Mike More (born Michael David Munves; January 5, 1966,

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) is an American

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, and

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Early life

More's mother died in a car accident when he was young. He attended the

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for music (Class of 1984), and met his musical partner,

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, there. Their first recording endeavor was with

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as the group Genevha (sic). They released a two song vinyl, ''Life in the Movies'', in 1987. His credits on the

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were under the

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of Amadayus Billionaire. After that project, they formed Or-n-More, and signed with

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, where they experienced mild success. Their self-titled debut album went gold, and the single, "Everyotherday", became a hit stateside and abroad. However, after a hierarchy change at EMI, they were dropped from the label.

Career

After his short-lived recording career ended, More continued to write and produce music for other artists. Some of the artists he has written and produced music for include: *

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(with Andrew Logan) * Dakota Moon (with Andrew Logan) *

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Most recently, he founded the web-based media distribution company, Nabbr. He also founded his own music production and publishing company Mike More Media. He is also a voting member of the Producers & Engineers wing of

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Personal life

He married Bani Azari on September 12, 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:More, Mike 1966 births Living people Songwriters from New York (state) American multi-instrumentalists American music arrangers Record producers from New York (state)