Mike Maimone

Describing the front man of Chicago garage rock veterans Mutts, Daytrotter said Mike Maimone "goes from zero to a hundred quicker than most." Relocating to Nashville in January 2020, he moved characteristically fast and was named a Lightning 100 Local Artist of the Week in February. When COVID put an end to his auspicious start as a Nashville performer, he recorded a pair of albums in his bedroom studio. A covers record called "Borrowed Tunes, vol. 1" came out in September, and a new original album called "isolation:001" came out in October. These are the 9th and 10th albums that the singer/songwriter and producer has released on his label 8eat8 Records since 2008, along with 8 EPs nearly 20 singles. As a session keyboardist he has also contributed to dozens of other recordings. On top of being prolific in the studio, Maimone also averaged over 100 tour dates each year since 2009. As a solo artist and with his band Mutts, and as a keyboardist for Company of Thieves, Los Colognes, an