Gene Micofsky possesses the kind of versatility rarely found in todayʼs musical climate. The dual benefit of formal training and years of stage experience have endowed him with the ability to adapt to just about anything thrown his way. He freely leaps as a composer and performer from rock, to country, to classical, making stops to anywhere in between.
Gene has been performing professionally since he was 19, touring the east coast with various top 40 nightclub acts, meanwhile earning both a Bachelors from University of the Arts (ʼ05) and a Masters degree from Temple University (ʻ08) in music composition.
Since 2002, he has produced scores for film makers on both coasts. Several of his recent works have been for award-winning independent films such Down the Road, Bad for Business, No Footing, and Calendar Girl, Living Will and others. He has had the great pleasure of working with actors such as Joey Fatone (NSYNC, My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Danica Mckellar (The Wonder Years), Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law, Psych) Clint Howard (Apollo 13), Brian OʼHalloran (Clerks), Ryan Dunn (MTVʼs Jackass), and more. His work has also been featured in programs for Fuel TV, a station broadcasting out of LA. A recent project, Living Will, is available nationally in Redbox, Netflix, Best Buy and Walmart stores.
After completing college 2008, Gene desired a return to what drew him to music in the first place, and founded rock band, East of Anything; serving as guitarist, lead vocalist, as well as chief songwriter. The bandʼs impact on the Philadelphia scene resulted in on-air support from stations such as WMMR, WYSP, WSTW as they headlined most of the major venues in the city.
Always eager for a unique challenge, he agreed to serve as music director and co- songwriter for the Liv Devine band, a pop/rock-country act based out of New Jersey, basically building the band from the ground up. The band has become a staple in the North and South Jersey area, and a favorite of Thunder Radio 106.5. The band has had the opportunity to open up for notable acts such Joe Nichols, Lee Brice, Danny Gokey, and many others. The band is currently in the planning stages of their first large-scale record, to be recorded in the Los Angeles area.