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About Me

Played with: Karen Lessande 1979-81, David Dana 1979,2006, 2007, Teddy Pendergrass 1981, Ricky Ford 2002, Paul Brown 2004, Noah Baerman 2004, Nita Zarif 2004, Kitty Kathryn 2004, Ken Carter 2004, Pete Seeger 2005-2007, country music artist Steve Williams, Sextant 1974, 75, 2004-2005, Sinan Bakir, Craig Hartley, Alex Nakhimovsky, Warren Byrd,Gary Wolsieffer, David Stoltz, Mike Asetta, Joey Sexton, Steve Clarke, Pat Marafiote.Studied drums with: Joe Porcaro, Ed Blackwell and most recently with renowned percusssionist/drummer Richie Lepore 1998-2003.

Photography by Robert Walker and Sevim Bakir.

PRIVATE LESSONS:
Contact Mike for information on private lessons in your home or at Mike's studio. Hourly lessons are available. For beginners to advanced.
Email: [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/13/2006
Band Members: SINAN TRIO
Sinan Bakir - Guitar
Gary Wolsieffer - Bass
Mike Augeri - Drums

Influences: Jeff Porcaro, my family, especially my Mom & Dad R.I.P., uncle Lew LaRosa, Richie Lepore, Buddy Rich, Johnny Ray, Harry James, Joe Morello, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Dino Danelli, Young Rascals, Les Paul, Mary Ford, Sid Catlett, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra, Miles, Nick Misenti, Dennis Chambers, Joe Porcaro, Chuck Mangione, Peter Erskine, John Scofield, Steve Smith, Oscar Peterson, Tower of Power, Al Lepak, Journey,E.W.F. , TOTO, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvin Jones, Adam Deitch, Roy Haynes, Jaco Pastorius, Wes Montgomery,George Benson, Tony Bennett, many others.
Sounds Like: old school
Record Label: Hop N' Bop Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Thank you to all our veterans

A few years ago I was flying out to the west coast and ran into a high school classmate I had not seen in many years. We sat together on the plane and reminisced about our days in school. She asked ab...
Posted by Mike Augeri on Thu, 22 May 2008 03:20:00 PST

Remembering Richie Lepore

Richie Lepore has made a huge impact on my drumming and my life. Not only was he a great teacher, but he was truly a great friend. His sense of humor, his honestyand most of all his knowledge of percu...
Posted by Mike Augeri on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:34:00 PST

Performing in The Moment

I would like to quote an article that appeared in Modern Drummer August 2004 by Maureen Gratton".Have you ever played a night where it felt as though you were hovering above yourself, watching yoursel...
Posted by Mike Augeri on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:09:00 PST