Thanks for checking out my page! My name is Mike Snyder and I'm a drummer / percussionist currently living and working in the Sacramento area.
I grew up back-east in the city of Annapolis, Maryland and have been activley playing drums now for over 25 years. I quickly developed a passion for music at a very young age and have been influenced by many musical styles including Rock-N-Roll, Jazz, Motown, and, come to think of it......., even Disco and Country-Western !! :) No matter what style of music , I've always been captured by the beat and the rhythmic element of the song. I have extensive experience performing live as well as working on recording projects with artists and professional producers.I'm always open to discussing new musical opportunities, so, please don't hesitate to drop a note !! ____________________________________________________________ _ RESUME:CURRENTLY : Working for Skip's Music Inc. . performing regularly with local bands, The Summer Hill Band and NO BOZOZ , as well as picking up other live gigs and session work whenever possible. ____________________________________________________________ _ "Resolve to Burn ( r2b )" I recently finished working with r2b on their debut release, "Process of Elimination" I really enjoyed working on this material and working with this band! Great group of guys! Released in January of 2008, This record will kick your ASS! Go pick up a copy!!____________________________________________________________ _ A few previous projects:"CALL BOX" 5 pc. alternative-rock band from the Sacramento area that developed a medium-sized regional following. Several recordings from this project were produced and engineered by BRIAN WHEAT (Tesla / Soul Motor) and MICHAEL ROSEN = (AFI, Rancid, Pavement, Santana, Joe Satriani, Death Angel, Testament, and more) ____________________________________________________________ _"RECESS" Recess was a weekly improv. experimental jazz session held at Luna's in downtown Sacramento. This was also a place for visual and literary expression. Any artist was welcome to join us and explore their own art among friends for a few hours each week. Hopefully this project will surface again from time to time. ____________________________________________________________ _"Jamie Brown Album - Brown's-tone (2005) This was the first Contemporary Jazz project that I've been involved with and I truly look forward to working with Jamie on his next release "Simblissity"coming in 2008. This album also featured several extremely established and well respected musicians such as, Mel Brown , Khani Cole , Dominic Amato , Michael Broening and world famous Sax man, Marion Meadows . I was very humbled to have had the opportunity to work alongside such company!! ____________________________________________________________ _ "Jack Paper" Album: "Conspiracy" Release: Coming Soon I was honored to have been asked to contribute to this record which is due to hit shelves in summer 2008. This was un-charted territory for me... What a blast! Folks, this is going to be the hottest hip-hop album to come out of Sacramento! Guaranteed! "Paper" and his boys have got a few things to say..You Ready?? I'm looking forward to working with "Jack Paper" again soon! ____________________________________________________________ _"Phil Putnam" Album - Best of Intentions (2006) Produced by Dan Wallace, Best of Intentions is Phils 4th release and has been very successful. Plans for another album in 2008 are in the works. ____________________________________________________________ _ "Mixed Friction" 6 pc. original Blues-rock band from the Sacramento area that developed a strong regional following over a 4 year period. Nominated for "Sammies" award and featured on the "SAC UnPlugged" album. 4 members of this project went on to establish "CallBox" ____________________________________________________________ _"Intuition" 5 pc. original commercial rock project based out of the Baltimore Washington area. The bands debut album, "Turn it On", saw much success for an independent release. Intuition stirred interest from several major record companies during the early 90s and went on to headline at venues throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Several thousand copies of Turn it On were pressed and distributed throughout the US, Europe and Japan. The album is now sought after by indi collectors and can often be found on internet auction sites. ____________________________________________________________ _Other:STUDIO MUSICIAN : J Street RecordersSession player for a World-Class recording facility owned and operated by Brian Wheat ( TESLA , Soul Motor). INVOLVEMENT : On Call Drummer / Percussionist ____________________________________________________________ ____EQUIPMENT:MAPEX - Drums PAISTE - Cymbals DRUM WORKSHOP - Pedals VIC FIRTH - Sticks REMO - Drum Heads ROLAND V DRUMS - Electronics AKG - MicrophonesProfile Edited by MPS MySpace Editor 2.0
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