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Mike Balance

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About Me


BIO:
Mike Balance has been involved in the electronic music world for more than half of his life. He discovered Houston’s electronic dance scene at the age of 14 and by 16, he was making noise of his own. Three years later, Mike attended his first underground warehouse party in Austin, and was changed forever. When Mike moved to Boise, ID less than a year later, he continued to produce electronic music, started DJing and helped create the underground dance scene there by throwing some of the city’s first parties.
After years of DJing and hosting events, Mike decided to get serious about his music and purchased a MPC 2000 which lead to many hours of fine tuning his sound and perfecting his trade. In 2000, Mike caught the eye (and ear) of Soul Phusion Records who began releasing his original material along with their partner label Insight Music.
Over the past few years, Mike's productions have appeared on several widely distributed mixed CDs including DJ Dan's "Mixed Live", "Lift" and Richard Vission's "Automatic" in addition to landing on the charts of Bad Boy Bill, Angel Alanis, Charles Feelgood and Vitamin D. Recently Mike's original and remix work has appeared on labels such as In Stereo, Blow Media, Solmatic and Audacious. Mike's tracks have hit the top ten hot sellers on both Beatport.com and DanceRecords.com .
In early 2008 Mike relocated to Los Angeles, CA to pursue his musical vision and to work with the In Stereo crew on their ever-evolving label and the future of the house music sound... and this is just the start! Be on the look out for MB to be making plenty of noise in the near future at a club or music shop near you!
DJ/REMIX BOOKING INFO:
[email protected] // Download press kit
LATEST DJ MIXES:
IN STEREO RECORDINGS MEGAMIX BY DJ DAN & MIKE BALANCE
Download for free from Beatport!
HATIRAS PRESENTS: MIKE BALANCE 01 (BLOW MEDIA RADIO)
Click here to listen
Right (Cntl on Mac) click here to download
MIKE BALANCE & ELI ANDREW "30/30" DJ MIX
Click here to listen
Right (Cntl on Mac) click here to download
Track listing at DanceRecords.com .
UPCOMING MB SHOWS:
June 26: Farewell Freak-On @ Neurolux , Boise, ID *flyer image *RSVP
July 11: Avalon , Hollywood, CA
July 12: Hollywood, CA
July 26: Chicago, IL
August 1: InStereo Tour , Boise, ID *flyer image
Sept. 26: Snatch , Washington, DC
CURRENT TOP TEN:
Click below to listen & buy:
LIVE PERFORMANCES:
DJ SUPPORT/VIDEO REACTION:
OUT NOW:
COMING SOON:
Alternative Reality & Christian Planes Feat. Olie R “Need A High”
(Mike Balance remix) Prompt Digital
Teize "Friday Night" (Mike Balance remix) Metronix
DJ Red & Josh Dupont "XYE" (Mike Balance remix) Dig:atel
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DISCOGRAPHY:
Originals:
Mike Balance "Loud Enough?" In Stereo
Mike Balance & Joey Mazzola "Flow" In Stereo
Plug & Play "Deep Inside" Shush
Mike Balance & Joey Mazzola "Chaak Treatment" In Stereo
Mike Balance "Nothing Matters" Blow Media
Mike Balance & Joey Mazzola feat. MC Nerd Nate "For the People" Blow Media
Mike Balance & Joey Mazzola "In a Groove" Solmatic
Mike Balance & Noah Hyde "Get Ready" Via Musique
Mike Balance "Rhythm & Groove" In Stereo
Mike Balance & Joey Mazzola "Gettin' Heated/Knee Deep" Via Musique
Mike Balance "Just Gettin' Started" Ammo
Mike Balance "It's in the Music" Focused
Mike Balance "Funky Emotions" Soul Phusion
Mike Balance "House Meanies" Stoney Boy/ZYX
Mike Balance "Star Trunk Funk" Insight
Mike Balance "Gotta Make it Happen" Soul Phusion
Remixes:
Marco G feat. Troy Carter "No Requests" (Mike Balance remix) In Stereo
DJ Red & Josh Dupont "XYE" (Mike Balance remix)
Hatiras "Poppin' Beats" (Mike Balance remix) Hatrax
Dave Aude "Push That Thing" (Mike Balance & Joey Mazzola remix) Audacious
Plug & Play "Deep Inside" (Mike Balance & Travis T remix) Shush
I Don't Care "I Don't Care" (Plug & Play remix) In Stereo
DMDC "Closet Hooker" (Mike Balance remix) Sweet Cherry
Scott Quick & Gavin Stiles "Change" (Mike Balance remix) Plush Grooves
Bodie "Chams De Paris" (Mike Balance remix) Funk Factory
Dave Cortex & Jon Deke "On the Floor" (Mike Balance remix) Blurred Logic
Sharooz "Master Blaster" (Mike Balance remix) Fortune Music
Mario Ochoa "Energizer" (Mike Balance remix) Blow Media
Groove Man "Make Me Feel So Good" (Mike Balance remix) Mizumo
Christian Alvarez "Rubba Dub Funk" (Mike Balance remix) In Stereo
Jon Pegnato "Soulphonic" (Mike Balance remix) Shush
Red Eye & Andrewz "I Need You" (Mike Balance & Noah Hyde remix) Molocacho
High Caliber & Paul Anthony "The Rejection Hotline" (Mike Balance remix) Kontrast
Jonlephunk "Punk Rock Disco" (Mike Balance & Amelia remix) FunkTeck
COMPILATION APPEARANCES:
DJ Dan "Lift" Thrive
Richard Vission "Automatic" Thrive
Stonebridge vs. Axwell "Swedish House" ZYX
VA "Red Hot Dance" Waako Records
DJ Dan "Mixed Live: Ruby Skye" Moonshine
VA "A Trip in House" Hi Bias Records

My Interests

What do you call a mailman after he loses his job?

