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Mike Theiss

New CD 'Doityourselfincrimination' available now!

About Me

I am currently saxophonist in Seattle based funk band Altered States of Funk , with whom I have been playing for almost 3 years now. We have performed at Bumbershoot, Seattle Hempfest, Northwest Folklife, The EMP, Chop Suey, Nectar Lounge and a lot of other venues in the Seattle area. We also appeared on KEXP's "Sonarchy" radio show and released a limited edition CD containing the live-in-studio performance recorded for that broadcast.

I recently released my solo debut Doityourselfincrimination (April 2006) on which I play all of the instruments. I also produced, recorded and mixed the CD. My brother, Bryan "Frankenseuss" Theiss (who also does art for Buckethead ) designed the front cover. If you dig the tunes, please visit my Web site and order a copy today!

What people have said about my CD:

"In general, I love the whole CD. It's not boring and it makes you think!!! Good one Mike, proud to know you."

- Bernie Worrell - Founding Member of Parliament/Funkadelic

"Old school butt-winding funk with a nastiness that would've made Bootsy scream 'DAY-AM!!!' - that's the essence of the Mike Theiss stee-lo. Spleen-melting analog bass, horny horns, head-snapping beats, and tighter-than-a-hamster's-butt production are the hallmarks of "Doityourselfincrimination" Dig it once, and you'll have a difficult as hell time keeping his tunes out of your player, Pod, or head!"

- Rafe Gomez - Radio/Club D.J. - The Groove Boutique/NYC

"Do you like Funk? Then you need to check this cat out!"

- Ryan Foster - Mastering Engineer, Freq Mastering, Portland, OR


A few other things about me:I attended Berklee College of Music (class of '95) where I earned a degree in Music Production and Engineering and studied saxophone with Bill Pierce . I like to write about music. If you're into funk music you may have read a review that I've written over the years or perhaps you visited The Motherpage , which I contributed information and writing to.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/11/2005
Band Website: miketheiss.com
Band Members: Mike - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, Hohner clavinet, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Synths and various percussion instruments.
Influences: Parliament-Funkadelic, Maceo Parker, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley, George Clinton, Glen Goins, Jerome Brailey, Sly & The Family Stone, Larry Graham, James Brown, and all the King's Men, Ray Charles, David "Fathead" Newman, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield, Prince, The Meters, Chocolate Milk, Earth Wind & Fire, The Isley Brothers, George Duke, Billy Preston, Trouble Funk, Rare Essence, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, D'Angelo, ?uestlove, The Roots, Brother Jacques, Meshell NdegeOcello, Weapon of Choice, Rachelle Ferrell, Ledisi, Rahsaan Patterson, Lalah Hathaway, Quincy Jones, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Charles Mingus, Bill Pierce, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis and many, many more!
Record Label: Vampidemic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Gettin' Down with the Funk Mob

The best word to describe my night last night is "WOW!!!" My good friend Anthony Warner got a gig playing keyboards with the 420 Funk Mob show with George Clinton at Jazzbones in Tacoma, WA and the ba...
Posted by Mike Theiss on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:09:00 PST

Rest In Peace - Billy Preston

I know it's been more than a week now since he passed, but I wanted to say a few words about the late great Billy Preston. Billy was one of the most talented musicians of our generation and he will ...
Posted by Mike Theiss on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 01:29:00 PST

Doityourselfincrimination available now!

My new CD "Doityourselfincrimination is available now! You may have already heard one or two of the songs on my profile. If you like what you heard and would be so kind to want to purchase the CD, p...
Posted by Mike Theiss on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:05:00 PST

iPod Synchronicity

Earlier this week I was walking out of my office to take a break. My office is near Myrtle Edwards Park in Seattle, so I feel fortunate to be able to take in beautiful views of the Puget Sound at...
Posted by Mike Theiss on Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:04:00 PST