Drummers - Michael Bland
Michael Bland (born March 14, 1969 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota) is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He
was with Prince during the New Power Generation era and played with him
for 7 years.
Bland graduated from Minneapolis South High School in 1987 and still
resides in Minneapolis, but is often heading to LA as a session drummer
for such artists as Mandy Moore, Clay Aiken, the Backstreet Boys, the
Anchorman Soundtrack, and many more.
In 2005, Bland was the drummer for Paul Westerberg's tour, and he
recently played on the Katrina Relief telethon with the Dixie Chicks.
Bland is also now working as a producer, currently working with the
upcoming rock-pop band Catchpenny, also from Minneapolis. Additionally,
he is the drummer on Soul Asylum's new album, and has joined them for
their current tour. Recently, Bland teamed up with Prince once again to
provide drumming for the title track of Prince's 3121 album.
Bland also played drums on Indigenous's 2006 album, Chasing the Sun.
When not on tour, Bland can usually be found every Monday night at the
nightclub "Bunker's" in downtown Minneapolis performing with Dr. Mambo's
Combo. Bland also performs in the area with pop/R&B band, The Rule.
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bland
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