Slated as Miami's Future Super Producer by the New Times, Michael "Banger" Cadahia began his musical journey as a drummer for local punk rock, hardcore, and hip hop bands. Learning to mic up drums inevitably made him a great recording engineer. It wasn't long before he was finger drumming on the AKAI MPC producing a good portion of Miami's underground scene.

       When embarking on a professional recording engineering career, he took "no-days-off" literally and interned at three recording studios simultaneously. One was the post-production facility Audacity where he landed the beat for U.M.'s football commercial ad ("All About The U"). Their late owner John Jay Martyn ultimately became Mike's music theory mentor. The second was Poe Boy Records where he worked with Rick Ross, Gunplay, Brisco, and Jacki-O throughout their early development. There, he sat behind Lu Diaz who he credits for his mixing influence. The third facility, Studio Center, is where he met Lil Wayne as a runner. After interning through the early Carters and mixtape series, he eventually became Lil Wayne's exclusive recording engineer at the height of his career in 2009. Mike unfortunately left Young Money after being owed 2 full years of back pay.

       Aside from his technical skills and cutting edge sonic approach, Mike is valued for his subtle yet psychic-like intuition in creative atmospheres. This quality of his makes him an indispensable extension of an artist's mind. When the creative chemistry is right, divine things happen. Mike once unintentionally engineered an entire recording session for a chart topping artist at the world class Criteria Recording Studios without speaking a single word all night. His assistant discovered the talkback button was malfunctioning after the session. Banger didn't even notice.

       Dr. Dre, known to take extended periods of time to perfect every detail of his music, was left in awe hovering over Mike Banger’s shoulder during the famously unreleased Detox sessions. Before Dre could finish explaining his mixing preferences, Mike was done mixing. The vocals were mixed before the artist stepped out of the booth. Meek Mill never heard himself sound so good while recording and when requesting someone similar, Lil Wayne replied "they need to want it as bad as you".

       Influencing more than just an obvious sound, career path, or workflow; his lifestyle has left behind bread crumbs in a few studios. Look out for skate ramps. When he's not in the studio, Banger is an active advocate of the South FL skateboarding and street art communities. In the blogging era, Mike published articles featuring his friends and local artists to push Miami further into the spotlight.

        As an artist, Mike was known to snatch mics at underground Drum N Bass parties. Banger has been featured on songs with none other than the mayor of Miami Trick Daddy, the Queen of Latin Pop Thalia, and more. He is the voice behind Lil Wayne's "I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING!", saving UMG from a sample clearance; Mike doesn't sample.

       Responsible, patient, understanding, and respectful, Banger ensures a comfortable recording environment where your vibe and privacy are prioritized as ideas to come to life seamlessly. He has never asked for a picture with a celebrity, keeping the space safe for experimentation in our most vulnerable creative state. Mike does not drink or smoke on the job. There has never been a song file leaked in his presence. He has never lost a file. His extensive network of other great engineers, musicians, writers, producers, and beat makers working out of the best facility in the U.S. ensures nothing but hits even on bad days.

       Legendary to say the least, Banger is undoubtably a pioneer in South Florida's modern day recording community. Nowadays, he's been developing new projects searching for the next sound and booking sessions exclusively out of Criteria Recording Studios. With a fresh approach and ever improving musicality, whatever Banger does next will cause an earthquake in Miami.