Mike Patton
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"Patton could very well be one of the most versatile and talented singers in rock music." -Greg Prato
What isn't their to say about the man, the myth and the legend. Michael Allan Patton was born in Eureka, California and in 1984 formed his first band called Mr.Bunge. An avant-Garde / Meta/ Rock / Polka / Jazz type band. The release a bunch of cassette demos until the first major release of the self title "Mr.Bungle" was released in 1991 which was produced by John Zorn.
In 1988 when the original singer of the band Faith No MOre was fired, Mike Patton filled those shoes and launched Faith No More in mainstream success with their hit "Epic". Faith No More soon to release 4 more major albums but never reached the success in the United States that their first CD The Real Thing.
During these years Mike has appeared on numerous projects from artists all over the world. ALso lending his talents to movies and video games to creating and producing entire musical scores for some independent movies.
On top of all that he is lending his vocal talents to some video games and movies. He has been the voice behind such recent video games as "The Darkness" and the new "Bionic Commando". He can also be heard as the grunts, screams and growls behind the monsters in the movie "I Am Legend".
He has also appeared in his first acting role starring in the movie "Firecracker" which Robert Ebert said it was one of his top 10 movies in 2005. it won a Jury Prize nomination for Best Picture. It also won numerous awards including: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Actress for Karen Black, and director Steve Balderson won the 2005 Domani Vision Award for emerging talent at Tribeca’s Visionfest.
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Solo Work
2008 - A Perfect Place (Film soundtrack entirely done by Mike Patton and distributed through Ipecac Recordings)
2009 - Crank 2: High Voltage - Soundtrack (Film soundtrack entirely done by Mike Patton)
Discography
Mike Pattons main bands that he was in.
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Record Label - Ipecac Recordings
Founded by Mike Patton and Greg Werckman in 1991 with was the sole purpose to only distribute the first Fantomas album but has since flurished into a 1 record deal at a time buisness practice. The also support and distribute band like The Melvins, Isis and Pattons other projects.
The name is after syrup of ipecac with a tagline of "Making People sick since 1999."
