Michael Joseph Keneally (born December 20, 1961) is an American session guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer.
On the way to the audition Keneally practiced the aforementioned songs, as well as "Little House I Used to Live in", and "every single Zappa melody I could think of, kind of as an exercise for my memory" as his brother Marty was driving the car.
He has played guitar and keyboards with Yo Miles!, Wadada Leo Smith, Norwegian legends Ulver and Henry Kaiser's Miles Davis tribute band as well as recording the 1995 album The Mistakes with Henry Kaiser, Prairie Prince, and Andy West (formerly of Dixie Dregs).
According to liner notes, Vai selected the songs, produced the album, and mixed it, releasing it on his own Light Without Heat label.
In August 2009, Keneally released a video for a new solo track, "Hallmark", from Scambot 1, the first part of a planned three-album series.
)[3] In August 2014, Keneally participated in the G4 Experience—a week-long guitar camp—with fellow guitarists Satriani, Paul Gilbert, and Andy Timmons.
In July/August 2017 the trio changed its name to the "Mike Keneally Report" and performed numerous shows both as headliner as well as supporting Kenny Wayne Shepherd.