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Atlanta Jazz
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Church P&W Musicians
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Drums and Percussion
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Mike Haid • drummer/vocalist
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- Website:
- http://mikehaid.com
- About Me
- Mike Haid is a drumming veteran of stage and studio in many musical styles. He began his professional drumming career at age eighteen, touring the United States for several years before relocating to Los Angeles. His eclectic talents 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 to be featured in the New Blood column of DRUM! Magazine, and appears regularly 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 Cartoya (Spyro Gyra), Steve Wood (Kenny Loggins), Kirk Covington (Tribal Tech, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Zawinul), Adam Nitti (Steven Curtis Chapman), David T. Chastain, Michael Harris (Leviathan Records), Kurt Mitchell (Isaac Hayes), Tom Gire (Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Trevor Rabin), Sam Skelton, Tom Grose, Ike Stubblefield, Steve Cunningham, Francisco Fattoruso and the legendary Col. Bruce Hampton (Aquarium Rescue Unit).
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 in Atlanta, 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 and has taught drumming for many years as a private instructor. 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 who’s who of music legends including Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, John Patitucci, Airto, Terry Bozzio, Dave Weckl, Simon Phillips, Louie Bellson, Bill Bruford, Steve Smith, Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew, to name just a few. Mike is also a photographer, sound engineer and graphic designer. He performs publicly in the Atlanta area and operates his home studio where he records drum tracks for artists around the world.
From Pop to Be Bop, Contemporary Christian to Big Band Jazz, Metal, Prog, Rock, Blues, Funk, Country Western, Gospel, Jam Band, Avant Garde Improv, Mike’s solid, in-the-pocket-grooves have earned him A-List status as a seasoned first-call drummer on the Atlanta music scene.
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Don Mack Memorial
I just wanted to thank all of the special folks that were instrumental in putting together the Don Mack Memorial last night. What a great turnout to remember, honor and celebrate the life and times of one of Atlanta's great guitarist/vocalists and beautiful human beings.
I met and became reacquainted with many of Atlanta's great, longtime players. It was so wonderful to see the love, camaraderie and talent being spread by so many caring individuals. It was a very special moment w… Continue
Posted on June 10, 2008 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
Join me in Europe, with Jojo Mayer, Marco Minnemann and Robby Ameen!
Just wanted to let you know about the drum camp in Croatia that I have been invited to take part in this coming August 9-16. The East Meets West International Percussion Camp is being held in Groznjan, Croatia. I have been invited to perform as a clinician and guest speaker. I'll be representing Modern Drummer Magazine at the camp and sharing my 30 years of professional drumming experience and 10 years as a contributing writer for MD.
I would also l… Continue
Posted on May 18, 2008 at 1:57pm — 2 Comments
Farewell, My Friend!! Don Mack RIP
Posted on May 7, 2008 at 9:58pm — 3 Comments
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Events
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ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER - Candlelight Nights Tour
December 8, 2009 from 5:30pm to 9pm – Atlanta History Center
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Blues Cat @Jekyll & Hydes / Newnan, Ga
December 12, 2009 at 9pm to December 13, 2009 at 2am – Jekyll & Hydes
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The Lost Boys @ The Redlight Cafe
December 19, 2009 from 9pm to 10:30pm – The Redlight Cafe
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The Lost Boys @ Bella's
December 26, 2009 at 9:30pm to December 27, 2009 at 1am – Bella's pizzeria
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(translation is iffy......your choice!...welcome home stranger man, perpetrator, weirdo from fantasy outer space, hahahahaha! etc.)
Are you back from Croatia yet...hmmmmmm?????
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Take care.... In Him,
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