Mike More

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Mike More
Born
Michael David Munves

(1966-01-05) January 5, 1966 (age 55)
Other namesAmadayus Billionaire
Spouse(s)Bani Azari (m. 2008)
AwardsMusician, songwriter, record producer
Website http://www.nabbr.com/

Mike More (born Michael David Munves; January 5, 1966, New York) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer.

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Early life

More's mother died in a car accident when he was young. He attended the High School of the Performing Arts for music (Class of 1984), [1] and met his musical partner, Orfeh, there. Their first recording endeavor was with CBS Records as the group Genevha (sic). They released a two song vinyl, Life in the Movies, in 1987. His credits on the album were under the pseudonym of Amadayus Billionaire. After that project, they formed Or-n-More, and signed with EMI Records, where they experienced mild success. Their self-titled debut album went gold, and the single, "Everyotherday", became a hit stateside and abroad. However, after a hierarchy change at EMI, they were dropped from the label.

Career

After his short-lived recording career ended, More continued to write and produce music for other artists. Some of the artists he has written and produced music for include: [2]

Most recently, he founded the web-based media distribution company, Nabbr. [3] He also founded his own music production and publishing company Mike More Media. He is also a voting member of the Producers & Engineers wing of NARAS.

Personal life

He married Bani Azari on September 12, 2008.

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  1. "High School of Performing Arts Alumni Site". Highschoolofperformingarts.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Home - Selectable Media - Value-Exchange and Native Video Advertising". Nabbr.com. August 13, 2013. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2014.