Mike is a Los Angeles, CA, based drummer who has played on dozens of albums. If you would like him to record drums and percussion for your song he will treat it with excitement & the utmost care.
He has played for artists such as Justin Jones (930 Records), Krist Novoselic (of Nirvana), Who Needs a Pulse (Warner/Chappell), Polkadot Cadaver (aka Dog Fashion Disco, signed to Razor to Wrist ...
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Mike is a Los Angeles, CA, based drummer who has played on dozens of albums. If you would like him to record drums and percussion for your song he will treat it with excitement & the utmost care.
He has played for artists such as Justin Jones (930 Records), Krist Novoselic (of Nirvana), Who Needs a Pulse (Warner/Chappell), Polkadot Cadaver (aka Dog Fashion Disco, signed to Razor to Wrist Records), We Were Kings (3x WAMA rock album of the year award winners), Jello Biafra (of Dead Kennedys), & Low Stars (feat. members of the Counting Crows). Producers he's worked with included Jamie Candiloro (Lucious Jackson, Ryan Adams), James Saez (Michael Jackson, Social Distortion), and Jeff Juliano (John Mayer, Florida Georgia Line).
Hear samples from Mike's discography below: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6d8j70ytlJ2uUAUz8D3Hwq?si=76476a03d291474d
Mike's drumming has been featured on MTV's Buzzworthy, ESPN's Baseball Tonight, PBS' Roadtrip Nation, Modern Drummer Magazine, CSI:NY, The WB's The Lake, and more.
Mike holds a master's degree in jazz studies and a bachelor's degree in orchestral percussion, and was professor of percussion at Morgan State University and Montgomery College.
Other past artists have included Schiavone McGee (Fighting Gravity), No Second Troy, Pat McGee Band, Spirit Animal, The Vita Ruins, Bellflur (Scenic Route Records), Adrian Krygowski & The Bad Decisions, The Blackjacks (DC101's Last Band Standing Winners), and Welbilt. Mike has a Bachelor's Degree in Percussion and a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Maryland.
Other groups Mike is a substitute/back up for are are Young Summer (Ready Set Records), Honor By August, Juneau Sky, Baby Bry Bry and The Apologists, Taylor Carson, Alex Vans, DC Composers Collective, Danni Rosner, Honey County, Justin Trawick Band, Tiffany Thompson, The Junior League Band, Rome in a Day, and Citizen.
Mike has played as an opening act for: Ray LaMontagne, Coldplay, Charlie Daniels Band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Live, Staind, Bam Margera's F***face Unstoppable, The Minutemen, Frank Turner, Foreigner, KD Lang, Joan Jett, Bowling For Soup, Seether, Chevelle, Finger 11, Everclear, The Spin Doctors, The Hackensaw Boys, Papa Mali, Smash Mouth, Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Jimmies Chicken Shack, Flogging Molly, Carbon Leaf, Virginia Coalition, Holy F***, Dam Funk, Low, Amos Lee, Eric Hutchinson, Josh Ritter, Billy Idol, Dwight Yoakam, and The Gin Blossoms.
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