Michael Wilk

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|name = Michael Wilk

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|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

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|birth_date = circa 1961

|birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts

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|instrument = Keyboard, bass, piano

|genre = Hard rock

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|years_active = 1981–present

|associated_acts = John Kay and Steppenwolf

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Michael John Wilk (born circa 1961 in Chicopee, Massachusetts) is an American keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer best known for his contributions to John Kay and Steppenwolf largely as a keyboardist and bass player. He has also worked with Boz Scaggs, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Billy Burnette, Phil Seymour, Danny Hutton, the Pointer Sisters, Tom Scott, and the actor Scott Baio. Working with Steve Cropper of Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Blues Brothers, Wilk performed and recorded the music for the movie Satisfaction. Wilk also worked on the Pretty In Pink soundtrack and has worked on television commercials.{{cite web |url=http://steppenwolf.com/p-4260-band-crew.html |title=Band & Crew |work=steppenwolf.com |publisher=Wolf World Inc |location=Beverly Hills, CA, USA |accessdate= May 20, 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.purespaceportland.com/b/2011/04/21/steppenwolf-performs-live-at-pure-space/ |title=John Kay & Steppenwolf Live at Pure Space |work=Pure Space Portland |publisher=West Coast Event Productions |location=Portland, OR, USA |accessdate=May 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028083549/http://www.purespaceportland.com/b/2011/04/21/steppenwolf-performs-live-at-pure-space/ |archive-date=October 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }} He worked as a sound technician with The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band until 2018, and teaches Pro Tools Tuesdays & Thursdays each week as an adjunct in the UA School of Music.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}