Mike McCready (COMPOSER) is a musician, composer and activist. He is the lead guitarist and founding member of GRAMMY winning rock band Pearl Jam. McCready was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. McCready was also honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award from MusiCares, for his commitment to helping others in the addiction recovery process. More recently he and his fellow bandmates raised over $10.8 million dollars to help combat homelessness. He has also been a member of Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, The Rockfords and Levee Walkers. Additionally, McCready plays with friends in Flight to Mars, a UFO tribute band that hosts charity events for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s Camp Oasis program and the Jennifer Jaff Care Line. When not performing live, McCready scores TV and film projects which have included The Glamour & the Squalor, Shameless, Fat Kid Rules the World, Hawaii Five-O, We Bought A Zoo, Horrible Bosses, and Fringe. In 2013, McCready founded Hockeytalkter Records, a small vinyl record label and media outlet specializing in limited edition 7-inch singles with releases from Brandi Carlile, Star Anna, Danny Newcomb, and the debut release from Seattle’s Thunderpussy. McCready recently released his debut photo book release, Of Potato Heads and Polaroids.
