Mike Campese

Mike Campese (born April 2, in Albany, New York) is an American guitarist and composer best known for being a member of the multi-platinum group Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Campese was picked over several guitarists in 2004 during the band's fourth CD, The Lost Christmas Eve and received a gold record for his work. In 2008 Mike released his own rock Christmas CD, "The Meaning of Christmas" and has been well received. Campese is an honors graduate from the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California and is a graduate of Shaker High School.

Biography

Campese appeared on the Jason Becker tribute CD "Warmth In The Wilderness", which has been released internationally on the Lion Music record label and his music was featured in a Lions Gate movie, "Vampire Assassins". Mike has been featured in national magazines such as Guitar One, Guitar World and Guitar Player and is a Columnist for these publications Mike also writes many online guitar columns on sites such as Guitar Nine, Premier Guitar and Shred Academy Mike has released 8 solo CD's under his name, his second album "Full Circle" was featured on National Public Radio (NPR) stations across the country and was on regular rotation.