Mikey Duran is an independent pop-ballad and rock singer-songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana — a city that doesn't produce artists so much as forge them.
His songwriting draws from a lineage spanning decades: the melodic architecture of Lennon & McCartney, the timeless Americana soul of James Taylor, the anthemic introspection of Chris Martin, the raw energy of Julian Casablancas, and the blues-drenched swagger of the Black Keys. The result is a sound that is at once familiar and impossible to place — distinctive, tremulous, and deeply felt.