MIKE VALLEJO
April 2024
It's only April but it's already been a heck of a year! I've been working on several projects and I am getting ready to drop a new track called Wednesday Afternoon. I'm shooting for mid May but the video is taking more time than expected. Stay tuned as I will be making the some announcements soon!
December 2023
Here is wishing you all the joy and love this world has to offer. Speaking of love and joy, special thanks to Digster for adding my song, Dreams Like Candy, to your amazing House Party playlist! Since the addition back in November Dreams Like Candy has garnered over 1,200 streams to date, brought in some new fans and song sales. You can check out the playlist here - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/house-party-2023-dance-edm-hits/pl.e64957eb831648a2b40c02b676b28022 Thank you for all of your support!!! You can check out the Dreams Like Candy video here under the "Music" tab or listen on steaming services worldwide! Happy Holidays!
November 2023
I am about done with vocals for my new track Wednesday Afternoon. I am also working on a voiceover demo reel for a client and I am about to embark on a new project revolving around children's songs. The new project will be released hopefully by the second quarter of 2024. Lots of things are happening so please check back!
October 2023
My new track and video for I Ache for You dropped September 29th and it has racked up a bunch of views! You can check it out here or on my YT channel. I have also just finished vocals for another new track called Wednesday Afternoon and I am hoping to release it early December. If I can get two more songs out by the end of the year I will be pretty happy. As always, thank you for your support!!!
September 2023
I've just completed the animated video for my new song, I Ache for You. The release for both the song and video will be Friday, September 29th. This will mark the 18th Micro Giant single release and it will be available everywhere! I am excited to share it with you so stay tuned!!!
July 2023
Happy New Music Friday!!! I'm thrilled to announce my latest Micro Giant track, "These Are the Echoes of Time," is officially out today on all major music streaming platforms worldwide! This song is very close to my heart, as it's all about the power of music to transport us back in time. I got the inspiration for it while revisiting some of the albums from my youth. Music has this incredible ability to evoke memories and feelings that take us back to special moments in our lives. You can find the video here or on my YT! I hope it takes you on a journey down memory lane and that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it! Thank you for your constant support, and if you like what you hear and see, please consider sharing it with your friends and music-loving circles.
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Big thanks to Brazilian music blog Pop Mais for sharing, These Are the Echoes of Time. I really appreciate the support! Find it here - https://portalpopmais.com.br/lancamentos-28-de-julho-de-2023/?fbclid=IwAR3KaAZpBIPYbil_f0lM01pKvnANEbG_51i52rYyMOtI-pRjaLhehkkrk2o
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Thanks V-Dogg for adding my song, These Are the Echoes of Time, to your awesome "Girls Like Sunset" Spotify playlist! This list has a very cool vibe and can be found here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6aSoAfWAJIriM7HLSl6vLD...
May 2023
I released a new song in April called, This Could Be Something Beautiful which is out now and available on all your favorite streaming sites. The video is set to drop 05/19/2023. I also have merch! I was able to design some cool graphic tees which you can find the links here. Just check out the "MERCH" tab! Be a giant in a small world with the new Micro Giant tees!!!
March 2023
I'm excited to share my new song "When You Smile" with you all! It's a simple love song that captures the overwhelming joy of seeing the one you love smile. I poured my heart into this track, and I'm thrilled to announce that it's now available on all major music streaming services worldwide! You can also check out the official video for the song on my YT channel. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you for your support!
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February 2023
Wow, already into the second month of 2023!!! I've been working pretty hard and I have released another single called Broken Mirror on the Floor. It dropped today February 24! You can catch the video here or on my YT channel. It has also been made available on all your favorite streaming sites. Music UK calls it "...a must-listen for fans of alternative electronic rock music."
There are four more songs in the pipe and I might start releasing songs bimonthly. Not sure yet but we shall see. Stay tuned as these new songs are some of the best writing and recording I have done to date. It is going to be a great year so please stay tuned and thanks again for all of your support.
