A Michigan native, Vasas currently lives in Lansing and has been making music for more than 25 years. A graduate of Kalamazoo College with a bachelor’s degree in music, Vasas developed a style that cross-pollinates music styles. Vasas teaches and/or has taught creativity, media creation, design, and various music-related subjects with students of all ages in K-12 education, college-level education, and adult-education.
He currently resides in Lansing, Michigan with his family where he continues his media projects and works at his alma mater, Michigan State University, where he received his Master’s degree. As an instructor in the Advertising and Public Relations Department in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Vasas focuses on creativity and design courses.
Music from his 2004 LP “Grace Monica” has been featured in theater pieces in Los Angeles. Mike Vasas and The Beasts of Burden, a prog-pop-rock group active from 2005-2010, released two records and performed across the state of Michigan including The Intersection in Grand Rapids, the Royal Oak Music Theater and The Palace of Auburn Hills. An avid studio musician, his Songs Not By Me had Vasas recording and releasing 365 free covers in 2010.
In 2016, Vasas announced the release of a trilogy of self-titled records and fans successfully funded a kickstarter campaign for a limited vinyl release of “Mike Vasas III,” the first record in the trilogy. Committed to his family first, future records and crowd-funded releases will be completed when the time is right.