Mike's first of three performances
at the Berklee Performance Center
was given in 2000 with fellow faculty member, and friend since 1980, Guitarist Sal DiFusco.

<<<Sal & Mike played together again
at Berklee's David Friend Hall for
Mike's Full Time appointment
gig in 2004. They also played here
for Sal's.

Nevertheless

Great Exploits

Video Clips:

Kashmir C Section

Kashmir 'Vamp' Drum Solo

04/07/01

Hilary Jones and Mike shared the stage as dual drummers with Boston cover rock band, Hypercane. This was the 'Rock Night" closing concert to Percussion Week 04/7/2001. The two share the stage as well as solo. Gary Cherone joins in for Mike's section singing Extreme's "Hip Today" and "Cupid's Dead." Mangini drum student Mike Skillings fills out the band sound on keyboards.

HILARY & MIKE SETLIST
MIKE & HILARY UNISON DRUMS 1
Kashmir
Walk This Way
Fire Woman
Fire
HILARY ONLY SECTION
Tush
Le Grange
Snortin' Whiskey
MIKE ONLY SECTION
Hip Today
Cupid's Dead
Drum Solo
MIKE & HILARY UNISON DRUMS 2
Rock 'n Roll

DANA SPELLMAN
Dana Spellman's injury prevention web page at the Vater Drum Stick Company

CRAIG SPEAR

Craig plays Rock bass like it should; air-moving-heavy, and tight. It was rumored that he sent the Jazz ghosts in the BPC to
an unknown other world abyss to hide.

GARY CHERONE

The crowed screamed a lot as his stage
experience commanded the room.

Hypercane & Mike go heavy rock for 'Rock Night' in April of 2003. Cherone guest stars for a 2nd time to a packed BPC.

April 2001
April 2003
June 2003

Boston based rock cover band, Hypercane, is loaned to Mike from Dana Spellman. Spellman's co-professions, physical therapy and drumming, lead to
treatments and seminars for Berklee students and faculty.

SET LIST 06/16/03
War Pigs
Cult of Personality
Brick house
Dogman
Tom Sawyer
Xanadu
Hot for Teacher
Drum Solo
Under Pressure
Led Zeppelin Medley:
Whole Lotta Love
Communication Breakdown
Black Dog
The Ocean
Wanton Song
The Immigrant Song
Whole Lotta Love Vocal Break
Kashmir
Stairway to Heaven

Video Clips:

Dogman Bridge- use of multi toms to follow ascending chords

Cherone's Timing in Slow Motion

Hypercane & Mike do it again in 2003....

This 3rd time, the lengthy Zeppelin medley with Cherone & Ridlon trading and sharing vocal spots closes the show.

JOHN RIDLON

After John's name was mentioned at the halfway point, a "he nailed it" was bellowed LOUDLY
from the crowd.

PETER SPELLMAN

Pete shows up with perfect axe for Rush's
Xanadu and buckles in the crowd with right
hand solo runs all night.

'Rushed' Clip

XANADU