Just some dude.

I'd like to meet:


**Attention: Fellow DJs and Producers**

PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME FOR PROMOS OR FOR ME TO LISTEN TO YOUR UNSIGNED WORK. I WISH I HAD TIME TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF YOU BUT I SIMPLY DO NOT. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING :)

Music:

INFLUENCES:

Indie/New Wave/
Shoegaze
:
Interpol
The Appleseed Cast
Cut Copy
Fleeting Joys
Film School
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Modest Mouse
Minus The Bear
Bloc Party
Blonde Redhead
Helio Sequence
The Postal Service
Earlimart
Longwave
On Air Library
Daylight's for the Birds
The Radio Dept.
The Flir
Midwest Product
Ladytron
Robots in Disguise
Kirsty Hawkshaw
Sex Sells
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Fugazi
The Pixies
Built To Spill...

The Smiths
Morrissey
The Cure
Depeche Mode
New Order
Joy Division
Bjork
The Sugarcubes
Kitchens of Distinction
Portishead
Slowdive
My Bloody Valentine
Curve
Lush
Cocteau Twins
Dead Can Dance
His Name is Alive
This Mortal Coil
Clan of Xymox
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Modern English...

House/Techno:
In Stereo
Blow Media
Solmatic
Shush
Audacious
Hotbox
Eyezcream/Huge
Toolroom
Ministry of Sound
Cr2
Fresco
Mashtronic
Rootz
Size
Truth
Play Digital...

DJ Dan
Hatiras
Joey Mazzola
Eli Andrew
Noah Hyde
Travis T
Wolfgang Gartner
Miles Dyson
Hook N Sling
Coburn
Adam K
Bass Kleph
Deadmau5
Dirty South
DJ Kue
Macca
Donald Glaude
Dubfire
Kaskade
Klaas
Jon Pegnato
Dave Armstrong
Sebastian Ingrosso
Steve Angello
DLG
Chris Kaeser
DJ Sender
Phatjak
Eric Prydz
Chris Lake
David Amo & Julio Navas
Richard Dinsdale
Henrik B
Raw Shape
Sharooz
DJ Flex
Antoine Clamaran
Angel Alanis
Colette
CZR
Alex Peace
Smooth & J
Jay Walker
Joey Beltram
Armand Van Helden
DJ Sneak
Olav Basoski...

IDM/Industrial:
Meat Beat Manifesto
Severed Heads
F.S.O.L.
Aphex Twin
Autechre
Black Dog Productions
Speedy J
Global Communication
Cabaret Voltaire
Chemical Brothers
Orbital
D.H.S.
Squarepusher
Kraftwerk
M83
The Legendary Pink Dots
Skinny Puppy
Front 242
Front Line Assembly
Nitzer Ebb
Clock DVA
TST
Phantom Phlapjack
Decapod Claw
Discoma
Monkey + 1...

Breaks:
Uber Zone
Plump DJs
Rogue Element
Far Too Loud
Bassbin Twins
Elite Force
Buckfunk 3000
Tipper
Hyper
Hybrid
BT
General Midi
Dylan Rhymes
Meat Katie
Aquasky Vs. Master Blaster
Koma & Bones (Albino All-Stars)
Adam Freeland
Ta
Jade Bassix
Dig Dug
Marine Parade
Finger Lickin
TCR
Whole 9 Yards
Botchit & Scarper...

Television:

The Office
Sifl 'N Olly
Reno 911
The Young Ones
Conan O'Brien
Family Guy
Sealab 2021

Heroes:

Susan Downs (R.I.P.)
Craig Beisel
Jack Dangers
Dan Wherrett
Joey Mazzola
Elias White
Morrissey
Dave Foster
John Robbins
Tony Wilson...

My Blog

MB Beatport Top Ten - May '08

Click below to listen & buy:...
Posted by Mike Balance on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:10:00 PST

Add me to your favorite artists on Beatport!

Are you a registered Beatport user? Then add me to your favorite artists and receive updates when I have new releases. Just go to beatport.com/artists/mike+balance, sign in and click "Add to My Artist...
Posted by Mike Balance on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:50:00 PST

Upcoming MB shows: Hollywood, Chicago & Boise

June 26: Farewell Freak-On @ Neurolux, Boise, ID *flyer image *RSVPJuly 11: Avalon, Hollywood, CAJuly 12: Hollywood, CAJuly 26: Chicago, ILAugust 1: InStereo Tour, Boise, ID *flyer imageSept. 26: Snat...
Posted by Mike Balance on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:20:00 PST

Add my music players to your page!

Just copy and paste these codes to place them wherever you'd like on your page:Click here for the code to my MySpace player Click here for the code to my Beatport player Thanks for y...
Posted by Mike Balance on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:11:00 PST

Policy regarding promos.. PLEASE READ

I am pleased that a lot of you are excited about all the new releases that are currently scheduled to come out but I find myself repeating this to a lot of you so let me state this here once for every...
Posted by Mike Balance on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:40:00 PST

Why Vegetarian? Well, think about this...

(Taken from Persia White's blog)THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:POLLUTION: The meat industry causes more water pollution in the United Stated than all other industries combined. The excrement from farm anima...
Posted by Mike Balance on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:29:00 PST