Mike Maven and the Goodlife

Born by the soul of Prince and Bill Withers and wrapped up in the overtones of Passion Pit and Phoenix is the sound of producers, multi-instrumentalists, and New England based band YOUNG PANDAS.
Rising out of collaboration on a project with Jason Goldstein, Grammy winning engineer for The Roots, the story of Young Pandas follows a group of musicians hell bent on making music that will last a lifetime. Fun, youthful, and unafraid to push boundaries, the panda is a rare and endangered species. We feel the same is true of real music, so we follow in the footsteps of our musical ancestors - Stevie Wonder, Prince, Michael Jackson, Bill Withers. Combining the efforts of a traditional band with cutting edge Hip Hop producers, Young Pandas takes the spirit of current music to a new plane.
The symbol of the panda promotes oneness in diversity. Our music does the same; a modern blend of the classic, raw, organic approach to music influenced by the sounds of young music today - Miike Snow, Bon Iver, J Dilla, and others like us.