By Mackenzie Oatman
The technology education department at Oswego State is known for being pretty diverse. As a senior with a major in technology education, Michael Beshures really feels like a jack-of-all-trades. But for Beshures, who may be known to others as “pink skateboard guy,” “beard guy,” or “ukulele guy,” “tech ed. Major” is just one of his many roles on campus.
If you have ever been to Open Mic Night on a Thursday night at Lake Effect Café, you could not have missed Beshures. He is a singer, song-writer and co-host with friend Matt Buluyot.
Beshures plays ukulele, guitar, melodica, and a bit of accordion. He just entered a video into the Bushman World Ukulele contest, and he is known for his fun, inspiring and original songs.
Beshures quoted a line from his song “We are love, we are one in the same, and the universe is our name.”
“I don’t think that every song has to be about how sad and miserable you are or some girl you miss. I think that music runs through the whole gamut of emotions,” Beshures says.
Beshures has always had an interest in music; he sang in high school and participated in musicals. His love for technology also became evident in high school. In the future, he plans to become a technology teacher, which will also satisfy the love he has for working with kids.
In his home of Webster, New York, Beshures taught swim lessons, volunteered at a summer camp where he taught kids to water-ski, volunteered at a summer science program where he taught kids about rocketry aerodynamics, and even devotes some time to work as a respite care provider.
Beshures will surely be happy with whatever his future brings him.
“I may not even end up getting a job in technology, I may end up just doing something working with kids,” he says.
But for now, he is focusing on school and his Thursday night go-to, open mic. Catch him at the Lake Effect Café in the near future for an Ugly Sweater themed show.