Mike Stone (musician)
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Heavy metal music
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guitarist
Guitarist
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, best known for his previous involvement in the progressive metal
Progressive metal
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band Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche
thumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton....
. He joined Queensrÿche for their 2003 Tribe
Tribe (Queensrÿche album)
-Personnel:*Geoff Tate - Vocals*Chris DeGarmo - Guitar*Michael Wilton - Guitar*Mike Stone - Guitar*Eddie Jackson - Bass*Scott Rockenfield - Drums...
tour, and made his first appearance on the 2003 album Tribe
Tribe
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, with writing credits for the song "Losing Myself". Stone was the guitarist for the rock band Speed X, and currently the guitarist and backup vocalist of the alternative puck rock band, The Stick People
The Stick People
The Stick People is an American alternative rock/punk rock band formed in 2008 in Hollywood, CA, which plays a fusion of alternative rock, punk rock, metal, and other musical styles....
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Biography
In December 1992, Stone joined Criss, the solo project of former KISSKISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
drummer Peter Criss
Peter Criss
George Peter John Criscuola , better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer and singer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss...
. The group toured extensively and released one album, Cat #1, in August 1994. Stone left the group in December 1995. Stone also joined Jonas Hansson Band in 1994 for one album called (No.1).
In 2008, Peavey
Peavey Electronics
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introduced a signature Mike Stone guitar at the Winter NAMM Show. Called the MS-1, the instrument was designed by Stone, motorcycle designer Erik Buell and the Peavey Custom Guitar Shop. Later in the year, Stone performed in a band called Speed X, with Nick Catanese
Nick Catanese
Nick Catanese is Black Label Society's second guitarist at live shows. He supports lead player Zakk Wylde, who has commented that "If I'm Keith Richards, he's Mick Taylor"...
of Black Label Society
Black Label Society
Black Label Society is a heavy metal band formed by Zakk Wylde, with nine studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, one EP, and three video albums released since formation of the band.-Formation and Sonic Brew :...
on guitar and vocals, as well as Josh Sattler on bass and Mike Froedge on drums, both from Doubledrive
Doubledrive
The band, doubleDrive , was a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:Originally called MK Ultra, doubleDrive arrived on the music scene in their hometown of Atlanta in late 1996...
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On February 3, 2009, Queensrÿche announced that Mike Stone would not tour with them for the American Soldier tour, and withdrew from the band.
Shortly after his departure from Queensrÿche, Stone spoke with producer Dito Godwin
Dito Godwin
Dito Godwin is an American multi-platinum award winning Record Producer, Executive and Musician, best known for his production works with Motley Crue, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley of Kiss, Great White, and more recently No Doubt, Kevin Carlberg, and Kristy Lee Cook of American Idol.Godwin started...
, who was working with a new act eventually becoming The Stick People
The Stick People
The Stick People is an American alternative rock/punk rock band formed in 2008 in Hollywood, CA, which plays a fusion of alternative rock, punk rock, metal, and other musical styles....
, and offered his talent to the organization in late 2009, early 2010 and is currently the guitarist and backup vocalist of The Stick People
The Stick People
The Stick People is an American alternative rock/punk rock band formed in 2008 in Hollywood, CA, which plays a fusion of alternative rock, punk rock, metal, and other musical styles....
and currently handles most of the promotional interviews.
In addition to the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
fusion of The Stick People
The Stick People
The Stick People is an American alternative rock/punk rock band formed in 2008 in Hollywood, CA, which plays a fusion of alternative rock, punk rock, metal, and other musical styles....
in 2010, Stone also re-released his solo CD, along side of his Jazz effort "Anywhere", and "Trance Sonics", a combination of various styles.
Philanthropy
Stone is a vocal proponent of music education for children. In 2007, he signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids RockLittle Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock is a nonprofit organization that provides free instruments and lessons to children in under-served public schools. The organization is supported by a number of music industry luminaries including Bonnie Raitt, Slash, Joe Satriani, BB King, Jason Newsted, Linkin Park's Brad Delson,...
, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the United States. He sits on the organization's Honorary Board of Directors.
Discography
Eden (1984–1985)- Eden
Criss (1992–95)
- Criss (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) – December 1993 - Cat #1Cat 1 (album)Cat #1 is the fourth album released by former Kiss drummer Peter Criss, and first under the band name Criss.-Track listing:#"Bad Attitude" – 4:33#"Walk the Line" – 3:47...
– August 16, 1994 - Jonas Hansson Band/No.1 – 1994
Klover
- Feel Lucky Punk 1995
Mike Stone (Solo)
- Clear Nights and Cloudy Days - 1999
- Anywhere - 2010
Iain Ashley Hersey
- Fallen Angel – 2001
Queensrÿche (2003–2009)
- TribeTribe (Queensrÿche album)-Personnel:*Geoff Tate - Vocals*Chris DeGarmo - Guitar*Michael Wilton - Guitar*Mike Stone - Guitar*Eddie Jackson - Bass*Scott Rockenfield - Drums...
– July 22, 2003 - The Art of LiveThe Art of LiveThe Art of Live is both a live album and DVD by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Both the DVD and CD were recorded during the group's 2003 co-headlining tour in support of Tribe...
– June 8, 2004 - Operation: Mindcrime IIOperation: Mindcrime II-The Band:*Geoff Tate - vocals*Michael Wilton - guitars*Mike Stone - guitars, vocals*Eddie Jackson - bass guitar, vocals*Scott Rockenfield - drums-Story:...
– March 29, 2006 - Mindcrime at the MooreMindcrime at the MooreMindcrime at the Moore is a live album and DVD by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche, that was released on July 3, 2007. The album and DVD were announced in an April 4 press release on the band's website....
– April 4, 2007 - Take Cover - November 13, 2007
Trance Sonics (2009–2010)
- Trance Sonics – 2010
The Stick People
The Stick People
The Stick People is an American alternative rock/punk rock band formed in 2008 in Hollywood, CA, which plays a fusion of alternative rock, punk rock, metal, and other musical styles....
(2009–2010)
- Trust - Single – 2009
- Think About That - Single – 2010
The Stick People
The Stick People
The Stick People is an American alternative rock/punk rock band formed in 2008 in Hollywood, CA, which plays a fusion of alternative rock, punk rock, metal, and other musical styles....
(2011-Present)
- Madness – 2011