Michael Bland

Michael Bland (born March 14, 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during the New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for 7 years. Bland graduated from Minneapolis South High School in 1987, where he thrilled his classmates with amazing rhythms at Pep Fests and other events, and still resides in Minneapolis, but is often heading to LA as a session drumme... more

Michael Bland (born March 14, 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during the New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for 7 years. Bland graduated from Minneapolis South High School in 1987, where he thrilled his classmates with amazing rhythms at Pep Fests and other events, and still resides in Minneapolis, but is often heading to LA as a session drummer for such artists as Mandy Moore, Clay Aiken, the Backstreet Boys, the Anchorman Soundtrack, and many more. In 2005, Bland was the drummer for Paul Westerberg's tour, and he recently played on the Katrina Relief telethon with the Dixie Chicks. Bland is also now working as a producer, currently working with the upcoming rock-pop band Catchpenny, also from Minneapolis. Additionally, he is the drummer on Soul Asylum's new album, and has joined them for their current tour. Bland, with colleague and ex-NPG member Sonny T.(Thompson) teamed up with... less