Upstate New York’s own, Mike Eli LoPinto moved to Nashville on a drunken New Years Eve bet in 2012, from Boone, NC, where he attended Appalachian State University. For the last 10 years he has been on the road, in support of artists which include Nikki Lane, Lilly Hiatt, and Whitey Morgan. He is currently on tour with Chris Stapleton and the All American Roadshow. He lives in Lebanon, TN with his wife Anna and their son, spending his spare time working on music in the studio.