Mike Starcher is originally from Lakewood, Ohio and began playing the drums at age nine. He has played with local Cleveland bands “Fixture”, “Past Due”, “Beebles Blues Band”, “Threshold”, “The Remainders”, “The Swingtown Rebels” and “Tore Down House”. Mike is now in the drum chair with the blues/rock band “Shady Drive” who are currently recording their first album. He also gigs with a side project, “Cleveland Music Club” as well as filling in with “Brothers Blues Band”.
Mike has played Sonor drums exclusively since 1996 and has been an endorser for Sonor since 2000. You can learn more about the “best drums on the planet” at www.sonor.com and www.sonorusa.com
Over the course of Mike’s career, he has appeared on WERE radio’s Jay Turner Show and with Cleveland radio personality Uncle Vic. He’s shared the stage with artists such as the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Elvin Bishop, John Lee Hooker Jr., Billy Sullivan (The Raspberries, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Herman’s Hermits), Mary Bridget Davies, Kristine Jackson, Buckwheat Zydeco and The Buckinghams.
Mike appears at numerous charity events, such as:
Twilight at the Zoo (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) A fund raising event for the Cleveland Zoological Society
Metro Hospital Children’s Burn Unit benefit concert (1998)
Animal Jam (2004, 2005, 2006) A concert series to benefit local animal shelters
JDRF/Ford Car Show (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) A benefit for juvenile diabetes research
MS Walk (Columbus Zoo, Mahoning Valley)
MS Pedal To The Point (2007, 2008)
Mike, his wife Erika and their two boxers reside in Columbia Station, Ohio, just southwest of Cleveland.