Arts A La Carte Magazine - When did you first get involved with playing in a band? Tell us about that experience and how it opened your eyes to the music world? What instruments do you play? When did you first start playing?

"If there were some little barbecue joint on a country backroad where part of the audience is dressed in mod clothes and the other part of the audience is in ragged concert t-shirts and jeans, The Muddy Reds would be the house band. " - Examiner.com

"From head to toe the Muddy Reds embody the gritty fuzz of their riffs and vocals. They are an undiscovered gem in the City of Los Angeles. A town full of hopefuls and wannabe rockers, these guys don’t wanna be, they are..." -jaminthevan.com

Arts A La Carte - How did you get involved with Independent Films? Tell us about your experience and what you've done so far?

J. Michael Whalen – It all started when I was in high school when I experimented with my parent’s Super 8mm film in a Bell and Howell camera. The first time I saw what I had shot projected on a wall, I was immediately hooked. Thereafter, I went on to Savannah College of Art and Design and graduated with a BFA in Film/Video Production. At the time, the idea of shooting a film meant actually shooting on film.