Michael David Ricketts is an American

United States

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 rock

Rock and roll

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 musician

Musician

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, and songwriter

Songwriter

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. Prior to his solo project, he was co-founder and lead guitarist

Guitarist

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 of the rock band Snydly Crunch. Snydly Crunch performed with artists such as Pat Travers Band

Pat Travers

Patrick Henry "Pat" Travers is a Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career with Polydor Records in the mid-1970s...

, Kix

Kix (band)

Kix is an American hard rock/heavy metal band who achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Band members continue to tour, recently appearing at the Rocklahoma festival in 2008 in Oklahoma and the M3 Rock Festival in May 2011 in the band's home state of Maryland.-Formation:Kix was...

, and Mitch Allan

Mitch Allan

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 with Honor Among Thieves on several occasions.

With the help of local producer and engineer Ray Tilkins, Snydly Crunch recorded the independent LP Revealed, released on SMARK Records on which Ricketts was co-writer and performed on guitars, keyboards, and backing vocals.

Snydly Crunch members

• Michael Spelta - lead vocals, keyboards (1985–1989)
• Sean Patrick Mitchell - lead vocals (1991–1994)
• Andrew Faile - lead & rhythm guitars (1985–1994)
• Michael Ricketts - lead & rhythm guitars, keyboards, vocals (1985–1994)
• Steve Toth - drums, percussion (1985–1990)
• Karl Seiler - drums, percussion (1990–1994)

Session musicians

• Karen Teperberg - drums on Solo Debut (now with Jesse McCartney
  Jesse McCartney
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  )

Snydly Crunch

• Cue Sessions (1986)
  • Produced and Mixed by Jim Ebert
  1. Forgotten One
  2. Strike a Balance
  3. Vicious Obsession
  4. The Return
  5. Say Yes
  6. Fortitude

• 97 Underground Compilation (1987)
  • Produced by Derek Alan for PCA
  1. Hell's Gates - Artist Wrathchild with Shannon Larkin
     Shannon Larkin
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      (now in Godsmack
     Godsmack
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     ), and Brad Divens
     Brad Divens
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  2. Then Comes The Night - Artist Snydly Crunch
  3. Burn The Sky - Artist Mystic Force
  4. Bad Attitude - Artist Shock Wave
  5. Nightmares - Artist Mona Lisa
  6. Found On The Highway Dead - Artist Chapelz
  7. Hot Seat - Artist Child's Play with John Allen (now in SR-71 (band)
     SR-71 (band)
     SR-71 is an American rock band that was formed in Baltimore, Maryland. They are best known for their 2000 single "Right Now", their 2002 single "Tomorrow", and as the authors of Bowling for Soup's 2004 hit "1985" . The name of the band came from SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic surveillance aircraft...
     
     )
  8. Scarlet Angel - Artist Scarlet Angel

• Revealed (1993)
  • Produced by Ray Tilkens and Snydly Crunch
  1. Cry Wolf
  2. Tomorrows Promise
  3. Dying To Survive
  4. The River
  5. Say Goodbye
  6. Love In Vain
  7. Spark Turns Into Flame
  8. I Feel Love
  9. Trusting Soul

Stage work

Performed lead guitar for a stage production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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 (DC, Summer 2003)

Sources

LiveWire Magazine article - Snydly Crunch

Rox Magazine article - Snydly Crunch p1

Rox Magazine article - Snydly Crunch p2 'look here'

Listing of Snydly Crunch album - Revealed