Mike has been featured in many national guitar magazines such as Guitar World, Guitar One and Guitar Player magazine and has done several full page lessons for these magazines. Mike also writes lessons for several online sites such as Guitar9.com, ibreathemusic, Chops From Hell, Shredaholic, Premier Guitar and many more. Mike teaches over 70 students a week and is one of the top teachers in the NY area. He has released 2 instructional DVDs for Chops From Hell, "Virtuoso Rock Fusion Concepts" and "Creative Speed-Building Picking Techniques"

Mike attended one of the worlds top guitar school Musicians institute (GIT) in Hollywood, California and graduated with Honors. He studied with many great players such as Paul Gilbert, Scott Henderson, Norman Brown, Stanley Jordan, Keith Wyatt and many more.

Mike has been a member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and recieved a Gold record for his work and has appeared on the Jason Becker tribute Cd "Warmth In The Wilderness" on the Lion Music label, which was a international release. Mike performed and opened for many national acts such as Yngwie Malmsteen on 2 tours, Michael Shenker, The B-52's, Lou Reed, The members of Yes and Asia, KC and the Sunshine band, Spin Doctors, Little Steven, Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls, Sebastian Bach, Dokken, Kip Winger, Rik Emmett Of Triumph, Vinnie Moore and many more.

Mike has released 6 solo Cds to date and performs locally and nationally. January 2007 and 2008 Mike played at the NAMM show in Anaheim California. Mike's fan base is growing internationaly and has appeared on national radio and TV and his music has been used for a Lions Gate movie. Visit www.mikecampese.com for more info and shows.

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