Growing up in Los Angeles, his earliest memories included listening to his parents' eclectic record collection filled mostly with folk, country, and singer/songwriter albums. Given that premise, there was also an inexplicable inclusion, Aerosmith's Get Your Wings, which promptly stood out to the young Mike Randle, introducing him to the depraved realms of rock & roll. He began absorbing music like a sponge, eventually gravitating to the Beatles and the Beach Boys. By his early teens, Randle had begun playing in rock bands and soon thereafter began initial songwriting efforts. ...