Featured Artist:
Michael Bland, Drums
With his recognition as a prodigy, drummer
Michael Bland was actively sought by many local acts in
the Minneapolis area. At seventeen, Hiram Bullock took
him to Pittsburgh and New York to do some dates. In that
same year, he joined Dr. Mambo's Combo, a house band at
Bunker's music bar and grill where Prince first spotted
him and decided that Michael was the element his new group
needed. Michael joined Prince in 1989, and he toured,
recorded, and performed with The New Power Generation
for seven years.
in 1996, immediately after his tenure
with Prince, Michael went on tour with Paul Westerberg,
which led to tours and recordings with other national
acts, such as Chaka Khan, Maxwell, Dionne Farris, George
Benson, Phil Upchurch, and Howard Hewitt. More recently,
you might have seen Michael's name on albums by Evan and
Jaron, Shannon Curfman, Har Mar Superstar, Kyle Riabko,
among others.
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