Mike Rocket And The Stars are a roots rock band based in northern New Jersey. Their music is appealing to just about every type of audience. It has been heard several times on national television and on major New York, New Jersey, & Philadelphia radio stations. The shows are packed with energy and songs people can sing to.
Mike Rocket also performs solo at various places around the country as a singer-songwriter. Rocket has been compared to Springsteen and is known by tens of thousands of "The Boss's" fans. Rocket has been known to show up to perform in the parking lot outside of many Springsteen and Bon Jovi concerts.
Lineup from most recent full band show:
Mike Rocket Wurtele- lead vocals and guitar, Jon Roberds- bass, Jeff Smith -keys, Jay Smith -keys
Other musicians who have played in past shows or who are on recordings include:
Craig Capers, Marc Mancinelli, Josh Dion, Harrison Young Victor Cornette, Gina Hanf, Matt O'Ree, Eric Safka, Russ,Ted Stevens, Nate Corsi, Nick Douglas, Timmy Douglas, Daryl Anderson, Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez, Rich Blackwell, Sheri Miller, Benjamin Mertz, Joel Primer,Paul Triff, Mike Klopp, Adam Meyer, Eddie Kish, Dave Lihktiger, & Anthony Newett
So far, Mike Rocket has had 13 songs on major NY, NJ, Philadelphia, & national radio/television stations. This includes three songs in the past three years on The Big Show with Scott and Todd on New York's 95.5 WPLJ.
"Gotta Get To The Jersey Shore" has been among the Top 10 Bestselling mp3 downloads in Roots Rock at Amazon.com for most of July. It has spent at least seven days in the Top 100 miscellaneous songs. The song, which was almost used as the New Jersey tourism commercial, but which lost out to Bon Jovi's "Can't Go Home", has been heard on several television and radio stations and shows including: The Early Show (CBS), 95.5 WPLJ NY, 101.9 WRXP NY, Fox Across America, Fox 5 NY, Sirius,G-Rock Radio,95.9 WRAT, NJ 101.5, Upstage Radio,The Jersey Todd Show, 93.3 WMMR & Radio 104.5 Philadelphia, 92.3 K-ROCK NY, & WTMD Maryland.
Mike has appeared six times on The Early Show on CBS in the past 4 years. Dave Price has been continuously promoting Mike and the band- "He's Incredible....They're terrific. Go check them out."
Mike's song "America's Got Talent" has aired on THE TODAY SHOW at least 12 times in the past year & on at least four episodes of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno over the past four years.
Rocket has been nominated three times for The Asbury Music Awards.
Mike Rocket is expected to play a part in the movie Exit 102, which will be released in 2011.
Rocket performed his song, "I'm The Guy" at the world famous Apollo Theater. Shortly after, the legendary Ben E. King told Mike, "I heard you cooked it up."
Mike and/or the band have been seen, heard, or mentioned multiple times in the media on: THE TODAY SHOW, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, America's Got Talent, The Big Show with Scott and Todd (95.5 FM NY), Sirius Radio, WRXP NY, Q104.3 NY, The Radio Chick Show (92.3 FM NY), The CBS Early Show, Good Day New York (FOX 5), 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia, Radio 104.5 Philadelphia, 92.5 WXTU Philadelphia, The Metro Elvis Show, G-Rock Radio, 95.9 WRAT NJ, & The Jersey Todd Show.
Rocket has been heard twice on the legendary 95.5 WPLJ Summer Blastoff, including a live performance.
Mike Rocket And The Stars have been nominated twice for best original band in The Philly Music Awards. The band often performs at 93.3 WMMR's Local Shots Live night.
Rocket has been on stage three times with Bruce Springsteen at the Light Of Day concerts including "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (2006), "Pink Cadillac"(2010), "Light Of Day" (2010), "Twist & Shout" (2010).
"Hey Bruce" has been heard on BBC Television.
Mike Rocket songs on major radio/television stations so far:
Gotta Get To The Jersey Shore (several east coast radio & television stations, SIRIUS)
America's Got Talent (NBC- The TODAY SHOW, The TONIGHT SHOW)
Caught In The Fog (NYC radio & television)
Hey Bruce (Philadelphia radio, BBC television, Jenny Jones Show)
Long Shot (NYC radio)
Hey Bon Jovi (NYC Radio- WPLJ)
Farewell Ed Sciaky (Philadelphia radio)
Razz (Philadelphia radio)
Radio Chick (NYC radio)
Philadelphia Blues (Philadelphia television)
The Princess of New Jersey (NYC, NJ, Philadelphia radio & television)
Outside's The Rain (Philadelphia radio)
Yankees (NYC radio)
I Wanna Be In The Hall Of Fame (NYC radio)
I Wanna Take Off (NYC radio)
I Wish I Were Wayne (Canadian radio)
