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Mike Bryant: Bio Mike Bryant - Artist I was born July 25th, 1953 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Born into a very musical family, I started singing at a very early age. I sang a lot in school and at family functions. I started writing poetry very early which later developed into songwriting. At the age of 6, I won my first talent show held at school. I started learning to play my first musical instrument (The acoustic guitar) at the age of 15. I started learning the guitar when my music teacher asked me if I would learn a song to play in our school talent show. My dad, being a guitar player, taught me the basic chords and with a lot of practice I learned a song to play at the show. This was the turning point that was to shape my life forever. After performing Simon & Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair" I won first place and received my first standing ovation. Needless to say from that moment on I was hooked. Shortly after that I became friends with someone with as much passion for music as I had. Within the next three years, I was to start my own country music show, appear on several local television shows and start a career in song writing. At the age of 18 I entered the Military and served a total of 6 years. During my years in the military, I formed bands and performed all over North Carolina, Washington State, and all over Europe. Upon completion of my military service I moved back to the coastal area of North Carolina for about 5 years. I formed several bands t