Pulling from an array of influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix and Peter Green to Hans Zimmer and Rachmonnivnov, Mike creates music for film and live blues rock.  Beginning on piano at age 7, and then adding guitar at age 16, Mike has been playing music live and composing for 20+ years.  He studied under Dr. Robert Miller at East Stroudsburg University where he performed 3 solo compositions for piano.  After college he cut his teeth living and playing music in New York City for over a decade.  He toured the US with his rock band, Mother, bi-coastal hard rock band, Vagus Nerve, Militia Vox, and his psych blues outfit GSM Trio. Recently relocated to Nashville, Mike has started a new musical journey as a lead singer/guitarist/songwriter/composer as the artist "Mike Gowen Jr".  Steeped in the grit of American blues and rock, Mike channels the soulful vocals of Paul Rodgers, Gregg Allman, and Otis Rush; intertwined with heavy guitar influence from Peter Green, David Gilmour, and Jimi Hendrix.  The sound is familiar yet fresh and all his own.