Springfield Ohio Springfield's Got Talent - Mike Ballard

Bookmark this site

Monday
October 6, 2008

Springfield's Got Talent - Mike Ballard

Click on any image for a larger view in a new window. Feel free to download and share any of these images.

My name is Mike Ballard. I'm a 36 years old lifetime resident of Clark County, growing up in Catawba, with my parents still living there. I'm a 1989 graduate of Northeastern High School. I currently live in Springfield with my wife and two children, and until the past 1 1/2 years also worked in Springfield at Mercy Medical Center in the pathology laboratory. I currently work in the Columbus area and commute daily.
	I am very active in the community where I have been involved in the Northridge Lions Club for the last 8 years, and am currently the club President. I enjoy sports of all kinds especially coaching my son in Northidge baseball. I love to spend time with family and friends, cooking, and grilling out.
I very much like to entertain people, whether it's in my back yard at home, or with my music in a local area bar, or talent competition. I really enjoy music. I like to listen to it, but most importantly I like to preform it. I've been playing guitar for years, I guess since my High School days, but sports and girls were more important.
	It wasn't until about 10 years ago did I start taking the guitar seriously. I took lessons at the Guitar Attention Center. My first instructor was Rob Mowery, which lasted a few months. Then after that, I continued with the legendary John Lippolis. John took my playing, and preforming to a whole other level. It was with John where I got my first opportunity to play with "a band".
And for several years I was part of a trio with John and Roger Sigman (currently plays guitar with J&R Duo). Slowly, pieces of a new band started to form. With John, Roger, and myself along with bass player Scott Ground being the base of a band called "Studio". We went through many changes over the years and "Studio" is no longer around, but in some form or another, whether it's helping one another out with a project or just jamming in someones living room, the four of us (from Studio) have continued to play music together. I was slightly disappointed that I didn't move on to the finals of the Springfield's Got Talent, I thought I did well enough, and I think the listening audience enjoyed my performance. But for some reason I wasn't that lucky. I did enjoy myself though. But maybe someone out there liked what they heard, and would like to get in contact with me for parties, etc.

Springfield Got Talent Photo Gallery Index

springfieldohio.net is a member of