Mike Keneally

Michael Joseph Keneally ( born December 20, 1961 in Long Iceland, New York ) is an American musician.

Life

Keneally was born in Long Iceland and moved at a young age to San Diego in California. There he is connected to the local music scene, he has founded the band " Drop Control " 1985. Mike Keneally is best known for his involvement in Zappa's 1988's touring band. Keneally was included because he had a wide repertoire of Zappa pieces that he could play both the guitar and the keyboard. The interaction with the band was short- lived, as the concert tour in 1988 ended prematurely. After Zappa's death in 1993, Keneally worked with Zappa's eldest son Dweezil and played with the group Z. recorded several albums. Keneally has released more than ten albums of his own and played since 1992 in various bands and projects.

In the project "The Mistakes " played Keneally 1995 with Henry Kaiser (guitar ), Andy West ( bass) and Prairie Prince (drums). From 1996 to 2001, he headed up to the eight-member group " Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins ". He formed in early 2002 his group to a quartet around and called it " Mike Keneally Band". Both ensembles were suffering from frequent personnel reshuffles, especially the drummer (Jason Harrison Smith, Nick D' Virgilio, Toss Panos, Joe Travers) changed very often. Constants in Keneally band are bassist Bryan Beller (since 1994) and guitarist Rick Musallam ( since 1999). In Europe, Mike Keneally toured in the years 2002 to 2005 under the name " Mike Keneally and Friends" with Jaan Wessman (bass) and Schroeder (drums).

These is his involvement in Steve Vai's touring. Keneally played guitar and keyboards in the Miles Davis Tribute project YO MILES! by Wadada Leo Smith and Henry Kaiser. On the Zappanale in Bad Doberan is a musician also occurred.

Discography

Mike Keneally is heard according to its own published discography of over 40 albums.

Solo / Beer for Dolphins

  • Mike Keneally: has. (1992)
  • Mike Keneally: Boil did Dust Speck ( 1994)
  • Mike Keneally and Beer for Dolphins: Half alive in Hollywoold (1996 )
  • Mike Keneally: Sluggo! (1997)
  • Mike Keneally: Giant Tracks ( 1997) ( Hybernation Gentle Giant tribute album compilation )
  • Mike Keneally: The Tar Tapes Vol 1 (1997, material of the years 1983 to 1991 )
  • Mike Keneally: The Tar Tapes Vol 2 (1998, material of the years 1982 to 1991 )
  • Mike Keneally: Nonkertompf (1999)
  • Mike Keneally and Beer for Dolphins: Dancing ( 2000)
  • Mike Keneally: Wooden Smoke ( 2001)
  • Mike Keneally Vai Piano Reductions Vol 1 (2004)
  • Mike Keneally: The Universe Will Provide (2004)
  • Mike Keneally Band: Dog ( 2004)
  • Mike Keneally Band Guitar Therapy Live (2006)
  • Mike Keneally: Wine And Pickles (2008)
  • Mike Keneally: Scambot 1 (2009)
  • Mike Keneally / Marco Minnemann: Evidence of Humanity (2010)
  • Mike Keneally: Wing Beat Fantastic - written songs by Mike Keneally & Andy Partridge (2012 )
  • Mike Keneally: You Must Be This Tall (2013 )

With other musicians

  • Frank Zappa: Broadway The Hard Way ( 1988)
  • Frank Zappa: The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (1991 )
  • Frank Zappa: Make A Jazz Noise Here ( 1991)
  • Frank Zappa: You Can not Do That On Stage Anymore, Volume 4 (1991 )
  • Frank Zappa: You Can not Do That On Stage Anymore, Volume 6 (1992 )
  • Steve Vai: G3 Live In Concert (1997)
  • Steve Vai: Flex Able Leftovers ( 1998)
  • Mullmuzzler: Keep It To Yourself (1999)
  • Steve Vai: Alive In An Ultra World ( 2001)
  • James LaBrie 's Mullmuzzler: 2 ( 2001)
  • Compilation: 156 Strings: Nineteen Totally Original Acoustic Guitarists (2002, piece " Thou Shalt Not Kill" )
  • Compilation: A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd (2003, play " Astronomy Domine " )
  • Frank Zappa: Trance - Fusion ( 2007)

DVD / Video

  • Soap Scum Remover (1996 )
  • Dog DVD ' (2004, part of the Special Limited Edition of Dog )
  • Has. Limited Edition DVD (2007 part of the deluxe version of has. )
  • Boil That Dust Speck DVD (2007 part of the deluxe version of Boil That Dust Speck )
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