Though now the Executive Director of Epic Ministries in Ventura, Calif., many know Mikee Bridges as a mainstay of the 1990s alt-Christian music scene, fronting two well-received bands, as well as founding and running three clubs and the long-standing TOM Festival.
In 1989 he got his first-taste of club operation with the Connection in Portland, Ore., which helped birth his next two clubs, the Push and Spin Cycle, both of which saw scores of bands on their stages over the years.
While working as a promoter and club owner, Mikee joined the Gecko Monks, a band which found marked regional success with their self-titled debut. From there, he moved on to found and front Sometime Sunday, one of the first bands on Tooth and Nail Records, and later Tragedy Ann. In between touring the country and recording albums with those bands, Mikee also started Twin Sister, a “Star Wars” tribute band replete with costumes and songs about the Skywalker clan.
After 14 years in the Northwest, Mikee’s time in Portland afforded a move back to his hometown of Ventura. Back in California he helmed the Loft at Skatestreet USA, a live music venue, before becoming the Executive Director and Co-Creator of Alpine, a multi-faceted entertainment complex that included two venues, a world-class skate park, a PC gaming center and other amenities. Alpine, in turn, gave way to Epic Ventura, his current venture. Epic features three entities: the Armory, a PC gaming center, Synapse, an energy/connectivity lounge, and Epic, a 2,000 square-foot multi-use venue.
Mikee currently resides in Ventura with his wife of five years, Vera, their four children and enough animals to fill a small zoo.
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