Mike List

Mike List is a globalized percussionist based out of Metro Detroit playing both western and non-western instruments from around the globe. His performances have ranged from world music fusion in bars, contemporary music in art spaces, tabla in church services, and classical music in punk anarchist communes. Some projects he has worked with include <a href="spotify:artist:1gJmms5NXskFGB8P7l9UGs" data-name="Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet">Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet</a> (world music fusion), <a href="spotify:artist:6nTkPqKFvD5BdOHypiyFxD" data-name="Rela Percussion">Rela Percussion</a> (percussion quartet), CutTime Simfonica (string quartet), <a href="spotify:artist:0IbUuUJm6M2wiTxgmFnLB2" data-name="Nessa Music">Nessa Music</a> (Celtic fusion), <a href="spotify:artist:3T99q7IdSo9J17tAqIcdnZ" data-name="Dr Pete Larson and His Cytotoxic Nyatiti Band">Dr Pete Larson and His Cytotoxic Nyatiti Band</a> (rock lyre ensemble), <a href="spotify:artist:2s8IdNEuqH0UGHQ4Sp23Kv" data-name="Inscribe">Inscribe</a> (avant-garde world jazz), <a href="spotify:artist:5jjKA7QmtA9uITZHMtUgvs" data-name="Wisaal">Wisaal</a> (Mediterranean fusion), and <a href="spotify:artist:3WJwfKlKbvLY5vi417jHDw" data-name="To Hit">To Hit</a> (Percussion duet). Mike holds a Master of Music and Bachelor of Music in percussion performance from Central Michigan University and has also studied tabla, mbira, and Arabic percussion. Along with performing, Mike teaches privately, accompanies modern dance, and teaches courses on the ‘History of Rock and Roll’ and ‘World Music.’ He can also make you a mean cup of coffee.