My drumming influences began with Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Louie Bellson, and the theme from HAWAII FIVE-O. Next phase was Mitch Mitchell, Carl Palmer, Ian Paice, John Bonham, Danny Seraphine, and Don Brewer. Then came Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Steve Gadd, and Bill Bruford. The final phase of influential drummers for me include Jeff Porcaro, Harvey Mason, David Garibaldi, Bernard Purdie, Terry Bozzio, Simon Phillips, Dave Weckl, Tony Williams, and the GRAND MASTER - Vinnie Colaiuta.
The new breed of drumming greats that are inspiring include Marco Minnemann, Horacio Hernandez, Virgil Donati, Bill Stewart, Mike Mangini, Jojo Mayer, Todd Sucherman and Gavin Harrison.
All-Time Favorite Musical Artists (that have stood the test of time): Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, BB King, Chicago, Ray Charles, Yes, Gino Vannelli, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, Bread, Johnny Winter, Judas Priest, Cat Stevens, Grand Funk, Beach Boys, Tower Of Power, Deep Purple, Toto, Led Zeppelin, Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald, Bad Company, Loggins & Messina, Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Beatles, Duke Ellington, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Count Basie, James Gang, Police, John Denver, J. Geils Band, Little Feat, Santana, Muddy Waters, and any artist who has the good sense to hire Vinnie Colaiuta to raise the level of their art to new heights.
Mike Haid & Vinnie Colaiuta 2000
My local musical influences include all of the gifted musicians and vocalists that I have the ongoing pleasure and honor of working with in Atlanta. Here is an abbreviated list of the many great artists that I have been fortunate enough to share the gift of music with in Atlanta: (no particular order)
Furious Intentions, Col. Bruce Hampton, The Mike Veal Band, Class Act, Solid State, Party Nation, Drive Time, Ike Stubblefield, Count M'Butu, Jez Graham, Randy Hoexter, Sam Skelton, Neal Starkey, Rick Bell, Bob Lewis, Adam Nitti, Bill Hatcher, Steve Cunningham, Herb Avery, Nick Shredder Longo & John Pops Longo, Joe Reda, Tom Grose, Barry Thrasher, Mack McKibben, Dan Coy, Spencer Kirkpatrick, Jody Worrell, Ramon Pooser, Bill Wilson, Arthur Turner, Brian Hall, Alan Cook, Jon Schwenke, Laigh Langley, Jeni Michelson, Ricky Winn, Gwen Hughes, Arleen Black, Donna Hopkins, Diane Durrett, Lola Gulley, Liz Melendez, Cindy Adler, Patty Mack, Dean Balkwill, Adam McKnight, Bradford Rogers, Jon Liebman, Billiy Wilkie, Darren Ginn, Jackie Pickett, Bobby Cosmos Bevins, Alan Feingold, John Sandwich Man Marsh, Jim Pierce, Ned Cullen, Rick Burgess, Steve Mays, Gary Land, Sharon Scott, Cooper Tisdale, T. Woods, Tommy Vickery, Mike Little, Kurt Mitchell, Darian Emory, Gary Wilkins, Russ Rodgers, Rob Henson, Dave Bass, Dave Webb, Del Baroni, Eric South, Ken Gregory, David T. Chastain, Dave Ellington and a host of other talented players and vocalists.
I am influenced by great talent in every form of art and entertainment. My wish has always been to play great music with great musicians and I have been blessed to live my dream. I am thankful for the gift of music and for all of the amazing musicians that I have had the pleasure of sharing it with. I thank you all, and look forward to the next gig!
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Jez Graham - Piano • Mike Haid - Drums
Spontaneous Composition (unrehearsed and free form) Live @ Studio 281, Atlanta GA
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Hot 'Lanta (Allman Bros.) - Drum Solo
FURIOUS INTENTIONS LIVE! at Five Spot Atlanta Nov. 2, 2008
Mike Haid - drums
Steve Cunningham - guitar
Tom Grose - keys
Sam Skelton - woodwinds
Joe Reda - bass
Three Cheers For Nat Sherman (Tom Grose)
B-Town Brawlers (Steve Cunningham)
FURIOUS INTENTIONS LIVE! at Atlanta Institute Of Music
Oct. 23, 2008
Mike Haid - drums
Steve Cunningham - guitar
Tom Grose - keys
Sam Skelton - woodwinds
Joe Reda - bass
Atlanta Bass Gallery 2008
Mike Haid - drums
Bernhard Lackner - bass
Michael Whittaker - keys
Solid State 2008
Mike Haid - drums • Ken Gregory Trumpet, Guitar • Bob Lewis - Trombone • Karen Greene - Tenor Sax • Nick Longo - Alto Sax • Dave Ellington - Hammond Organ • Herb Avery - Bass • Oct. 19, '08 in concert with The Brubeck Bros. in Palmetto, GA
Mike Haid has authored two chapters and contributed photos for the Modern Drummer Publications hardcover masterpiece "The Drummer" available in bookstores and Drum Shops Nationwide
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Check out Mike Haid's cover feature interview with Prog Rock drum hero, Mike Portnoy in the Oct. 2007 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine.
