Mike Paradinas is µ-Ziq, pronounced, simply, "music". He has released music under various appellations, among them "Jake Slazenger" "Kid Spatula" "Gary Moscheles", "Tusken Raiders" and "Rude Ass Tinker", and under his primary moniker as µ-Ziq has collaborated with one of the most visible leaders of the modern electronic movement, Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) on the album Mike & Rich - Expert Knob Twiddlers.