"Sonor's sound, quality, fit and finish are second to none. Musicians, sound techs and audience members alike frequently comment on the sound and look of my kit. I wouldn't play anything else."
Mike Starcher is originally from Lakewood, Ohio and started playing the drums at the age of nine. He’s played with local Cleveland bands “Fixture”, “Past Due”, “Threshold”, “The Remainders”, “The Swingtown Rebels” and “Cactus Jack”. From 2005 to 2020, Mike handled drumming/vocal duties with popular Cleveland blues/rock band “Shady Drive”, whose debut CD, “Darker Shade Of Blue”, was ranked as #3 of the Top 20 Blues CDs of 2015 by BluesMusicFan.com
Currently, Mike appears with GS Harper and Joshua Donato in Cuyahoga Slim, in an acoustic trio with Caryn Swanson and Dwayne Dickman as Prime Numbers Trioand with Dwayne Dickman, Bill March and Tony Koussain Prime Numbers. He also hosts an acoustic open mike night every Wednesday at the Fairview Tavern as well as working as an independent artist with many of Cleveland’s top musicians.
Over the course of his career, Mike has shared the stage with artists such as the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Elvin Bishop, John Lee Hooker Jr., Mary Bridget Davies, Billy Sullivan (The Raspberries, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Herman’s Hermits), Kristine Jackson, Buckwheat Zydeco and The Buckinghams. He has appeared on WERE radio’s Jay Turner Show and with Cleveland radio personality Uncle Vic.
Mike frequently appears at charity events, including:
Twilight at the Zoo (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) A fund raising event for the Cleveland Zoological Society
JDRF/Ford Car Show (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) A benefit for juvenile diabetes research
Animal Jam (2004, 2005, 2006) A concert series to benefit local animal shelters
MS Pedal To The Point (2007, 2008)
MS Walk (Columbus Zoo, Mahoning Valley)
GreenFest (2012)
Metro Hospital Children’s Burn Unit benefit concert (1998)
Mike, his wife Erika and their boxers reside in Columbia Station, Ohio, just southwest of Cleveland.