Michael Benjamin Lerner

Michael Benjamin Lerner
Michael, 2011
Background information
Born	September 1, 1986 (age 30–31) Seattle, Washington, United States
Origin	Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres	Indie rock
Instruments	Drums, vocals, Guitar
Years active	2008 – present
Labels	Merge Records
Associated acts	Telekinesis

Michael Benjamin Lerner is a musician from Seattle, Washington, who is signed to Merge Records. Lerner grew up in Kenmore, a suburb of Seattle. He left home at 18 to attend Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, where he studied audio recording. He is the son of well-loved Seattle Radio Great Mike West (real name: Vince Lerner), now heard on Sunday mornings at Seattle's 102.5 KZOK-FM as host of 'Breakfast with the Beatles'.