Drummer & founder of The Dayjob Orchestra, Michael Thorne is
one of Toronto's busiest drummers. Well-versed in a wide variety
of styles & disciplines, Michael's playing emphasizes the fact that
drumming has come a long way from "simply keeping the beat".
Michael's playing has been described as "Funk-a-licious,"Scary,
& "Insane".
With experience comes quality...Michael Thorne has been involved
with countless bands of every possible style & situation. Michael
has been teaching for over six years with his no-stress method,
and is at home in the studio...
Performing live & in studio for over 15 years., Michael is
well-versed in many styles...Pop, Funk, Country, Metal, Hip-hop,
Be-bop, Progressive, Jazz, Punk, Latin, Cuban, Jungle and Reggae.
His song list reads like a musical dictionary, and he
provides backup vocals as well as being able to hold his own as
a lead vocalist whilst keeping the backbeat. His energetic
performance as well as his professionalism & easy-goingness
make him a pleasure to work with.
Man around 1:45 in Solo 36 your subdivided polys had me screaming yes, yes, thats it & the Kick seq around 3:20 was the first I had ever heard of that, I am an instant fan man. You have a little mix of Rich, Chambers & Minnimann. Any pointers you got I am listening. -SG
Hello Michael; I started out as a drummer. Even today I've learned more on how to be a guitarist from great drummers, than from any other source. I could learn a lot from jamming with you, that's for sure! And I'm not an easy student to learn things in any field. You've got it all in my books. Drummers who have it all together are as rare as a guitarists who have it all together. I feel that it is the drummer who takes the band from playing bars to playing arenas. You certainly have the ability to provide that vehicle of transport!! It's great to be included in your MySpace Friends network. Have a great summer Michael! Rock On; Tim
your voice over videos are the best, I embeded 4 of them on my profile and everyone loves them. especially "Condi Rice goes crazy" laughed so hard I fell off my chair :-)
