Miko Weaver

Miko Weaver adalah gitaris Amerika yang terkenal karena karyanya dengan Prince. Weaver menarik perhatian Prince ketika dia menjadi anggota band Sheila E. Dia dan beberapa anggota band lainnya bergabung dengan The Revolution di studio untuk merekam lagu "I Could Die 4 U" yang kemudian menjadi singel 12 "lagu tersebut. Prince kemudian memilih Weaver untuk mengisi gitar untuk band R&B berumur pendeknya, The Family. Ketika The Family dibubarkan, beberapa anggota termasuk Weaver diserap ke dalam The Revolution dan berpartisipasi dalam rekaman album Parade, dan tur yang menyertainya (yang akan menjadi yang terakhir The Revolution). Ketika The Revolution dibubarkan pada akhirnya Selama tur, banyak anggota baru, termasuk Weaver, tetap bersama Prince untuk menjadi band turnya untuk tur Sign o' the Times yang terkenal dan Lovesexy juga berpartisipasi dalam banyak sesi studio dengan Prince selama ini. Band ini mengubah formasi pada tahun 1989 di akhir Lovesexy World Tour, namun Weaver dipertahankan untuk Nude Tour tahun 1990 dan muncul di film Graffiti Bridge. Setelah usaha ini, Weaver meninggalkan band Prince. Anggota lama Doctor Fink juga keluar saat ini dan setelah keduanya digantikan, band ini secara resmi dijuluki The New Power Generation. Weaver kemudian bekerja sama dengan aktor Eddie Murphy, dan memberikan pelajaran gitar kepada Murphy. Keduanya membentuk band yang akan menggelar konser di Montreux Jazz Festival. Sekitar tahun 1994 Weaver tinggal di Rotterdam, Belanda selama beberapa tahun. Selama periode ini dia bermain jams di klub-klub lokal kecil. Pada tahun 1994 ia juga merekam beberapa lagu di sebuah studio rekaman di Leiden, Belanda bersama beberapa musisi lokal. Salah satu lagunya berjudul "Crazy with sex". Lagunya merupakan campuran gaya, Time bertemu Parade dengan lirik rap Weaver. Studio yang sama juga merekam konser live yang dia berikan di Rotown di Rotterdam, Belanda. Sebuah tempat kecil, sekitar 200 orang hadir. Lagu yang direkam dan konsernya tidak pernah dirilis. Weaver saat ini tinggal di Ibiza, Spanyol, memainkan konser kecil dan pertunjukan dan juga sesekali tampil sebagai DJ di beberapa hotspot di pulau tersebut. Dia beralih ke bass sepuluh tahun terakhir dan dikenal lebih funky pada bass daripada gitar. Keterampilan gitar dan bass Miko dipamerkan pada rilisan single tahun 2009 milik sesama penduduk asli Berkeley, Dorian Moor. Weaver kini membuat karya seni dan pameran.

Miko Weaver is an American guitarist best known for his work with Prince. Weaver came to Prince's attention when he was a member of Sheila E.'s band. He and some other members of the band joined The Revolution in the studio to record a jam of "I Would Die 4 U" that would later become the song's 12" single. Prince later picked Weaver to provide guitar for his short-lived R&B band, The Family.[1] When The Family dissolved, several members including Weaver were absorbed into The Revolution and participated in the recording of the Parade album, and the accompanying tour (which would be The Revolution's last). When The Revolution disbanded at the end of the tour, many of the newer members, including Weaver, stayed with Prince to become his touring band for the acclaimed Sign o' the Times and Lovesexy tours. Weaver also participated in many studio sessions with Prince during this time. The band changed lineups in 1989 at the conclusion of the Lovesexy World Tour, however Weaver was retained for the Nude Tour of 1990 and made an appearance in the Graffiti Bridge film. After these ventures, Weaver departed Prince's band. Longtime member Doctor Fink also left at this time and once both were replaced, the band was officially dubbed The New Power Generation. Weaver later teamed up with actor Eddie Murphy, and gave Murphy guitar lessons. The two formed a band that would play a concert at Montreux Jazz Festival. Around 1994 Weaver resided in Rotterdam, the Netherlands for a couple of years. During this period he played jams in small local clubs. In 1994 he also recorded some songs in a recording studio in Leiden, the Netherlands with some local musicians. One track was called "Crazy with sex". The song was a mix of styles, the Time meets Parade with Weaver rapping the lyrics. The same studio also recorded a live concert he gave at Rotown in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. A small venue, about 200 people attended. The recorded songs and the concert were never released. Weaver is currently residing in Ibiza, Spain, playing small concerts and gigs and also performing occasionally as DJ at some of the islands' hotspots. He switched over to the bass the last ten years and is known to be more funky on bass than guitar. Miko's guitar and bass skills are on display on fellow Berkeley native Dorian Moor's 2009 single release. Weaver is now creating art works and exhibits.