October 2022
My new single, Shock from the Fallout, is finally here! I ran into a few snags in trying to get more music out there. First, Covid prevented me from singing for a few months. Second, I had a few computer issues which caused me to completely wipe my system and do a fresh install. Third, I purchased some new hardware and software so there was a bit of a learning curve for each new addition. I am finally back on track with a new song called, Shock From the Fallout, which dropped today Friday, October 21st along with a new video. I have four more songs in the hopper which I will be finishing up this month and releasing soon!
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June 2022
Another new single dropped today (06/24)called Become Free! It's available everywhere but you can catch the video here or on my YT channel. Thanks to Unica Radio (www.unicaradio.it) for adding it to their daily rotation! Check out Unica Radio, seriously, they play some great music. I love that they support indie artists!
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Had a great review drop for Non lo diro col labbro (feat. Brian Temple) courtesy of French online magazine Novorama.com! They said the track was, "...quite amazing..." You can check out Novorama.com and the review at https://www.novorama.com/nouveau/5380-micro-giant-non-lo-diro-col-labbro-feat-brian-temple?fbclid=IwAR0Nn9tyobPJ8PyL3aLAkInsuAfsL_PRA7S-KO8TvvX3RbvhO07EqDZuUvY
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May 2022
I've got a new track set to drop on Friday, May 27th called Non lo dirò col labbro (feat. Brian Temple). It's an experimental electronic track which came about as a challenge from the amazing featured singer and performer, Brian Temple. The track is a remix of the aria "Non lo dirò col labbro" from Handel's 1728 opera Tolomeo(Ptolemy). Brian's challenge was to think outside the box and present Handel's song in a more current fashion. You can catch the track here or on all streaming sites worldwide. This track will also be featured in a write up via French online magazine, Novorama.com!
December 2022
Another year is just about done and I've got another new single called, I Love the Winter Holidays! The video is set to be released on Wednesday, December 14th and the song itself will be release everywhere on Friday, December 23rd. It's my way of wishing you the best this holiday season. Thank you for all of your support!!! Next year will be a big year as it will not only see the release of new music but several Micro Giant content libraries. I've got three new songs in the pipe and a couple of special guest remixes that will be release the beginning of 2023.
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April 2022
Happy New Year!!! I realize that this is late in coming but I have been working on multiple musical fronts lately. I have some collaborations that are coming out soon along with a new Micro Giant track set to be released late May as well as a beats library set to hit later this year. Stay tuned!!!
December 2021
My final release for 2021 dropped today Friday, December 17th! This year I took on the challenge of releasing one song per month starting in February. Did I make all 11 moths??? No. My upcoming release will mark the 8th Micro Giant single release for 2021. Granted, even though I did not make it to 11 I am very proud of what I have accomplished. Doing everything from start to finish - writing, playing all the instruments, singing, recording, mixing, mastering, distributing and marketing all on my own...ask any musician, this was not an easy task. I am proud of the fact that I was able to do it and I have thus far accomplished more than any band that I have been in. On top of releasing music I have been very hard at work creating a Micro Giant beats library which, fingers crossed, will be available for sale mid to late 2022. I have also started offering mixing and mastering services so it's been a heck of a year. Anyway, that's enough patting myself on the back. I am very excited to share my new track with you called, My Lovely Drug. You can catch the video here or on my YouTube channel. The song is available on all streaming and music services worldwide. Thank you so much for your support!
October 2021
Happy Halloween!!! Another track dropped today (10/29) called, The Sweetest Revenge!
Electric Sound of Joy (UK) calls it, "A real maximalist track, everything thrown at it. Compliments on the ambition..."
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Top Indie Alt (UK) said, "Cool track. Loving the drum beat coming in at 0:13. Your sound reminds me a bit of the 80s new wave era. I enjoyed the vibes on this one."
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Where the Music Meets (PT) said, "We loved the video and the retro vibes it gives off."
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You can watch the video here or listen to it on all you favorite streaming sites. More to come so stay tuned!!!
