Mike Belitsky

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Mike Belitsky
Origin Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres Indie rock, country
Instruments Drums
Years active1980s–present
LabelsBlue Fog, Sonic Unyon
Associated acts The Sadies, Jale, Neko Case, Jellyfishbabies, The Unintended, The Pernice Brothers, The New Mendicants, Registered Vote

Mike Belitsky is a Canadian musician. He has played drums for a number of bands, including Jellyfishbabies, Jale, Neko Case, and Pernice Brothers, [1] and later The Sadies.

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Early life

Belitsky was born in Toronto, Ontario. [2] He attended Concordia University in Montreal. [3]

Career

Belitsky left Concordia in 1987 to join the band Jellyfishbabies, who relocated to Toronto. [3] He later moved to Halifax, drumming in punk bands. [4] In 1996 he became a member of the band Jale, and drummed on their second album, So Wound. A year later he performed at the New York Pop Explosion festival with the band Cheticamp. [5]

By 2004 he was playing with the band Unintended, [6] as well as The Sadies. [7]

In 2013 he joined the band The New Mendicants. He toured Spain with the group in 2014, [8] and drummed on their 2014 album Into the Lime. [9]

In 2018 Belitsky injured his shoulder while ice skating, and was unable to perform for several months. [10] Since that time he has continued to play in The Sadies, The Unintended and The New Mendicants. [11]

Album appearances

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=62&csid2=874&fid1=3290%5B%5D
  2. ↑ David Sprague (27 April 1996). Nova Scotia's Jale offer pretty power with second sub pop set - Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 14. ISSN   0006-2510.
  3. 1 2 Michael Barclay; Ian A.D. Jack; Jason Schneider (June 2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press. p. 636. ISBN   978-1-55490-968-1.
  4. ↑ "Mike Belitsky". Exclaim!, By Jason Schneider, Sep 01, 2004
  5. ↑ Josh O'Kane (1 April 2016). Nowhere with You: The East Coast Anthems of Joel Plaskett, The Emergency and Thrush Hermit. ECW Press. p. 93. ISBN   978-1-77090-840-6.
  6. ↑ No Depression. Vol. 49–54. No Depression. 2004. p. 154.
  7. ↑ Larry LeBlanc (14 August 2004). "Sadies get colourful" - Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 59. ISSN   0006-2510.
  8. ↑ "The New Mendicants – the indie supergroup that begs to differ". Irish Times, Jan 17, 2014, Lauren Murphy
  9. ↑ " The New Mendicants". AllMusic Biography by Timothy Monger
  10. ↑ "Through Northern Passages and Broken Bones: The Sadies". The Sound, by Chris Illich, June 5, 2019
  11. ↑ "The New Mendicants – the indie supergroup that begs to differ". The Irish Times , January 17, 2014.
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