His father, Tobia Rocco Mosiello, a tailor, played the clarinet and his godfather was a trumpet player and bandleader.

During World War I Mike Mosiello enlisted as a military musician in the United States Marine Corps and was stationed in Europe.

He was however one of the most prolific studio musicians of the 1920s, appearing on hundreds of records, often adding a jazz flavor to many contemporary Tin Pan Alley hits.

Among his most frequent co-musicians on these recordings (and on many made for other labels and bandleaders as well) were reedman and guitarist Andy Sannella and accordionist Charles Magnante.

Below is a list of known such Mosiello compositions and issues: A few of these records have been reissued on the CD Grey Gull Rarities from Jazz Oracle [1].