Mikal Blue is the hit producer who helped launch such musical talent as Colbie Caillat and One Republic. You might be wondering why I’m writing about someone who produced some of the most popular artists in the country on a music blog designed to talk about relatively unknown artists. Well, what you may not realize is that Mikal Blue actually has some pretty amazing songs of his own that have gone mostly unnoticed.

As would be expected from a top music producer/engineer, everything about Mikal Blue’s songs is extremely polished. Even the one-word titles to many of his songs help to further their polished nature, with titles such as Gold, Heaven, Pepper, and Magazine. Mikal’s songs tend to have a slow rock/pop style, and I could easily foresee any of them being played on a top 40 radio station. All of his songs are pretty catchy, but I think that his latest song, Magazine, has an especially catchy chorus. I also love the melody in Pepper.

Not only do all of his songs sound phenomenal, but Mikal Blue’s lyrics also have deep meaning. They tend to be about aspects of life that anyone could easily relate to. For instance, as quoted from his Myspace profile, his song Gold “is about the realization that even though your life may not be everything you had planned, you should never give up fighting for your dreams.” Gold was actually featured on the season finale of ABC’s hit new show October Road, but I bet most of you who saw the episode didn’t realize that the song was written and performed by Mikal. Yet another example of how Mikal Blue is not as well known as he should be.

I can only assume that the reason Mikal Blue is not yet nationally known is because he is currently too busy dealing with the hit artists that he recently produced. I’m sure that it will only be a matter of time before you can hear one of Mikal’s songs on the radio, but why wait. You can listen to four of Mikal Blue’s songs on his music Myspace profile. On his profile you can also download a free MP3 of his song Heaven, which shows that even really good songs can be free. On Mikal’s profile you can find a link to purchase several of his songs, and you can click here to buy the MP3 of his single, Gold.