Michael Kang (musician)

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Michael Kang
Michael Kang performing in Vail, Colorado
Background information
Born	(1971-05-13) 13 May 1971 (age 53) South Korea
Genres	Jam band, Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Mandolin, violin, guitar
Labels	Columbia

Michael Kang, (born May 13, 1971, South Korea) is a multi-instrumentalist for the jam band The String Cheese Incident (often abbreviated to SCI).^[1]

The mandolin is his primary instrument, although he plays violin on several songs, and electric mandolin on many others. He provides both a melodic and rhythmic sound. Kang has lived in South Korea, Indonesia, England, Germany, New York City, San Francisco Bay Area (California), United Arab Emirates, Alaska, and Colorado. He is a graduate of UC-Berkeley, a former emergency medical technician, and a former ski patrolman in Steamboat Springs, CO.