2009 Groznjan Drum Camp Artists
Pete Lockett, Horacio Hernandez, Petar Curic, Bill Bruford, Mike Haid
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Mike Haid can be heard on the new release from David T. Chastain
HEAVY EXCURSIONS on Leviathan Records (click on photo below)
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Mike Haid with drumming legend Bernard Purdie
Mike Haid performed in the All Star Jam at the Sold Out 2007 ProgPower Festival in Atlanta
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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
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Mike Haid - Bio
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.
In 2009, Mike performed in Europe along with drumming legend Bill Bruford, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, world percussion master Pete Lockett 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
For further info on Mike Haid visit - Mike's Web Site
