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Mike

mrdawson

About Me

MyGen Profile GeneratorI play drums, stumble with the piano and guitar, and edit for a magazine...But enough about me, how about you?

My Interests

Live music, REM sleep, unconventional harmony, right brain dominance, the perfect melody, and peace of mind.

I'd like to meet:

The man behind the curtain.

Music:

Miles & Coltrane, Brad Mehldau, Bill Evans, Ornette Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Brian Blade Fellowship, Dylan, The Flaming Lips, J. Cash, Radiohead, the Buckleys, Wilco, Herbie Hancock, The Roots, Jurassic 5, Mos Def, Social D, Dead Kennedys, Branford Marsalis, Nerve, Mars Volta, Avishai Cohen, Art Blakey, Bartok, Ravel, Chopin, Debussy, Eastern Conference Champions, S. Reich, Coldplay, John Cage, Bach, Tool, A Perfect Circle, etc...etc...etc.....

Movies:

Evil Dead, Vanilla Sky, Fight Club, Eternal Sunshine, American Psycho, Team America, Night Of The Comet

Television:

Nothing much since the glory days of Pee-Wee's Playhouse, You Can't Do That On Television, and 120 Minutes...except maybe a bit of CNN to keep me floating in that morning daze.

Books:

Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Bob Dylan Chronicles, Ishmael, Kind Of Blue, Oh The Places You'll Go, Effortless Mastery

Heroes:

He-Man for his fearlessness in a bikini and tights, Spud Webb for that ridiculous dunk in '86.

My Blog

IN FLIGHT GIG SCHEDULE

Here are some upcoming show dates with In Flight Radio. Grab some friends and come on out!MikeApr 4 2008 9:00P Savannah’s (w/ The Crayons) Albany, New YorkApr 5 2008 8:00P The Bug Jar (w/ VHS OR...
Posted by Mike on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:02:00 PST

Web site under construction

Hey everyone,So I've started building a Web site. It began as a way to post assignments for my students at WVWC. But I decided to go ahead and turn it into something "real." Right now it's just a coll...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:07:00 PST

Drummer Geeks!

For all you music nerds out there, I've posted a few articles and some other things that I've written in my photo album titled "My Work." This is just a taste. More to come...Enjoy!!Mike...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:41:00 PST

mike on film

If any of you are fans of Lamb Of God, check out their CD/DVD combo Sacrament. There's a cameo by yours truly on the DVD.I'm afraid to watch it, so somebody tell me how much of an ass I am...Please!...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:52:00 PST

It's official...

The Drummer: 100 Years Of Rhythmic Power And Invention has been unleashed to the world of Borders and Barnes&Noble shoppers everywhere.I guess now I'm a writer, or something....
Posted by Mike on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:24:00 PST