Biography

Miramichi, New Brunswick’s Mike “Machine” Mallais began playing drums at the age of 2 on a Sears catalogue drum set called “Blue Thunder”. By the age of 4 Mike had destroyed that drum set and began using his grandmother’s knitting pins on everything and anything he could find as replacements for his demolished drum kit. His parents, with grandmother’s approval, finally invested in a “real” drum kit for him.

At the age of 5, Mike was introduced to the Heavy Metal genre. With its fast and furious drum styling, he immediately became focused on this genre. In first grade, Mike had been studying Metal for two years and had a handle on the drum techniques of classic metal bands such as; Iron Maiden, Ozzy and Metallica. Mike became obsessed with these three bands, learning even the finest detail about them and their drummers. Drumming was his initial passion to the true sense of the word.

In the course of Mikes drumming career, he has played with over 80 bands and has performed an estimate of over 1000 live performences and still growing!!! He has also made several Radio and Television appearances such as, CBC,CTV,ATV,APTN,MTV,and more!!!

Mike Machine is adept in a multiple of genres and is a multi-instrumentalist and world-class drummer. He was the session drummer on Red Ochre’s most recent album “Spirit Of Dreams,” and performed with East Coast Music Award winners “George Paul and the Red Ochre Band.” touring across Canada.

Since Mike was always involved in the Heavy Metal Genre his endless training and hard work with speed drumming has enabled him to win many WFD (www.extremesportdrumming.com) titles

  • The 2005 Maritime WFD Champion – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,
  • The 2006 Canadian WFD Champion – Quebec City, Quebec, Canada,
  • The 2007 WFD World Finals Battle of the Feet Champ – Anaheim, California,
  • The 2007 World’s Fastest Drummer (Battle of the Feet category).

This passion and focus combined with his natural skill and determination will ensure that he reaches his ultimate goal of becoming a full time touring/recording musician.

Stats

Hometown: Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
Year of Birth: 1979
Years Drumming: Since 1981
Hobbies/Interest: Drumming,Drums,Life.
Current WFD Records: 60 Second Single Strokes Feet (1,034), 5 Minute Single Strokes Feet (4,595), 15 Minute Single Strokes Feet (13,309)