Zille & Mike

Born in Wolfsburg, a small German industrial town, known worldwide as the headquarter of Volkswagen, Joachim (Zille) Szelies und Michael (Mike Blunt) Stumpf met at school over 25 years ago and became close friends. Music was the basis that brought two young man together. Two voices, two acoustic guitars – they spent hour after hour singing together. Inspired by the timeless harmonies of the legendary Everly Brothers and Simon and Garfunkel they achieved their own special sound. They used their nicknames to form the duo “Zille and Mike”. After several years and innumerable appearances on stage they temporarily split up. Zille left the stage for the place behind the mixing console and opened his own recording studio. Mike went on making music by founding the Runaway Boys – a well known Rockabilly band in the late 80’s and early 90’s. In the following years Zille successfully produced several artists and Rockabilly Bands like Boppin’ B., John Whiteleather and The King Rats, The Runaway Boys, The Chaperals, The Jailers, The Scamps, The Caravans and many others.