Michael Francis Gonzalez (born March 8, 1988), also known by his stage name Mike Del Rio, is a

musical artist A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wr ...

, producer, and

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from

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now based in Los Angeles, CA. He is the co creator and lead member of the alternative group POWERS along with songwriter, vocalist and instrumentalist Crista Ru signed to

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. As a record producer, Del Rio's eclectic style and musicality has led him to work with an array of artist such as

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Jamie N Commons James Nicholas Commons (born 22 October 1988) is a British singer and songwriter, based in New Cross, London. Early life and education Commons was born in Bristol, England, but was raised, in part, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. At age ...

, and

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. Most recently Del Rio executive produced recording artist LP latest album ''

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'' containing the global hit title track "

". He is signed to

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's publishing company

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distributed through

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POWERS

Together with Crista Ru, he also is part of the alternative duo POWERS, which they started in late 2013. The band is signed to

References

External links

www.MikeDelRio.com
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