If you're a fan of Prog Rock drumming, you owe it to yourself to pick up this special theme issue!
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Check out Mike Haid's spectacular feature article on TIME - FEEL - GROOVE in the Sept. 2007 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine. This amazing twenty-three page article features an unprecedented 22 Drumming Superstars sharing their thoughts, experiences, concepts and techniques for developing strong time, feel and groove. It is the largest single issue feature in Modern Drummer history.
Don't miss this issue if you're serious about time, feel and groove!!
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Check out Mike Haid's cover story interview with drumming great Marco Minnemann in the June 2007 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine
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Mike Haid performed at the East Meets West Summer Percussion Camp in Groznjan, Croatia along with Marco Minnemann, Jojo Mayer, Kim Plainfield and Petar Curic Click Here For Details Croatia Drum Camp
The eclectic talents of Mike Haid have led him down many interesting and diverse paths. As a skilled session drummer and composer, he has won several awards from the Billboard Songwriters Contest. From California to Florida, his original music has received major national radio airplay. He was the very first drummer chosen to be featured in the New Blood column of DRUM! magazine, and appears often in Modern Drummer magazine as a contributing writer and player. He has performed and/or recorded with some of the worlds most accomplished musicians which include, Ray Gomez (Stanley Clarke), Oscar Cartaya (Spyro Gyra), Steve Wood (Kenny Loggins), Kirk Covington (Tribal Tech, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Zawinul), Adam Nitti (Steven Curtis Chapman), David T. Chastain (Leviathan Records), Michael Harris, Kurt Mitchell (Isaac Hayes), Tom Gire (Hans Zimmer, John Williams), Tom Grose (The Varsity), Sam Skelton, Ike Stubblefield, Steve Cunningham, Francisco Fattoruso, Joe Reda and Col. Bruce Hampton.
In 2008, Mike performed in Europe along with drumming greats Marco Minnemann, Jojo Mayer, Kim Plainfield, percussionist Nippy Noya and European drummer/percussionist Petar Curic at the Groznjan International Percussion Camp in Croatia.
Mike has performed on countless recordings as a session drummer. He has played publicly and privately in every imaginable live performance situation ranging from thousands of sports fans at the Georgia Dome, to such private and intimate functions as an exclusive family gathering for celebrity Ed McMahon at his Beverly Hills home the day after the historic final taping of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Mike is a graduate of the world-renowned Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA. He is also creator/publisher of FUSE magazine. He developed FUSE magazine (the worlds only fusion music publication), which on his own, created a national distribution of over twenty thousand and became the premier fusion music web site on the Internet for several years.
After being highly involved in the music community of Los Angeles for fifteen years, Mike relocated to Atlanta. He has spent the past several years involved with independent public relations for international indy record companies including Discipline Global Mobile (King Crimson, Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford), Escapade (Joe Zawinul, Bill Evans) and Heads Up (Joyce Cooling, Joe McBride). He is also a respected music journalist with his works having been published in such acclaimed music publications as JazzTimes, MIX, Downbeat, Modern Drummer, DRUM!, and Music Connection. As a music journalist, he has interviewed a whos who of music legends including Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, John Patitucci, Airto, Terry Bozzio, Dave Weckl, Simon Phillips, Steve Smith, Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew, to name just a few. Mike is also a professional photographer, sound engineer and graphic designer. He continues to perform publicly in the Atlanta area and operates his home studio where he records drum tracks for artists around the world.
Check out the various music samplers on this page to hear Mike's versatile drumming talents. From blistering Fusion, and melodic Big Band Jazz, to driving, sophisticated Metal, and in-the-pocket Pop grooves, Mike has earned A-List status as a seasoned first-call drummer on the Atlanta music scene
yes indeed Mike. I am indeed enjoyng playing like never before. I'm almost 60 and this art is growing after 52 years of being at it.. I love your drumming and writings. Dino
We hope you can join us for this 1st annual 3 day festival in Loganville,Ga. We are musicians helping women and childrens' shelters in our North Ga. area. $1 raffles all weekend long, win great merch donated by local business'. May 1,2,3 at Atmosphere on Hwy 78. Only $10 per day. bring wristband back for discount at the door . Hope to see you there. Check out all the great bands playing. HOMEFEST Loves You!
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Hi Mike Thank you for kind words and for putting my photo on your profile... Hope to see you in Groznjan this year too... Take care and kind regards Josko
"Tomorrow's Outlook" wanna wish YOU, Mike - a merry christmas and a happy new year. Thanks for the friendship! Keep it metal and rock 'n roll. Greetings from Sörvik "Rock" City and Northern Norway!! \m/
Ay ya! Finally, after a lot of requests, we have put up the full version of Liquid Scream (which you did a great job on!). We have also uploaded a clip of our Red Sharks (Crimson Glory cover) - sadly without any vocals at the moment! But next week.. Ski and Gorham will be heading to the studio to record the vocals (duet!). The result is gonna rock peoples socks off!!! ^^ Well, have a great weekend Mike!! Keep it metal and rock 'n roll and all that.. Best wishes from Sörvik City and Northern Norway!! ..o/
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