The Mike in question is Michael Pettis, the owner of D22 Bar in Beijing. He is very legendary.

In April 2010, at the London Awards Ceremony of the Sixth GBOB (Global Competition of Bands) Finals, WainYee, GBOB’s producer and a long-term observer of Beijing’s underground music scene, said: “It’s getting more and more popular. When multiple bands toured the United States and Europe, Chinese rock music made a noise to the world. "It was at the 6th GBOB that this noise was made.

The Chinese punk band Rustic stood out from 3,000 bands from all over the world and won the first place in one fell swoop. At that time, Rustic was only in its third year of existence. They were called the best new band in the world. The orchestra rides the wave and stands at the top of the music trend, broadening the horizons of live music performances in Beijing and throughout China.

"I'm not sure if they will win the final, but I know they will shock everyone on stage. Now, they are about to become the real stars!" Michael Pettis won GBOB No. 1 in Rustic one said in a later interview.

Michael Pettis is the owner of Beijing’s D22 bar and independent music label Bingmasi. In 2007, Rustic came to Beijing from Shijiazhuang and used D22 as its performance base. These teenagers, who were less than 20 years old, used exaggerated He was deeply impressed by their appearance, crazy stage style and dramatic stage performance and handed them a contract to sign them to Terrarium Records.