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MUSIC
COOL BLUE GROOVES
I got my musical start in the Mississippi River college town of La Crosse, Wisconsin, playing bass in bands like Buzz Butler, the Mall Weirdos and the Joe Price blues trio. These days my main focus is composing and producing instrumental music for movie and TV soundtracks. Listen to my music at Reverb Nation Licensing available through Pump Audio Contact me to commission custom sounds Full discography |
BOOKS
LIVE WITHOUT DEAD TIME
Four days... four nights... wandering the streets of Amsterdam. This is the newly expanded, 80-page second edition of my book of candid street scenes captured in one of the world's most alluring and colorful cities. Browse and buy the book See more pics in my tumblr photo journal |
THE STREETS OF SANTORINI
There's a serene, Old World beauty even in the most mundane street scene on the Greek island of Santorini. Join me and my camera on a trip through the winding back alleys and forgotten corners of this enchanting and legendary land of blue and white. Browse and buy the book |
STORIES
A CULINARY WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Let me tell ya, the things I do to get a story… I’ve slam-danced, spelunked, bungee-jumped, stayed awake through an entire Third District Congressional Forum and stopped at Wall Drug. But I think you’ll agree that on this night, I went above and beyond the call of duty when I ate a two-inch mealy worm. Raw. Read the full story |
SPACE: THE FINAL BEER FRONTIER?
As editor-in-chief of the New Brewer magazine, I worked with a team of reporters and technical editors documenting the rise of the American craft brewing industry. The job also had its playful moments, like exploring the lighter side of a major brewery bankruptcy story. Namely, what’s going to happen to the World’s Largest Six-Pack? Read the full story |
APPALACHIAN PAINTER
As senior editor for Sherwin-Williams' Professional Painting Contractor magazine for the past 13 years, I've traveled all over North America to interview painters and photograph their work. Guys like Jeff Woodward of Hiawassee, Georgia (above) are the unsung heroes of the construction trades, and it's a privilege to tell their stories. Read Jeff's story |
FIGHT CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER
My tenure as webmaster of the Coalition of Photographic Arts put me in contact with a lot of stellar photographers. In this interview, I spoke with Coree Coppinger about the challenges and rewards of documenting the fighters at the Duke Roufus Mixed Martial Arts Academy. Read the full interview |
TALES OF DECONSTRUCTION
Urban exploration photography. That's the term Eric Holubow uses to describe his work. I got a chance to talk with him about the haunting beauty of his images of post-industrial architectural decay for my Behind The Lens blog at PhotoArtsChicago.com. Read the full interview |
ARTIST INTERVIEWS
Covering the arts and entertainment beat for the La Crosse Tribune for 15 years gave me the opportunity to interview many top artists, performers and musicians. Interviews posted (so far): Alice Cooper Buddy Guy (above) Larry Coryell |
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Mike Starling earned his journalism stripes over a 20-year career working for daily newspapers, trade magazines and as an independent public radio show producer. His original music is heard on numerous recordings and movie and TV soundtracks. Among his other interesting career moves, he has edited a beer magazine and sold potato chips door-to-door.
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Art credits, from top left: Bug photo by Abhishek Jacob. Rocket launch photo by Gang Lee. Jeff Woodward photo by Mike Starling for Professional Painting Contractor magazine. Fight Club photo ©Coree Coppinger. Room With A View photo © Eric Holubow. Buddy Guy photo by Bubba73. Live Without Dead Time book cover photo © Mike Starling. Blue & White: The Streets of Santorini book cover photo © Mike Starling. Musical instruments photo © Mike Starling. Room With A View, Fight Club, musical instruments and book cover photos are posted by permission of the photographers. All rights reserved. The bug, rocket and Buddy Guy photos are all posted under a creative commons license from the Wikimedia Commons free media file repository. Click here to learn more and support this worthy nonprofit cause.
