about me
hi there, my name is mike bliss!
age: 29
lives in: illinois
favorite color: red
favorite food: pizza, cereal, chicken fried rice
favorite bands: twenty one pilots, post malone, nothing,nowhere., joji, frank ocean, beach house, this list could go on FOREVER
WAKE UP BABE: the mike bliss lore just dropped!!!!
hello! you managed to not only stumble across my website, but also went out of your way to look at this section.
i am INCREDIBLY impressed by your dedication.
i hope you enjoy a detailed but still condensed version of where i started and where it's brought me.
music
from a very early age, creating or at least having some sort of presence in music was insanely intriguing.
my older brother (who i also share my july 4th birthday with) steve, was in a band when i was a kid and i loved going to watch him perform.
while he played guitar AND sang in his band, i more than anything was drawn to singing. one of the earliest forms of bonding for me was belting to different songs during car rides.
for me though, an important distinction was quickly developed: i ADORED the metal music genre. the angst, the adrenaline, the aesthetics, everything about it i became quickly attached to. my first ever favorite bands in as early as 5th grade were groups like senses fail, underoath, killswitch engage, enter shikari, all thanks to steve.he really created a foundation that i would only continue building upon when i finally wrote my first ever song at 13 years old.
maybe one day you'll hear it, but probably not.
youtube
piggybacking a bit off my previous section, i vividly remember steve telling me that his bandmate, tom, mentioned this up and coming website called youtube. at the ALLEGED age of 11 years old on june 13th 2006, i went on to create my youtube account that has since accumulated 6.7 MILLION views over the past nearly 2 decades.
from wwe wrestling tribute videos, stick figure animations, 3D animation, gaming, vlogs, vocal covers, you name it, my youtube channel is very much a culmination of my most cherished interests. looking back at the very beginning, there is nothing more impressive to me than my ability to express myself in such a specific way, especially during a time where uploading felt like an extremely intricate puzzle.
to this day, there are still plenty of super old videos available for you to check out. i am SO grateful that, despite having an incredibly difficult upbringing, i was at least blessed with an internet connection and a mind full of curiosity and wonder that ultimately brought me the life i am so proud of living today.
streaming lore
you're probably thinking to yourself,
"mike, there is NO way your twitch account is super old too, right?!"
***LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER NOISE***
i created my twitch account on june 27th, 2013. it's kinda poetic that both my youtube AND twitch accounts were made in the same month, days apart from each other. my life is always at its best in the summer.
although i hadn't really used it much outside of watching one of my favorite youtubers at the time, azuritereaction, i started using it daily as soon as i found this little game called SUPER SMASH BROTHERS MELEE FOR THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE CIRCA 2001.
the first melee tournament i ever watched live was apex 2015. my favorite player after watching the smash documentary was none other than the goat, mang0, who also happened to impromptu money match leffen. in my head, mang0 definitely won that and i will not be answering any further questions at this time.
because of mang0, i found myself trying to catch every stream of his. i even happened to record a video on my iPod touch of me subscribing to his channel for the very first time, despite the very little money i had to my name. i haven't missed a single resub since then. it was the first time i ever truly felt like i was part of a community online. watching him game, goof off, celebrate milestones, was and STILL is so inspiring to me.
nowadays...
currently at 29 years old, i would say this is the best my life's ever been. amazing to be able to say that after what feels like a lifetime of uncertainty, but here we are!
i live with the love of my life and best friend rayna, we have the cutest kitty together, goldey, and i get to do all of my favorite things: stream, make music, watch/moderate my favorite streams, and sometimes attend or even COMPETE in super smash bros melee!
having the ability to look at my journey and where it's landed me now, i am so proud and so grateful to be here. i hope you stick around for the ride!
thank you for any and all support!
any amount of your hard earned money donated towards me is greatly appreciated. doing what i do is a dream and you're helping keep it alive!