Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Mike Sopko, has been playing and studying guitar for over 20 years. Now residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mike teaches locally and performs through out the West Coast.

Through a variety of teachers and influences, Mike studied an array of guitar styles, including rock, classical, and jazz. Over the years, he has played and recorded with such musicians as G. Calvin Weston, Mike Watt, and Martin Dosh.

Currently, Mike teaches at the Avloni Academy of Music, where he has been the head guitar instructor since 2003.

In 2010 Mike founded the Bay Area rock band, Glimpse Trio, with drummer, Hamir Atwal. Glimpse Trio's first album, 1985, was awarded Frank Alkyer "Editor's Pick of the Month" in Downbeat Magazine.