Mikey Chung

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Born Michael Chung, Mikey Chung is a keyboard, guitar and percussion player, arranger and record producer of Jamaican music.

As a member of Word, Sound and Power he backed Peter Tosh on Mystic Man. He was a member of Mighty Mystics, Virtues, (1967-69) Generation Gap band, Inner Circle; In Crowd, Now Generation Band (1970s); Now Gen studio band (1971-?); . He played for Lee Perry’s band The Upsetters (?-1975?-?), and the Compass Point Allstars (Island Records). He often accompanied Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare on their recordings and played guitar for Black Uhuru.

He has worked with Maxi Priest, Grace Jones, Bette Midler, Big Mountain, Art Ensemble of Chicago, James Brown, Garnett Silk, Joe Cocker and Sinéad O'Connor among others.

He is Geoffrey Chung’s brother.