Mike “Cee” Carpenter
Photo Credit: Travis “Fisheye” Ruiz
Hollywood Producer
When did you first get into music? Back when I was in the 1st Grade. My teacher played guitar and I was mesmerized so I stayed in from recess to learn how to play. My parents bought me a guitar and I was on my way. Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? I had been playing in garage bands for quite sometime and that seemed to be the thing to do. I was terrible in sports so that seemed like a natural progression. How would you describe the music that you create? It always depends. I grew up listening to all kinds of music, but I would say Urban/Pop/Dance/EDM
How has your music evolved since you first began playing music? With home studios you now can experiment with different sounds. I like to dial in stuff and tweak stuff that most people don’t ordinarily do. I’m sure you have met a lot of celebrities along the way. Would you share 1 or 2 of your favorite stories with us? I was doing a remix for this group, called The Jamaica Boys (Marcus Miller-Bass Player/Producer) and Lenny White (Drummer Return to Forever), the song was for the House Party “Kid n Play” movie back in the late ‘80s. We were recording at Ocean Way Recording Studio in Hollywood. While in the studio, I was walking down the hallway and met Bruce Springsteen. Then, my engineer asked if I wanted to go to the next room over and meet Lionel Ritchie. I did and had an amazing talk about the music business. Learned a lot from that session... Go back to my room and Marcus Miller is talking about a
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