Mikael Bäckman started playing harmonica in the late 80’s. In 1995 he joined blues-band Ramblin’ Minds and has been with them ever since, releasing six albums and touring extensively. In 2008, Mikael formed John Henry, a Country-band that has released three albums and performed numerous concerts. Mikael took his Masters of Education in 2006 and a Masters of Music Performance in 2017. Since 2019 Mikael is a PhD student in Music Performance. His PhD project is focused on the deliberate transformation of a performers voice through the process of transcription and imitation. Mikael is a proud endorsee of Hohner Harmonicas since 2012. In 2017 Mikael was one of sixteen presenters at the World Harmonica Festival in Trossingen, Germay. In August 2022, Mikael was one of the featured performers at the annual SPAH (the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica) convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma.