More About Me
Name:
Mike Marhefka III
Hometown:
Dallas, TX
Guitar:
Chop Shop series Bossman II.
What do you drive?
99 Heritage Softail Classic
What do you drink?
Jack & Coke
When did you start playing guitar?
When I was 15 years old.
What was your first guitar?
My first guitar was an arctic white strat.
What band(s) do you currently perform with?
- The Holding
- Rescue Signals (w/ Beau Tyler)
What is the first song you ever learned to play?
The first song I learned to play was Nirvana’s “Come As You Are”. Just like everyone else, right?!!
What’s your patented stage move?
An alternating groove with the hips between a solid power stance to planting my right leg and driving my left heel into the ground. All while percussively testing the durability of guitar, strings, and pick alike.
What elements describe your approach to playing?
Texture and rhythm best describe my role. I’m no Alvin Lee, but building a percussive and consistant web is just as pertinent. Its all orchestrated madness and everyone has their little part.
What is your favorite food and/or recipe?
Big noodle yellow curry with peanut sauce and hot oil.
What quote best describes you or is a mantra for your life?
“Living The Dream”.