September 2021
September has been a busy month! Just put my new single and video called, The Sweetest Revenge, in the can. You can catch the sneak peak here or on my YouTube channel. It will be released on Friday October 29th on all digital/streaming platforms worldwide! I am also finishing up a new song called, My Lovely Drug. The release date is TBD. On top of that I have been working away on creating beats which I will be selling in 2022 along with production and mixing services. I am happy to announce that my single, Dreams Like Candy, has surpassed 8,500 streams on Spotify! Again, thank you for all of your support!
August 2021
This month will see my 6th single release of 2021 dropping on Friday 08/27/21. The song is called Over the Bridge and it is a chill but epic song with a spiritual vibe centered around the loss of loved ones, especially those that never seemed to get the fair deal in life. It's about the torment of hindsight and the possibility of things that could have been.
July 2021
Thank you for your support! Dreams Like Candy is currently tracking at over 8,400 streams on Spotify. I was fortunate enough to have been added to some great playlists! Here's to you all for making it happen.
June 2021
I am happy to announce that another Micro Giant track dropped today (06/25)! Dreams Like Candy is available on all streaming services worldwide. This is the 5th Micro Giant release for 2021. The song is about my changing outlook on life to where things that I once thought of as important no longer are loosening their grip on me. It's about change and growing older. Stay tuned as next month's release will be a doosey!!!
May 2021
I have another track that dropped today (05/28)! It is called, You Can Hear It in My Voice (feat. RdotC). This track is a remix and master of a song I produced a few years back. The performance by RdotC is phenomenal and I could not let this one sit by the wayside. I never thought that this track received a fair shake as it was one of my first forays into full scale production and I never thought it sounded that good sonically until now. I cannot wait for you to hear it and I hope you like it as much as I do. It is available on all streaming services worldwide.
April 2021
My third Micro Giant track of 2021 dropped today (04/16)! It is available on all major music/streaming services. You can find the video here or on my YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/2j5grT7A6oE). Look for the next single release called, You Can Hear It in My Voice, to drop next month! Also, I just finished a new track called, Over the Bridge, which will be released later summer.
March 2021
The Advocate dropped today (03/19)! It is available on all major music/streaming services. You can find the video here or on my YouTube channel. Another new release called, Sunflowers and Lemonade, is set for an April release. I am currently working on some performance videos for more upcoming releases!
February 2021
"You'll Always Be" has been released! It is available on all major music/streaming services. This will also be followed up by another new release called, The Advocate, which is set for mid-March. I am extremely excited and I cannot wait for you all to hear the new stuff.
January 2021
Happy 2021! Again, my apologies about not updating for a while. I am getting ready to release new music next month! Finally! My new song and music video titled, You'll Always Be, is set to drop February 12th. I will also be releasing new music and videos for, The Advocate, Sunflowers and Lemonade, You Can Hear It In My Voice (Remix), Dreams Like Candy and The Sweetest Revenge. Covid and a house renovation have pushed things back a bit but I'm back on track, no pun intended. Stay safe and stay tuned.
March 2020
Happy New Year! Sorry about not updating for a while. I am still writing and recording! I was asked recently, do you miss playing out? Yes, yes I do, however, being able to write, record, mix, master and produce my own music...I enjoy that more! Expect a bunch of new tracks either mid year or 4th quarter.
October 2019
Still working hard on music and content. I have just uploaded a sneak peak as to what I am currently working on. I just finished tracking drums for a new song called, The Sweetest Revenge, which will be out sometime in 2020. Actually, I have a bunch of tracks that I will be releasing in 2020 and I cannot wait to share them with you! It has been a great month so far!!!
June 2019
Here we are at the halfway mark! I can't believe it is June. The year started off great with an unbelievable writing spree and practice, practice, practice! I have learned so many new tricks, beats, fills and mixing techniques that it makes my head spin! The only thing is I now have two parents who were recently diagnosed with dementia...that issue tends to slow things down a bit as family will always take priority no matter what. Last night, 06/13, was the first time in about a month that I was able to sit down and work on songs. In working on my album I have the music for 6 songs done and I am currently working out vocals. Honestly, writing lyrics is like pulling teeth for me as I would much rather be playing drums! Perhaps I should go the route of one of my favorite bands, El Ten Eleven, and forgo the vocals? I don't know, just thinking out loud. At any rate I am still working on new music but truth be told it is taking me a bit longer than expected. So bear with me, I promise it will be worth it!
