*This is the Web Area of drummer/vocalist/percussionist & composer Mike Pride* NEWS: FunholeRecords.com - Check it out! Myspace junkies go HERE YOU CAN NOW BUY SELECT RECORDINGS BY MIKE PRIDE AT THE Recordings Page! ***************************************************************** "Local hero Mike Pride is no doubt the only musician to ever play with Anthony Braxton and tour with punk legends MDC (Millions of Dead Cops)." - Bruce Lee Gallenter (Downtown Music Gallery) "Drummer Mike Pride stokes the furnace with fire, while never stinting on finesse." - Time Out NY "The drumming, courtesy of Mike Pride, was particularly ferocious and at times bordered on a death metal intensity; it was amazing that the rest of the band [MDC] even managed to keep up with him." - live4metal.com "Pride hits both sides of the kit - being the backbone to an ensemble." - All About Jazz "Mike Pride is the kind of musician that makes the current NYC improv underground so vital. He's always challenging himself with new situations and breaking down barriers between different scenes, intermingling avant-rock, avant-jazz, free improv, and miscellaneous wackiness in a countless stream of projects." - Michael Anton Parker (dtmgallery.com) "You can almost see drummer Mike Pride having a catharsis." - Sylus Magazine Percussionist/composer Mike Pride was born and raised in the Portland, Maine area. He has been playing & composing music since he was a child. While living in Maine, Mike studied with Les Harris, Jr., Bill Street and Matt Wilson, performed with legendary composer & jazz educator David Baker, & produced experimental, shock-rockers Ned Muffleburger & the DSL's. Mike moved to New York City in the year 2000 where he studied briefly with drum & bass master, Amir Ziv. Mike then began studying with the legendary percussionist/healer/teacher, Professor, Milford Graves. Since his move to NYC, Mike has performed and recorded throughout the U.S. and North America, Europe, Asia, & Australia with many wonderful musicians including: Boredoms, Karen Borca, Tyondai Braxton, Anthony Braxton, Califone, Daniel Carter, Eugene Chadbourne, Andrew d'Angelo, Jim Denley, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Trevor Dunn, Brandon Evans, Ken Filiano, Michael Formanek, Chris Forsyth, Marc Gartman (of Low), Milford Graves, Curtis Hasselbring, Mark Helias, Fred Hess, Bill Horist, Vijay Iyer, Haino Keiji's FUSHITSUSHA, Briggan Krauss, George Lewis, Frank Lowe, Mat Maneri, punk-rock legends MDC (Millions Of Dead Cops), Tony Malaby, Bill McHenry, Butch Morris, Darla recording artists Pale Horse & Rider and Aarktica, William Parker, Matana Roberts, Perry Robinson, Jamie Saft, Sonny Simmons, Chris Speed, Trey Spruance, Steve Swell, Matthew Welch, Nate Wooley, Jack Wright, Otomo Yoshihide & John Zorn. Since his move in 2000, Mike Pride has been featured on over 40 recordings, many which he is a leader, co-leader or composer. Mike has been part of many festivals including: Bay Chamber Concert Series 1998 (Rockport, Maine), Block Island Music Fest 2002 (Rhode Island), CMJ Music Festival 2002, 2005 (NYC), Improvised & Otherwise 2002-2004 (Brooklyn), Now Now Jazz Festival 2003 (Sydney, Australia), Vision Festival 2003 (NYC), Spring Scream 2003-2006 (Kentig, Taiwan), Shi Mo Tsu Ki 2003 (Brooklyn), Bud Fest 2003 (Prague), North By Northeast 2003 (Toronto), K-Town Festival 2003 (Copenhagen), Holidays In The Sun 2003, 2004 (UK), Angry Fish Music Festival 2004 (Windham, Maine), Future Of Experimental Rock Festival 2005 (NYC) & Dumbo Arts Festival 2005 (Brooklyn), Foo Fest 2006 (Providence, Rhode Island), Frequencies 2007 (NYC), Live Sh*t 2007 (Queens), Spring Reverb 2007 (San Diego), Stoner/Doom Fest 2007 (Portland, Maine), Kitchen Block Party 2007 (NYC) among many others. Mike is currently involved in many projects and leads/composes for many ensembles including: FROM BACTERIA TO BOYS ("statement musics" for trio) Bunda Love (noise duo with ID M THEFTABLE) Whoopie Pie (down-east blues power trio) Angel Ov Death (emotional destruction trio) the MPTHREE (new-music power trio) Dynamite Club (noise avant-rock) Evil Eye (jazz quartet) PERIOD (semi-composed wasteland rock band) BIG F****ING SELL OUT (e(c)lectric hard-core for quintet or 14 person big band) he has also composed music for the MTV Production "Room Raiders", video games, radio jingles and independant film scores.... Mike also currently runs FUNHOLE live RECORDING in Brooklyn, NY, and is an active visual artist/designer. Mike is available as a performer, composer, recording engineer, teacher and all around artist-for-hire for all situations. If you are interested or want more information contact him. -INTERVIEWS- ***Read Miami journalist, Liz Reyes' interview with Mike Pride by clicking here. For more interviews, pics, press and more on DYNAMITE CLUB go to www.dynamiteclub.com. concept & artwork by Mike Pride powered by Atell Hosting copyright 2002 to infinity