Music:
Member Since: 10/19/2004
Band Website: mikespiker.com
Band Members: New Tracks featuring Schooly D. Collaborations with members of Philmore Brown.Tom Spiker, Calvin Weston, Jack Frost Spiker, Jeff Monjack, Elliot Levin, Aino Soldieheim, Tony Cosby, Shawn Hennessey, Eric Mosca, Eric Hickey, Brian Nadav, Yuval Miller, Cito Ayende, Gina Ferrara, Josh Weeener, Adoua, Jason Fratecelli, Brian Marsela, Patrick (trumpet), Larry (trombone), Scott Michels, Ned Baker, Bob Long, Slim Fast Styles, Willie T. Country Bob, Rusty Hinges, Eddie B....
Influences: My teachers, Edo Kuchiator (Ghanaian Master Drummer), Yacub Addy, Yaw, Tom Spiker, Bobby Brown, Drew Searl, Gibb Elliott, Wes Weymiller (RIP), James "Weasel" Brey. Artists: Chuck Close, Matisse, Hieromimous Boshe, DaVinci, Andy Warhol's Factory, Heidi Duffey. Groups: Frank Zappa, Scientist, King Tubby, Wayne Jarrett, Barry Brown, Joe Gibbs, Lee Perry, Kool Herk, Freestyle Fellowship, Eric Hickey, Eric B and Rakim, Native Tounges, Dj Skipmode, Dj Rock Raida, Rob Swift, Buju Bantan, Family Man and Carlton Barrett, John Coltrane, Pharoh Sanders, Sun Ra, Charles Mingus, Diplo, M.I.A., Favela Funk, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Aphex Twin, Medeski Martin and Wood, Phish (out of the denial phase), Mikey Hart, Grateful Dead, Robert Johnson, Gil Scott Heron, Funkadelic, Miles Davis, Zakir Hussein, Flatt and Scruggs, Doc Watson, Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Sugar Hill Gang, Iggy Pop, Latyrx, David Bowie, Squarepusher, Beck, Bjork, Johnnie Cash, John Zorn, Mr. Bungle, Dungen, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Kofi Ghanaba, David Byrne, E.T. Mensah, Cheik Lo, Youssou N'Dour, Fela Kuti, Mike Jackson, Beatles, Manu Chao, Bob Dylan, Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chico Barque, Timbaland, Jimmie Hendrix, Ravi Shankar, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Wu Tang Clan, Hugh Masekela, Ween, Barrington Levi, Patsy Cline, Billy Holiday, Cody Chestnut, the Roots,....
Sounds Like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfjXKYspagQ
Type of Label: Indie