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06-30-2006, 07:43 AM
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Mike has been involved with electronic music for half of his life. At 14 he discovered electronic dance music in Houston, TX and by 16 was making noise of his own with long time friend Craig Biesel. In 1993 Mike went to his first underground warehouse party in Austin, TX and was changed forever. Only a year later Mike moved to Boise, ID and continued to produce electronic music and began DJing and throwing parties which helped create the underground dance scene in Boise.
After years of DJing and helping throw events, Mike decided to get serious about his music and purchased an MPC 2000 which lead to many hours and sleepless nights of fine tuning his sound and perfecting his trade. In 2000 Mike was ready to take things to the next level and made 100 promo copies of Fresh Choice Music No. 1 which got great reviews by fellow DJs and producers and sparked the interest of Soul Phusion Records.
In 2001 Mike had his first official release on Soul Phusion titled "Gotta Make It Happen" with Smitty & Eric Davenport which was charted by Angel Alanis, Stonebridge and David Garcia and was shortly thereafter followed up by his second release "Star Trunk Funk" on Insight Recordings in 2002 which received major recognition on dancefloors and DJ charts worldwide and appeared on DJ Dan's Mixed Live: Ruby Skye.
In 2003 Stoney Boy released "House Meanies" which rocked dance floors all over Sweden and Europe, thanks to Stonebridge, and "Funky Emotions" appeared on "The Next Generation" Soul Phusion's 25th Anniversary release which was charted by Charles Feelgood, Vitamin D and many others.
In 2004 FunkTeck Recordings released Mike's first remix; Jonlephunk "Punk Rock Disco" which was #1 on the DanceRecords.com house sellers for a week and is still being charted and played by house DJs everywhere! "It's in the Music" on Focused Music also proved to be a #1 DanceRecords seller and got great reviews in Big Shot Magazine (formerly Mixer Mag).
This year Mike has provided remixes and originals for labels such as Kontrast, FunkTeck, Molocacho, District Music and Ammo and sets for the highly anticipated release of "The Rhythm" on In Stereo which was charted by DJ Dan and appears on his latest mixed cd "Lift". 2005 also brings great promise with Mike's first Solmatic release "In a Groove" with Joey Mazzola featured on RHV's top ten and his "Automatic" mixed cd as well... and this is just the start! Be looking out for MB at a club or party near you rockin' his trademark style of fun, funky disco house and tweaky, electro tech house!
Discography:
Original Work:
Funky Emotions - Soul Phusion - 2004
Gotta Make it Happen - Soul Phusion - 2001
House Meanies - Stoney Boy/ZXY - 2003
In a Groove/Knee Deep - (Joey Mazzola) - Solmatic - 2005
It's in the Music - Focused - 2005
Just Gettin' Started - Ammo - 2005
Rhythm & Groove - In Stereo - 2005
Star Trunk Funk - Insight - 2002
Remix Work:
High Caliber & Paul Anthony - The Rejection Hotline - (Mike Balance Straight Crunkin' mix) - Kontrast - 2005
Jason Philter - From Your Soul - (Mike Balance & Noah Hyde mix) - FunkTeck - 2005
Jon Pegnato - Soul Phonic - (Mike Balance Pumped Up Mix) - District - 2005
Jonlephunk - Punk Rock Disco - (Mike Balance & Amelia mix) - FunkTeck - 2004
Red Eye & Andrewz - I Need You - (Mike Balance & Noah Hyde mix) - Molocacho - 2005
DJ Mixes:
Heavy Rotation
On Track
www.mikebalance.com
www.myspace.com/mikebalance
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/Missfunk420/mikebalance_small.jpg
Mike has been involved with electronic music for half of his life. At 14 he discovered electronic dance music in Houston, TX and by 16 was making noise of his own with long time friend Craig Biesel. In 1993 Mike went to his first underground warehouse party in Austin, TX and was changed forever. Only a year later Mike moved to Boise, ID and continued to produce electronic music and began DJing and throwing parties which helped create the underground dance scene in Boise.
After years of DJing and helping throw events, Mike decided to get serious about his music and purchased an MPC 2000 which lead to many hours and sleepless nights of fine tuning his sound and perfecting his trade. In 2000 Mike was ready to take things to the next level and made 100 promo copies of Fresh Choice Music No. 1 which got great reviews by fellow DJs and producers and sparked the interest of Soul Phusion Records.
In 2001 Mike had his first official release on Soul Phusion titled "Gotta Make It Happen" with Smitty & Eric Davenport which was charted by Angel Alanis, Stonebridge and David Garcia and was shortly thereafter followed up by his second release "Star Trunk Funk" on Insight Recordings in 2002 which received major recognition on dancefloors and DJ charts worldwide and appeared on DJ Dan's Mixed Live: Ruby Skye.
In 2003 Stoney Boy released "House Meanies" which rocked dance floors all over Sweden and Europe, thanks to Stonebridge, and "Funky Emotions" appeared on "The Next Generation" Soul Phusion's 25th Anniversary release which was charted by Charles Feelgood, Vitamin D and many others.
In 2004 FunkTeck Recordings released Mike's first remix; Jonlephunk "Punk Rock Disco" which was #1 on the DanceRecords.com house sellers for a week and is still being charted and played by house DJs everywhere! "It's in the Music" on Focused Music also proved to be a #1 DanceRecords seller and got great reviews in Big Shot Magazine (formerly Mixer Mag).
This year Mike has provided remixes and originals for labels such as Kontrast, FunkTeck, Molocacho, District Music and Ammo and sets for the highly anticipated release of "The Rhythm" on In Stereo which was charted by DJ Dan and appears on his latest mixed cd "Lift". 2005 also brings great promise with Mike's first Solmatic release "In a Groove" with Joey Mazzola featured on RHV's top ten and his "Automatic" mixed cd as well... and this is just the start! Be looking out for MB at a club or party near you rockin' his trademark style of fun, funky disco house and tweaky, electro tech house!
Discography:
Original Work:
Funky Emotions - Soul Phusion - 2004
Gotta Make it Happen - Soul Phusion - 2001
House Meanies - Stoney Boy/ZXY - 2003
In a Groove/Knee Deep - (Joey Mazzola) - Solmatic - 2005
It's in the Music - Focused - 2005
Just Gettin' Started - Ammo - 2005
Rhythm & Groove - In Stereo - 2005
Star Trunk Funk - Insight - 2002
Remix Work:
High Caliber & Paul Anthony - The Rejection Hotline - (Mike Balance Straight Crunkin' mix) - Kontrast - 2005
Jason Philter - From Your Soul - (Mike Balance & Noah Hyde mix) - FunkTeck - 2005
Jon Pegnato - Soul Phonic - (Mike Balance Pumped Up Mix) - District - 2005
Jonlephunk - Punk Rock Disco - (Mike Balance & Amelia mix) - FunkTeck - 2004
Red Eye & Andrewz - I Need You - (Mike Balance & Noah Hyde mix) - Molocacho - 2005
DJ Mixes:
Heavy Rotation
On Track
www.mikebalance.com
www.myspace.com/mikebalance