Mike Schmid is an American singer/songwriter, as well as the keyboard player and backing vocalist for Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....

. He began his career in the band Aggressive Little Juice Machine. He then went on to release his debut self titled album in 2001. In 2006 he released "The High Cost of Living (A Love Story)" and the Christmas EP

Extended play

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 "Snow Day". In 2008 the album "The House We Built" was released

His songs have been featured in several TV shows including So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)

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, The Real World

The Real World

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, Felicity and The Bad Girls Club

The Bad Girls Club

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Other than his regular job with Miley, he also works as a keyboard player and backing singer for several other artists. He has played with the Jonas Brothers

Jonas Brothers

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, Billy Ray Cyrus

Billy Ray Cyrus

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, Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow

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, Van Hunt

Van Hunt

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, Aly & AJ

Aly & AJ

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 and the Corrs

The Corrs

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. He has also contributed to the albums of Right the Stars, Tanya Gordon, Renee Stahl and Mark Radcliffe

Mark Radcliffe

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 . Mike appeared in the Best of Both Worlds Tour

Best of Both Worlds Tour

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 2007-2008 and Wonder World Tour

Wonder World Tour

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 2009 alongside Cyrus. He has also made numerous appearances on Good Morning America

Good Morning America

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, American Idol

American Idol

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, The X Factor

The X Factor (UK)

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, Jay Leno

Jay Leno

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and other television shows supporting Cyrus.

Mike attended Waynesboro Area Senior High School, Waynesboro, PA. He graduated from Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music

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 in Boston

Boston

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in 2001 with a degree in song writing.,.