Mike Belitsky
Mike Belitsky | |
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| Birth name | Michael Jonathon Belitsky |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, country |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | Blue Fog, Sonic Unyon |
Michael Jonathon Belitsky is a Canadian musician. He has played drums for a number of bands, including Jellyfishbabies, Jale, Neko Case, and Pernice Brothers,[1] and later The Sadies.
Early life
[edit]Belitsky was born in Toronto, Ontario.[2] He attended Concordia University in Montreal.[3]
Career
[edit]Belitsky left Concordia in 1987 to join the band Jellyfishbabies, who relocated to Toronto.[3] He later moved to Halifax, drumming in punk bands.[1] In 1996 he became a member of the band Jale, and drummed on their second album, So Wound. A year later he performed at the New York Pop Explosion festival with the band Cheticamp.[4]
By 2004 he was playing with the band Unintended[5] as well as The Sadies.[6]
In 2013 he joined the band The New Mendicants. He toured Spain with the group in 2014,[7] and drummed on their 2014 album Into the Lime.[8]
In 2018 Belitsky injured his shoulder while ice skating, and was unable to perform for several months.[9] Since that time he has continued to play in The Sadies, The Unintended, and The New Mendicants.[7]
Album appearances
[edit]- Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (2006, Anti-)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mike Belitsky". Exclaim!, By Jason Schneider, Sep 01, 2004
- ^ David Sprague (27 April 1996). Nova Scotia's Jale offer pretty power with second sub pop set - Billboard. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b Michael Barclay; Ian A.D. Jack; Jason Schneider (June 2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press. p. 636. ISBN 978-1-55490-968-1.
- ^ Josh O'Kane (1 April 2016). Nowhere with You: The East Coast Anthems of Joel Plaskett, The Emergency and Thrush Hermit. ECW Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-77090-840-6.
- ^ No Depression. Vol. 49–54. No Depression. 2004. p. 154.
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (14 August 2004). "Sadies get colourful" - Billboard. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b "The New Mendicants – the indie supergroup that begs to differ". The Irish Times, Jan 17, 2014, Lauren Murphy
- ^ " The New Mendicants". AllMusic Biography by Timothy Monger
- ^ "Through Northern Passages and Broken Bones: The Sadies". The Sound, by Chris Illich, June 5, 2019
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