Facing future?

Mike can often be found at the computer tinkering around with various demo recording software packages he has found on the Internet. He is possibly interested in a career in the technical side of music production, if his plan for being a rock star falls through.

When we were in Florida last month, my dad called an old friend of his, Greg Rike, and arranged for us to have a tour of his amazing audio and video recording studio in Orlando:



After an initial walk-through, Dad and I hung out in the lobby with Greg while his production engineer, Wally Walton, gave Mike a more in-depth look at the recording world:



Mike left that day with his head spinning with visions of Pro Tools, and Mac computers, and microphones whose names I don't know. He declared the afternoon to be one of the best parts of our whole vacation!