Mike Burns (songwriter)
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Mike Burns is an American Songwriter, Music producer and entrepreneur who currently resides in Los Angeles
, California, USA. He is best-known for his Dance music project known as "Interstate". His contributions as Interstate to the 2004 release Creamfields, by Paul Oakenfold, earned him a Grammy Nomination as a contributing Producer and songwriter.
where he minored in electro acoustic music under the direction of James P Sain. After graduating from College with a BA in history, he began to submit music to contacts in Los Angeles. After placing his one of his early tracks into the Gus Van Sant Film "Speedway Junky", he made the decision to move to Los Angeles and pursue music.
's first reality show "Beg Borrow and deal in which he wrote the theme song and scored 2 seasons. He went on to write the theme song for ESPN's Jim Rome is Burning
which ran for 8 years.
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, California, USA. He is best-known for his Dance music project known as "Interstate". His contributions as Interstate to the 2004 release Creamfields, by Paul Oakenfold, earned him a Grammy Nomination as a contributing Producer and songwriter.
Early years
Mike Burns began making electronic music at the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
where he minored in electro acoustic music under the direction of James P Sain. After graduating from College with a BA in history, he began to submit music to contacts in Los Angeles. After placing his one of his early tracks into the Gus Van Sant Film "Speedway Junky", he made the decision to move to Los Angeles and pursue music.
Film and TV
Mike Burns began to write for film and television shows including ESPNESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's first reality show "Beg Borrow and deal in which he wrote the theme song and scored 2 seasons. He went on to write the theme song for ESPN's Jim Rome is Burning
Jim Rome is Burning
Jim Rome Is Burning, originally titled Rome Is Burning and often abbreviated as JRIB, is a sports conversation and opinion show hosted by Jim Rome. Debuting on May 6, 2003 as Rome Is Burning, it was originally a once a week show in primetime at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday nights on ESPN...
which ran for 8 years.