Mikey Havoc
Encyclopedia
Mikey Havoc also known colloquially as Havo (real name Michael Roberts) is a New Zealand
media personality.
group Push Push
, best known for its 1991 number one singles "What My Baby Likes" and "Trippin'
". He is now a house music
DJ. During the late 1990s he owned and managed The Squid nightclub in inner-city Auckland
.
's bFM radio station in the early 1990s. He was on the breakfast show from 1996 to 2002, and later moved to the afternoon-evening "Drive" show. He once again took over as the breakfast show host on 4 September 2006, after previous host Wallace Chapman quit to pre-empt a suspected layoff. On May 3, 2010 Havoc returned to his Drive slot as Matt Heath took over the breakfast show. Mikey announced late November 2010 that he will be departing the radio show on the 3rd of December 2010.
channel with the 30 minute live weekday night magazine style show Havoc with his Bfm co-worker Jeremy Wells
. This show moved to TV 2 in an hour long weekly format. He continued on TVNZ with the shows Havoc and Newsboy
's Sell-out Tour and Havoc's Luxury Suites and Conference Facilities. During the Tour in 1999, he labelled Gore
the gay capital of New Zealand (a claim proved false by the 2006 census) - the mayor of Gore was quoted in the news saying Havoc would be run out of town if he ever returned. In 2004 he moved to TV3
with Havoc Presents Quality Time.
of Shortland Street
fame. Sunday News
reported the pair split in 2009.
By 2009, he had more than $20,000 in traffic fines, which he chose to repay by doing community work - initially as a DJ outside the Auckland University Students' Association
, until cancelled by the Department of Corrections.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
media personality.
Music
Roberts was the lead singer of the New Zealand glam metalGlam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
group Push Push
Push Push (band)
Push Push was a glam metal rock band of the 1990s from Auckland, New Zealand. They were best known for their single "Trippin'".- Lineup :From the album A Trillion Shades of HappyVocals - Mikey HavocGuitar - Andy Kane...
, best known for its 1991 number one singles "What My Baby Likes" and "Trippin'
Trippin' (Push Push song)
"Trippin'" was the first single from New Zealand glam metal band Push Push.The song was also recorded around the same time by Auckland punk stalwarts "The Warners" and appeared on the Crazy Horses single released by Wildside records....
". He is now a house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
DJ. During the late 1990s he owned and managed The Squid nightclub in inner-city Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
.
Radio
Roberts first became popular as a radio DJ on the University of AucklandUniversity of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
's bFM radio station in the early 1990s. He was on the breakfast show from 1996 to 2002, and later moved to the afternoon-evening "Drive" show. He once again took over as the breakfast show host on 4 September 2006, after previous host Wallace Chapman quit to pre-empt a suspected layoff. On May 3, 2010 Havoc returned to his Drive slot as Matt Heath took over the breakfast show. Mikey announced late November 2010 that he will be departing the radio show on the 3rd of December 2010.
TV
In the mid-nineties he moved into television on New Zealand's short lived MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
channel with the 30 minute live weekday night magazine style show Havoc with his Bfm co-worker Jeremy Wells
Jeremy Wells
Jeremy "Newsboy" Wells is a New Zealand television personality, most famous as the host of TVNZ's satirical news show, Eating Media Lunch. He is also a co-host of The Saturday Special radio show with Steve Simpson on New Zealand radio station bFM.Wells was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the son of...
. This show moved to TV 2 in an hour long weekly format. He continued on TVNZ with the shows Havoc and Newsboy
Jeremy Wells
Jeremy "Newsboy" Wells is a New Zealand television personality, most famous as the host of TVNZ's satirical news show, Eating Media Lunch. He is also a co-host of The Saturday Special radio show with Steve Simpson on New Zealand radio station bFM.Wells was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the son of...
's Sell-out Tour and Havoc's Luxury Suites and Conference Facilities. During the Tour in 1999, he labelled Gore
Gore, New Zealand
Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of...
the gay capital of New Zealand (a claim proved false by the 2006 census) - the mayor of Gore was quoted in the news saying Havoc would be run out of town if he ever returned. In 2004 he moved to TV3
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
with Havoc Presents Quality Time.
Personal life
In early 2006, Havoc married New Zealand actress Claire ChithamClaire Chitham
Claire Margaret Chitham is a New Zealand television actress. She is best known for having played Waverley Harrison in the New Zealand TV show Shortland Street, from 1994–5 and 1997–2005 and Aurora Bay in Outrageous Fortune from 2006-2007.She was already acting by the age of nine, when she...
of Shortland Street
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
fame. Sunday News
Sunday News
The Sunday News is a New Zealand tabloid newspaper published each weekend by the Fairfax group in Auckland. In addition to a self-described 'punchy' take on the news, it features coverage of weekend sport, entertainment, star gossip, fashion and TV listings.The Sunday News has editorial offices in...
reported the pair split in 2009.
By 2009, he had more than $20,000 in traffic fines, which he chose to repay by doing community work - initially as a DJ outside the Auckland University Students' Association
Auckland University Students' Association
The Auckland University Students' Association , founded in 1891, represents students at the University of Auckland. AUSA organises student events, publicises student issues, administers student facilities, and assists affiliated student clubs and societies. It also produces Craccum magazine and bFM...
, until cancelled by the Department of Corrections.