Who Are We?

The Michael Arriola Project–or MAP, for short–is a just a group of guys who love to make music.

Mike Arriola

Band leader, singer, horn blower, and percussionist: hailing originally from Guadulupe, CA, Mike has been making music his whole life. A consummate performer, there is nothing he likes better than to interact with his crowd.

Junior Juanich

Guitarist extraordinaire, Junior was Mike’s right-hand man in starting up The Project. You will be treated to his amazing guitar solos when you come to a one of our gigs. Junior started his musical career in Santa Maria, way back in the day, when he was in high school!  All that experience has paid off, for sure.

Leo Laniere

Laying down the beat for us, Leo also provides lead and back-up vocals.  A versatile musician, he’s a master at the keyboard.  When you meet Leo, thank him for his service on the stage and to our country, as he is an active member of the United States Air Force on Vandenburg Space Force Base.

Domingo Aguilar

Domingo is recently arrived from Venezuela, where he taught music in the university.   Providing consistent, skillful rhythm during our shows–as well as vocals–we are lucky to have “el profe” as a bass player.