Singer Mike Bravener ROCKS the Farmer's Market in Fredericton!!!
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Mike Bravener - Entertainer
Mike Bravener was born in Etobicoke Onatrio in 1961 and moved to the maritime's at the age of 15. He currently resides in Fredericton N.B. in a beautiful home, with a wonderful wife and 4 children.
As a young boy growing up in Southern Ontario Mike would spend a lot of time at his grandparents cottage in a little place known as Johnson's Harbor. Just out side of Owen-Sound Mike would spend his days fishing, exploring and listening to old 78 records and in later years 8 track tapes of some of the great country and western recording artists ever. It was this influence that engraved a deep love for classic country on Mike's soul. At the age of 41 Mike left his career as a Clergyman and entered the world of entertainmnet full-time
Mike's 2nd cd, available on Itunes, entitled "Sinner" was recorded with The Rockin Billies. 1000 copies sold in just under 2 years and enjoyed local airplay. The Rockin Billies played at Harvest Jazz and Blues, CBC Galaxie of Rising Stars as well as the Sirius XM Radio stage in Collingwood ON. "Sinner" received great reviews from 3 Rockabilly magazines based in Europe!
Mike, however, is perhaps best known as "Elvis" in and around the Fredericton area. Mike's Tribute shows have taken him all over New Brunswick and into Nova -Scotia, Maine, Quebec, and southern Ontario.
He has won many awards in the last few years for his tribute to elvis, Including the 2009 Myspace Karaoke Championship in which he beat out over 3000 world wide entries. This win sent him to Memphis where he was declared by Elvis Presley Enterprises as one of the top 20 Tribute Artists in the world. Mike has also performed 4 shows with "Elvis" original drummer, and Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame Member D.J. Fontana. DJ is quoted as describing Mike's show as "One of the best that I have ever seen" Classic Drummer Magazine in a december 2011 issue referred to Mike as Canada's greatest Elvis Tribute Artist.
His latest cd, Coverin Hank, will feature 10 classic Hank Williams Sr. tunes and 4 brand new originals. Every instrument, voice, percussion are all done by Mike and recorded at home in his basement during the winter of 2011-12.
These tracks are being mixed and mastered by Grammy and Juno award winning studio, Iguana Recording Studio in Toronto ON.
Mike is available as a solo artist or with his very talented son, Josh Bravener and he performs with a 4 piece band, Tom Cat Corner, That plays all your favorite Vintage Country Songs, Rockabilly, and originals. The boys headlined, for their debut, at the 2012 Maritime Country Fest!
What's Mike up to today?
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