Ontario.
“Hearing it on the radio, and then on Spotify and other platforms. It If you’re wondering where the Don’t forget to check out the more
seeing my Spotify listeners grow to
describes what it’s like being stuck name Margarita Mike came from, serious tracks by Michael Robert
over 12,000 a month.” at home during the pandemic,” says it started when a friend of his on Spotify, or on his website
Margarita Mike says the best Margarita Mike. “I’m currently created the local duo “Big Papa and www.michaelrobertmusic.net.