American singer-songwriter
Mike City |
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| Birth name | Michael Flowers |
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| Also known as | Mikey Dan (as background vocalist) |
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| Born | (1970-12-02) December 2, 1970 (age 53)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |
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| Origin | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Genres | House, deep house, R&B, hip hop |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
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| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, synthesizers, drum machine, wurlitzer, drums, bass |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Labels | Ichiban, Intersound, Soulife, BBE |
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| Website | twitter.com/mikecity |
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Musical artist
Michael Flowers,[2] known professionally as Mike City (born December 2, 1970),[3] is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for producing the singles "I Wish" for Carl Thomas, "Heard It All Before" for Sunshine Anderson, "Full Moon" for Brandy and "One Woman Man" for Dave Hollister.
Career
He became a mentor of Anderson's after a friend discovered her singing a song by Lalah Hathaway in the cafeteria line at North Carolina Central University.[4]
He earned the moniker "Mike City" because he was an avid listener of the house music group Ten City.[2] Initially a songwriter, City became a singer by trade and later a producer after needing an outlet to use the songs he wrote.[2] He started out playing drums and bass, but switched to keyboards after graduating from high school in 1987.[2]
Flowers is also the founder and CEO of Unsung Entertainment, Inc.[5] He is also a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity, a predominantly African-American national fraternity. He was initiated at Alpha Epsilon Chapter at North Carolina Central University in Spring 1988.[6]
He is noted for production on Brandy's albums Full Moon and Two Eleven.[7][8]
In 2015, he began a new music project called Lewis City alongside British house and garage producer Danny J Lewis. In 2017, he released his house music inspired second album The Feel Good Agenda, Vol. 1.
