Michael Kang (musician)

This article is about the musician. For the director, see Michael Kang (director).

Michael Kang
Michael Kang performing in Vail, Colorado
Background information
Born	13 May 1971 (1971-05-13) South Korea
Genres	Jam band, Alternative rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Mandolin, violin, guitar
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	The String Cheese Incident

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

The mandolin is his primary instrument, although he plays violin on several songs, and electric guitar on many others. He provides both a melodic and rhythmic sound. Kang has lived in South Korea, Indonesia, England, Germany, New York, 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. He provided critical medical attention in the rescue of a seriously injured person from Cataract Canyon, Utah, in June, 1992.^{[citation needed]}

Side Projects

In addition to his role in SCI, Kang has participated in several side projects, among these was the 2000 album Head West by the collaboration called Comotion. Musicians joining Kang in the studio included Jeff Sipe and Tye North of Leftover Salmon, progressive bluegrass musicians Paul McCandless, Darol Anger, and Mike Marshall, and drummer Aaron Johnson. More recently he is found playing with the band Panjea and with Chris Berry.