Mike Bankhead
mikebankhead.bsky.social
Mike Bankhead
@mikebankhead.bsky.social
Left-handed bassist who plays right-hamded. Ohioan. Fluent in French and Spanish.

Find me wherever you stream music.
My wife brought this home for me from our local library last Friday, and I finished it today. Nicely done, @scalzi.com , I loved it.
December 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The penultimate Bandcamp Friday of 2025 is this week. I have music and merch waiting over there for you.
October 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This is the artwork for my unreleased song "Push Tomorrow Away", courtesy of @brandonberry.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Messing around with "Promise" on piano. This is the first verse from the lead single on my sophomore album, released in 2020.
July 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
See, @brandonberry.bsky.social , I have a preferred spot when I'm tracking.
June 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I'm reading the Old Man's War series again, and got to this line in The Human Division.

Pretty sure @scalzi.com cackled with glee whilst writing it.
June 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
You can hear @brandonberry.bsky.social explaining one of my biggest musical influences in this very brief video whilst tracking guitar on the single that I'm releasing in exactly o.e week, June 3rd.
#fountainsofwayne
#indierock
#newsinglecoming
May 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Dayton folks! I warmly invite you to watch me bare my soul on piano tonight.
May 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Cowriting today!
May 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My latest single "Something That I Can't Explain" is coming your way on Tuesday, June 3rd.
#newmusic #indierock
May 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The lyrics to "Chameleon Skin" are a response to a Jason Isbell song called "White Man's World." #lyrics #songwriting #chameleonskin
May 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Open, vulnerable, honest lyrics? Yep, that's me.
May 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
About the lyrics to "We Are the Broken"...
May 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Good times!
May 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My lyrics about Plantation weddings are....
April 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I say true things in the lyrics to "Latent"
April 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
How important are the lyrics to you when you are listening to music?
April 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is me. I'm Mike, from Dayton, Ohio.

Bass player, songwriter, left-handed person. Fluent in French and Spanish. Cooking enthusiast. Fan of basrball, college football, basketball, soccer, hockey, and many other sports. My favorite artist is René Maigritte. I probably wish to meet you.
March 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I have a podcast, and am interested in talking to musicians and songwriters...
March 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Looking for music with honest and authentic lyrics? Stop scrolling, you found it.
#music #lyrics #indiemusic #authentic #iamexperienced
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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February 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Hey BlueSky... here's a blue sky. (Also an ocean of some sort.)
February 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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February 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM