Mike Lewis (born August 17, 1977) is the rhythm guitarist for
the Welsh alternative metal band Lostprophets. He studied civil
engineering
for a year before turning to music. His mother was a shop assistant,
and his father worked in management for a chemical company. Mike
attended Hawthorn High School, Pontypridd, and was in the same year as
Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins,
and his favourite subjects were science and history. Originally he was
the bassist for the band but soon became a guitarist alongside Lee Gaze
and Stuart Richardson replacing him on bass. He has so far recorded
three albums with the band, with the newest, Liberation Transmission,
reaching number 1 in the UK album charts.

(Source - Wikipedia 10th Nov 07)