Mick Collins
Encyclopedia
Mick Collins is a musician
from Detroit, Michigan.
band, The Gories
. The band featured Collins on guitar, Dan Kroha (later of the Demolition Doll Rods
) on guitar, and Peg O'Neil on the drums. After three albums and five singles the band suffered an infamous break-up in 1992.
Collins next worked in a basic garage rock
band, Blacktop
, from 1994 to 1996. This band had its own share of troubles, as detailed in Collins' liner-notes for the band's compilation release, I've Got a Bad Feeling About This: The Complete Recordings. Another project around this time was The Screws.
After the demise of Blacktop, Collins helped form the King Sound Quartet, which had one single in 1996 and one album, The Get Down Imperative, in 1997.
Collins then focused on another of his projects, the wide-ranging, musically eclectic Dirtbombs
. Beginning with the "High Octane Salvation" single in 1996, the Dirtbombs have come to be Collins' most durable and arguably most popular project (rivaled only by the legendary status of The Gories). The Dirtbombs had a changing shift of musicians behind Collins on guitar, but since 2004 have had a steady line-up. Throughout, the band has consisted of a 2-drum, 2-bass set-up behind Collins' guitar work.
In addition to the Dirtbombs, Collins has played in the Screws, an eclectic punk
band that has released two albums since 1999 and has appeared on several compilations, and the Voltaire Brothers, a funk
project that issued a 2002 album, I Sing The Booty Electric. He's also done solo work (including issuing a split 7" vinyl with Lorrette Velvette for the film Wanye County Ramblin in which Collins has a role), produced scores of other artists' music (including Andre Williams
), DJ's, and does vocals for yet another long-time side project, Man Ray, Man Ray.
Collins was the host of Night Train, a Saturday night show on WDET
, Detroit Public Radio. The program featured four thematic "journeys" through music. The first edition premiered on June 3, 2006, and included musical journeys of Motown soul legends Junior Walker & The All-Stars, Jazz
artist Joe Williams
, 1950s rock 'n roll star Fats Domino
, and 1980s Detroit garage band
The Hysteric Narcotics. The show was cancelled in spring 2007 after WDET scrapped its music programming.
Collins' latest project as producer is the CD "Drop Dead" by Figures of Light
, which was recorded in Brooklyn, New York at Mitro's Studios June, 2011, featuring nineteen new tracks from the group. It will be released on Norton Records in November, 2011.
Collins is also preparing more Dirtbombs singles and a new LP, as well as a new Voltaire Brothers record, a Man Ray, Man Ray record, and a techno record. In addition to his music (and one known acting role in Wayne County Ramblin'), Collins is a LINUX enthusiast and a fan
of furry
comics.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
from Detroit, Michigan.
Biography
Collins first played in a band called the U-Boats in 1981 and then in the Floor Tasters from 1984 to 1985. In 1986, the 20-year old Collins helped form the seminal garage punkGarage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
band, The Gories
The Gories
The Gories are an American garage rock trio that formed in Detroit in 1986. They were among the first 1980s garage punk bands to incorporate overt blues influences...
. The band featured Collins on guitar, Dan Kroha (later of the Demolition Doll Rods
Demolition Doll Rods
The Demolition Doll Rods was a three-piece glam / garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan. The band, known for wild stage attire, released its first record in 1994...
) on guitar, and Peg O'Neil on the drums. After three albums and five singles the band suffered an infamous break-up in 1992.
Collins next worked in a basic garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
band, Blacktop
Blacktop
Blacktop may refer to:* asphalt concrete, a composite material commonly used for construction of pavement, highways and parking lots* bituminous macadams* tarmac...
, from 1994 to 1996. This band had its own share of troubles, as detailed in Collins' liner-notes for the band's compilation release, I've Got a Bad Feeling About This: The Complete Recordings. Another project around this time was The Screws.
After the demise of Blacktop, Collins helped form the King Sound Quartet, which had one single in 1996 and one album, The Get Down Imperative, in 1997.
Collins then focused on another of his projects, the wide-ranging, musically eclectic Dirtbombs
The Dirtbombs
The Dirtbombs are an American garage rock band based in Detroit, Michigan, notable for blending diverse influences such as punk rock and soul while featuring a dual bass guitar, dual drum and guitar lineup...
. Beginning with the "High Octane Salvation" single in 1996, the Dirtbombs have come to be Collins' most durable and arguably most popular project (rivaled only by the legendary status of The Gories). The Dirtbombs had a changing shift of musicians behind Collins on guitar, but since 2004 have had a steady line-up. Throughout, the band has consisted of a 2-drum, 2-bass set-up behind Collins' guitar work.
In addition to the Dirtbombs, Collins has played in the Screws, an eclectic punk
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...
band that has released two albums since 1999 and has appeared on several compilations, and the Voltaire Brothers, a funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
project that issued a 2002 album, I Sing The Booty Electric. He's also done solo work (including issuing a split 7" vinyl with Lorrette Velvette for the film Wanye County Ramblin in which Collins has a role), produced scores of other artists' music (including Andre Williams
Andre Williams
Andre Williams is an American R&B and punk blues musician who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit.-Biography:...
), DJ's, and does vocals for yet another long-time side project, Man Ray, Man Ray.
Collins was the host of Night Train, a Saturday night show on WDET
WDET
WDET-FM is a public radio station in Detroit, Michigan. Licensed to Wayne State University in the city's Cass Corridor neighborhood, about a mile south of the New Center neighborhood, WDET broadcasts original programming as well as shows from National Public Radio, Public Radio International and...
, Detroit Public Radio. The program featured four thematic "journeys" through music. The first edition premiered on June 3, 2006, and included musical journeys of Motown soul legends Junior Walker & The All-Stars, Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
artist Joe Williams
Joe Williams (jazz singer)
Joe Williams was a well-known jazz vocalist, a baritone singing a mixture of blues, ballads, popular songs, and jazz standards.-Early life:...
, 1950s rock 'n roll star Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....
, and 1980s Detroit garage band
Garage band
The term garage band can refer to:* A band that performs garage rock* GarageBand, audio production software published by Apple Inc.* GarageBand.com, a website that helps publicize emerging bands...
The Hysteric Narcotics. The show was cancelled in spring 2007 after WDET scrapped its music programming.
Collins' latest project as producer is the CD "Drop Dead" by Figures of Light
Figures of Light
Figures of Light is an American proto-punk band formed in 1970 by Wheeler Winston Dixon and Michael Downey. Their latest project, the CD "Drop Dead," was recorded in Brooklyn, New York at Mitro's Studios, June, 2011, and produced by Mick Collins of The Dirtbombs, featuring fifteen new tracks from...
, which was recorded in Brooklyn, New York at Mitro's Studios June, 2011, featuring nineteen new tracks from the group. It will be released on Norton Records in November, 2011.
Collins is also preparing more Dirtbombs singles and a new LP, as well as a new Voltaire Brothers record, a Man Ray, Man Ray record, and a techno record. In addition to his music (and one known acting role in Wayne County Ramblin'), Collins is a LINUX enthusiast and a fan
Furry fandom
Furry fandom is a fandom for fictional anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics. Examples of anthropomorphic attributes include exhibiting human intelligence and facial expressions, the ability to speak, walk on two legs, and wear clothes...
of furry
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is any attribution of human characteristics to animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts, such as organizations, governments, spirits or deities. The term was coined in the mid 1700s...
comics.