HeyMike!
| HeyMike! | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ventura County, California, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1998–2001, 2003–present |
| Labels | Takeover Records |
| Associated acts |
Craig's Brother Stole Your Woman Yellowcard |
| Members | Steven Neufeld Ben Harper Josh McDonald Justin "Juice" Cabrera |
| Past members | Tim Wright Warren Cooke T.J Arriaga Brandon Henderson Ben Secret Jason Turner Derek Vaughn |
HeyMike! is a U.S. punk band out of Ventura County, California. The band's name was originally used by singer/guitarist Steven Neufeld as the title of his early demo tapes from 1998-2001. HeyMike! resurfaced when Neufeld, bassist Josh McDonald, and drummer Justin "Juice" Cabrera signed to Takeover Records and published two records titled "Embrace Your Hooks," released in 2004, and "HeyMike", released in 2006. Their third Studio album, "Pop and Circumstance" was released April 19, 2011.
Neufeld began to record and release demo tapes under the name "HeyMike!" in 1998. He was joined by drummer Ben Secret, guitarist Jason Turner and bassist Derek Vaughn, and their music appeared on internet sites such as GarageBand.com and MP3.com. The music charted on the indie sites in 2000 which gave HeyMike! some early success.
Juice and Neufeld both joined the Tooth & Nail band Craig's Brother after the departure of their guitarists (Ryan Key and Dan McLintock) and drummer (Heath Konkel). Being a Christian label with close connections with The Family, the band was dropped after a picture of Juice flipping the bird at the camera was uploaded to their website, and he was later fired by singer and frontman Ted Bond via an announcement on a live radio show at KMBY 104.3 after failing to show up. Steven stayed with the band, which eventually disbanded in 2001.
In 2003, Juice contacted Steven in an attempt to start a new band. "Stole Your Woman's" lead singer Travis Dixon suggested to Juice that McDonald from Ventura's own "All in Good Time" play bass. The trio signed to Takeover Records and decided to perform under the name, HeyMike!. After a mere five months, they recorded the EP, "Embrace Your Hooks" which was released in June 2004. They toured extensively, headlining club tours, playing Warped Tour dates and touring with bands like AutoPilot off, The Starting Line and Yellowcard
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