Named after a piece of dorm furniture bought for lead singer Mike Grayson, MIKESCHAIR create upbeat Christian music with a Bon Jovi-esque sense for torrential, melodic rock. Formed at Nashville's Belmont University in 2003, MIKESCHAIR consist of Grayson, guitarist Sam Tinnesz, keyboardist Jesse Hale, and bassist Jon Haire. They self-released an eponymous debut while still sophomores in 2004, but did not begin to get national exposure until after their college years. In 2007, they teamed with Plumb for a cover of Norman Greenbaum's quasi-religious Spirit in the Sky, featured on the #Evan Almighty soundtrack. Shortly thereafter, the band was inked to the longstanding Curb label and, in July 2009, released another, completely new self-titled record, highlighted by the Christian radio hit Can't Take Away. A Beautiful Life arrived in 2011, followed by a holiday EP, It's Christmas, in 2012. ~ Jason Thurston, Rovi