Mike Arturi
Services Offered
Live Drumming
Mike is meticulous in preparation needing minimal or no rehearsal time. Mike reads and writes drum charts and has performance experience in all types of venues from intimate settings to major arena stages.
Mike has garnered a lifetime of hands on experience in the music industry as a performer, educator, and entrepreneur. Within this context, he offers numerous musical, educational, and public services. Hover on a heading below to learn more.
Mike Offers:
Recording Sessions
Mike is versed in many styles of music, at home with click tracks, meticulous in preparation, fast and thorough. Save time and money working with an efficient musician! Mike can record drums remotely in his fully equipped studio, using Pro Tools. Contact Mike for file transfer info!
Live Show Production
Mike will create powerful set lists, oversee rehearsals, ensure and encourage stage presence, and manage and hone pacing.
Arts Learning Drum Circle
Participants share in an Arts Learning Drum Circle experience. The presentation is customized to address any desired outcome, including social emotional arts learning. Drum circles are perfect for public schools, therapeutic and clinical settings, group homes and assisted living centers, offices and organizations, personal gatherings, community events, and much more. A drum circle can help build a sense of community, encourage peace and clarity, and are fun and constructive for adults and children alike! Equipment can be fully provided.
Public Speaking Presentation
Find your Beat...then DANCE!
This special presentation starts with Mike drumming Frank Zappa’s ‘Peaches en Regalia’. This song literally changed Mike’s life in his late teens. Following the drumming, Mike shares his journey through music and the life changing events ‘Peaches en Regalia’ put into motion. Motivated by the desire to play drums, Mike gained life skills that guided him through a lifelong and continuing career in music. Audience participation and question and answer segments are a feature throughout the presentation. Find your Beat…then DANCE is a stand-alone 30-45min presentation designed to illustrate how pursuing a personal area of interest can lead to a lifelong career.
Complete Concert Creation Course
Complete Concert Creation is a course designed to give participants insight into the commerce of music. The natural interest people have in music is a common connection for all as the history of Rock and Roll and live performance is traced from the late 40’s through today’s popular music, including rap and hip-hop. Four key elements of the live concert industry are studied: Artists, Production, Marketing and Hospitality. The course culminates in a live show staged, produced, marketed, hosted by and – starring the course participants.