Mike Love (reggae musician)
Mike Love | |
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 Mike Love in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Oahu, Hawaii |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Website | Official website |
Mike Love is an American reggae musician and singer from Hawai'i. His 2014 record, Jah Will Never Leave I Alone, reached #3 on Billboard's Reggae chart.[1] He self-describes his style as "revolutionary consciousness music".[2]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Born on O'ahu, he grew up in Kalama Valley and attended Henry J. Kaiser High School.[3]
Career[edit]
He released his debut album The Change I'm Seeking in 2012, followed by Jah Will Never Leave I Alone in 2014, Love Will Find A Way in 2015, and the Love Overflowing EP a year later.[4]
Mike Love opened for Xavier Rudd's Boulder, Colorado concert in 2015, singing together during the end of the show.[5] Love attributes some of his success to his YouTube rendition of "Permanent Holiday", which has more than 20 million views as of 2019.[6] The song's lyrics turn what seem to be a "random assortment of syllables...into a song over a period of three minutes", according to Colossal.[7]
Love has toured in the Philippines (headlining the Malasimbo music festival),[8] New Zealand,[9] and Costa Rica, among other locations internationally. In the US he has played at the Rise Up Music Festival in 2019,[10] the Rhode Island Reggae Festival in 2019,[11] Bhakti Fest in 2019,[12] Think Bank Down By the Riverside in 2019,[13] and was slated to perform at the California Roots Music and Arts Festival until its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
Love has collaborated with Clinton Fearon on his album History Say.[15] He participates in Playing for Change.[16]
He currently plays with his band, Mike Love and the Full Circle, consisting of John Hawes, Keith Tsukamaki, Reggie Padilla, and Arthur Davis.[6] In addition to touring, the band does a weekly gig at Hawaiian Brian's on O'ahu. All of Love's albums are released independently on his own label, Love Not War Records.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chart History, Mike Love". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Roby, Steve. "Mike Love's Electric Church Music Experience". Big Island Music Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Mike Love to bring Hawaiian Reggae to Fort Lauderdale". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Mike Love". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Emma, Philip. "XAVIER RUDD & THE UNITED NATIONS WITH MIKE LOVE". Grateful Web. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ a b Tanigawa, Noe. "Mike Love: Evangelical Reggae". Hawaii Public Radio. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Jobson, Christopher. "Musician Mike Love Samples Seemingly Random Syllables That Gradually Turn Into Lyrics". Colossal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Malasimbo music festival to be held at La Mesa Ecopark". ABS CBN. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "One Love Festival 2020 gearing up to be the best yet!". Scoop. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Egan, Rick. "Reggae Rise Up Music Festival brings good vibes to Heber City". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ McDonald, Susan. "Reborn UB40 to perform Saturday at R.I. Reggae Festival". Providence Journal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Archer, Greg. "Breathing in Bhakti Fest". Palm Springs Life. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Reggae concert will be all about Love". MedCityBeat. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "THE 11TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA ROOTS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE FIRST ROUND OF ARTISTS!". Grateful Web. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Reggae singer Clinton Fearon marks 50 years of career with 'purpose' [Video]". RFI. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Mike Love". Playing for Change. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Maples, Kyle. "UNIVERSAL ENERGY: Mike Love brings reggae and harmony to The Calico Room". Encore. Retrieved 28 July 2020.