January 2019
Happy New Year!!! Now that the holidays are over and the vacation has ended I am back in the studio, recording, mixing, writing and practicing. Thank you, thank you thank you to all that have supported me. My first independent single, Open up to My Tomorrow, has garnered more streams and downloads than I had expected! More songs and videos to come later this year. Stay tuned!!!
November 2018
My new single and video called Open up to My Tomorrow have dropped! You can find the video here and the track can be found on pretty much every major streaming service. As for the album, it will be available in 2019.
August 2018
A sneak peak at my first independent release called, Open Up to My Tomorrow, has been uploaded. You can find it here on my music page or on YouTube. Expect the video and track to be released in the fall and on the all major streaming sites! As far as the album completion, I have been working very hard. You can follow along with it's progression by liking my artist page on Facebook. Just search for Micro Giant! I will be uploading information and videos on a regular basis there.
​June 2018
I am now the proud owner of a Roland TD-50KV drumset which is a huge upgrade. I have begun tracking drums for several songs including one called Gamelan. I've uploaded a sneak peak of Gamelan on YouTube which you can find in the Music tab of this site. I have been on a writing spree as of late and I cannot wait to share it.
​May 2018
A major, major upgrade is coming to the Lab and I cannot wait!!! The possibilities are now endless. I am still working on new music so stay tuned!
​April 2018
My apologies, I have gone dark for the first quarter of 2018. I have been holed up in my studio writing new music for an upcoming album which I am hoping to release by the first quarter of 2019 (at the latest). I am pulling out all of the stops on this one and taking my time to make sure I get the recordings, mixing and production right. I have finished my first song called, Open up to My Tomorrow, along with an accompanying video and I have three more songs that are on the cusp of being finished. I am also toying with the idea of forming my own label for the upcoming release but that step is just an afterthought for now. I will get into the specifics on when and how I will release the new album when this album nears completion. As for playing live shows I am putting those on hold until after I finish this project as I have recently become frustrated with the logistics of a band. It is high time I take matters into my own hands! Stay tuned…
​September 2017
Well, a lot can change in just a few months but it has been fun! I am calling it quits with Spare Parts for Broken Hearts. Musical differences came into play and I have this overwhelming desire to write and play music that sounds more current. I do not want to reminisce about 90's Grunge and I also want to be able to pull off live what was recorded in the studio. It could have been done but I feel SP4BH did not want to put forth the effort. One of my biggest pet peeves is hearing a band's recordings, going to check them out and find that they sort of sound like what they had recorded leaving out the key elements of things that initially caught my interest. That drives me nuts! Enough about that, it was a great experience and I do feel more than fortunate to have played some great shows, to have met some outstanding people and to have shared the stage with with some incredible bands during my time with SP4BH. I am extremely excited about being able to focus on the things that have taken a backseat to SP4BH. As for future music endeavors, I am going to be a little selfish with my time - I am going to have my project studio professionally dialed in and then I will be hunkering down with some writing and recording of my own stuff. I have a ton of unfinished ideas floating around my hard drives that are screaming to be finished. There is also the very real possibility of engineering and producing other artists...so yeah, it's all good! Expect new music soon!!!
​May 2017
It has been a great year thus far. Our new single, Ever, was officially released by PLAG Records. A few days ago we played a sold out show at the Echoplex in Los Angeles and we are getting ready to embark on an all out SoCal summer assault. On a personal scale I was able to remix a SP4BH song called The Magician which you can find on this page. SP4BH will be back in the studio this summer and I am hoping to obtain a sponsor or two, stay tuned!!!
