Born and raised in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Mills first started playing the steel drums at the age of 12 as a soloist with the Solo Harmonite Steel Orchestra. In 1970 he moved to New York where he worked with artists such as Mick Jagger, Ralph McDonald, The Mighty Sparrow, Johnny Mathis and Lord Kitchener. Mickey, who cites Bob Marley as one of his major influences, is no stranger to such well-known New York establishments as The Village Gate and Madison Square Garden.

Now living in Carrboro, N.C., Mickey continues his performance schedule and also leads an educational program titled Steel-A-Rama. This program is loved by children and highly regarded as a great exposure to the culture surrounding the Trinidadian steel drums. He recently spent about six months in Denver, Colo., with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, as an actor/steel drum soloist in a play about the Caribbean culture titled "House of Flowers."

Mickey Mills combines reggae, soca, calypso and rock for a tasty stew of Caribbean flavors.