Mike Droho and The Compass Rose

About Me

Mike Droho is cool. You should listen to his music and become his friend. You may then want to leave an encouraging comment so he feels special. Mike is from Wisconsin. People from Wisconsin all have accents, all live on farms, all heart cheese, and are all harmless. Mike is no exception. He went to the University of Wisconsin earning an almost degree in communications; a degree most football players are encouraged to pursue because it is the path of least resistance at the University; Mike dropped out.
Mike was the chief songwriter in The Profits that played over 400 shows and ruled colleges throughout the Midwest and East coast from 2001-2006, selling out 1,000 person rooms and selling over 7,000 records. The Profits ended as a band in 2006 when Mike and Scott Lamps called it quits to pursue other avenues in music and life. Since, Mike has played over 300 shows and has sold over 2,000 records. Mike is currently working on his second record release and a national tour.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/10/2007
Band Website: thecompassroseband.com
Band Members:

Influences: Elliott Smith, Ryan Adams, Sufjan Stevens, Radiohead, G-Love &; the Special Sauce, The Postal Service, The Mars Volta, Strung Out, Lagwagon, Bad Religion, Green Day, Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie, The Pimps, Ed Temple, The Skintones, Teitur, Martin Sexton, Dashboard Confessional, Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Wilco, Pink Floyd, Guns &; Roses, Old Metallica, Tool, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, The Jealous Sound, Prince, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Led Zepplin, The Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Jamiraqui?, Fiona Apple, John Brion, 311, Jason Mraz, Beatles, The Police, Elton John, Dave Mathews, Guster, Phish, Greatful Dead, Rusted Root, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Tom Waits, Shae Fiol, Third Eye Blind (1st album) Dylan, Clapton, Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Counting Crows, Frou Frou, The Used, The Vanishing Kids, Sigur Ros, Rage Against the Machine, Michael Buble, Lou Barlow, Jeff Buckley, Damien Rice, American Minor, 311, Aimee Mann, The Arcade Fire

Discography

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My Blog

New Record Out

What's up Yall. Just letting you know a new record is finished and on the shelf! We're calling it, "These Parts Unknown." I actually just got home from an East Coast Tour and a side stint in Florida.....
Posted by Mike Droho and The Compass Rose on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:05:00 PST

summer time

Hey, it's 12:21 a.m. I've been on the computer all day, I'm just brewing a pot of coffee.Life is crazy, one day it can kick you in the teeth and on some days it all makes sense. I've been on this craz...
Posted by Mike Droho and The Compass Rose on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:25:00 PST

Update - Summer/Website/Terrace/Ruff Road Records

Hello everyone.Just dropping in to give you a bit of an update on what's been going on with me.This first half of 2007 has been really great for me and as summer blossoms the prospects of my future lo...
Posted by Mike Droho and The Compass Rose on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:45:00 PST

Blogs from the old site

I copied all the blogs from the old site here: Saturday, December 23, 2006 year in review Current mood: full Category: Automotive Howdy yall... As my tour schedule winds down my studio s...
Posted by Mike Droho and The Compass Rose on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:07:00 PST