​March 2017
My first update for 2017. What can I say SP4BH is doing quite well. We are about to release our new single/video called Ever this month. We had the good fortune of working with Grammy Award winning producer Doug Boehm once again. We have been busy working hard on new material and are set to go back into the studio this summer. We will also be playing at the Women Fuck Shit Up Festival this month.
​September 2016
Onward and upward! A lot has happened since my last post. SP4BH has signed on with 12 Months of Summer Entertainment and has recorded with Grammy Award winning producer Doug Boehm to produce an upcomming single and video, Pleasure Delay. SP4BH has also had the unique priveldge of being chosen to play at this years Music Tastes Good Festival. Expect new music to be out this winter! Stay tuned.
​June 2016
A lot has happened these past few months. I tracked 7 songs for Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, we got invited to play the Music Tastes Good Festival in September, we completed a new single, won our third battle of the bands and are about to work with a new publicist! We have been working our butts off and we know that we would never be where we are without the people that support us. Thanks to all that continue to believe in us!
​March 2016
The year is ramping up quite nicely for SP4BH. Check out our gig line up. We are still working on recordings and will have a new EP out by the end of summer! I will be tracking new drums in April.
​January 2016
Happy New Year! This year is already off to a great start. SP4BH is putting the finishing touches on the songs we recorded in 2015 and writing new material. I am thinking we will have something released in a few months. Our first gig of the year at Mt. High was amazing and we have been asked to play some big upcoming events so stay tuned!
​December 2015
It's a wrap. This year SP4BH released an EP, released a video and just won The Best Orange County Indie Band of 2015 according to the OC Weekly's Best of 2015 readers poll! Happy Holidays everyone!
​September 2015
This month has had me on my toes, learning a complete 80's set for the SP4BH gig at Sunnyside Cemetary, a live in studio performance and interview for LA Music Blog with SP4BH and writing new Micro Giant material. SP4BH also has more songs that are in their final mixing stages. I am hoping to wrap it all up and have something out before the end of the year. SP4BH is also preparing for their performance at the 1st Annual Girl Fest in Corona, CA.
​July 2015
Our EP is out and the Kilson Street shoot has been released. You can watch the Kilson Street performance in my music section and our EP, I Love You II, can be found on the SP4BH website. I am just about finished with the recording and mixing of three new Spare Parts for Broken Hearts songs and some new Micro Giant tracks are in the works.
​June 2015
Now that our recordings are finished, we have been concentrating on shows. We have been playing everywhere! This month has us gearing up for a live shoot at Kilson Street and our EP release at Alex's bar. We are also working on some new material where we plan to take things up a notch...
​February 2015
The new SP4BH video for Say When has been released as of February 14th!!! You can check it out on my music page. We had a minor set back with our new EP which has caused us to push back the release date to later this year. We do not want to release anything less than stellar so this month finds us recording and mixing like crazy. We are also gearing up for our Kilson Street studio gig in which we will be taping a live performance of our set.
​January 2015
The new Spare Parts for Broken Hearts video and EP are just about finished and we hoping to release them this quarter. We will also be recording our remaining songs at Couch and will definitely have more recordings out this year. I am already working on remixes and samples for future performances with the hope of bring a more fresh and exciting sound to the band. The Micro Giant EP is behind schedule but I will be working on finishing what I began back in 2013.
​December 2014
I am excited about the SP4BH upcoming video shoot which will be taking place December 6th!!! Besides a few shows this month will also see more time spent on new recordings. Spare Parts will is gearing up for a busy 2015.
​November 2014
This month has been spent working on recordings. The new SP4BH EP is sounding pretty good and will be released early 2015. I have also been working with Green Today filling in for their drummer, Tom Varga, while he recovers from knee surgery.
​October 2014
Coming off of our battle of the bands win Spare Hearts for Broken Hearts has recorded and is currently mixing at Reddwire Recording Studios in Laguna Hills, CA. We are also gearing up for a video shoot to take place early December. We are playing a limited number of shows in order to concentrate on our 2015 projects.
