Mike Meadows is a freelance percussionist, drummer, and background vocalist based in Austin,TX. Originally from Atlanta,GA, Mike has been playing music since age three. From Classical & Jazz to Pop & World Music he's seen it all (and played some of it too). His greatest passion is performing and recording a variety of musical styles all around the world. He is also co-inventor of The Black Swan Drum and co-founder of Swan Percussion. Mike's other passions include hypnosis, palm reading, and mind reading. If you'd like to hire Mike for your next recording project or tour, just send an e-mail to meadowsdrums@gmail.com

Some artists Mike has recorded or performed with include: Sahara Smith, Mary Gauthier, Ray Bonneville, porterdavis, BoDeans, Gurf Morlix, Ellis Paul, Grace Pettis, Sarah Bowman, Yanka Rupkina, Kina Grannis, Zoe Lewis, Charlie Faye, Kevin Carroll, Drummassage, Bukka Allen, Colin Gilmore, Rebecca Loebe, HuDost, Suzie Vinnick, Amilia K Spicer, The Hudsons, Randy Weeks, Ramsay Midwood, Kara Grainger, Lalo, Rachel Loy, Urban Grind,The Princely Players, Brian Webb, Nathan Hamilton, Kim Patty, Joe Lee King, The Nasty Clan, Will T. Massey, Sally Allen, Najeeb Sabour, Joni Bishop, Jason Weems, Mikele Kreitner, Aaron Navarro, Kristin Cifelli, Rana, Danny Schmidt, geminarius, .WAV, Idgy Vaughn, honeydoglovewagon, MZ. Fishe and The New Groove, AvA, Mark Noseworthy, Far From Blue, Nine Times Blue, Philip Boone, Kirk Waldrop, The Atlanta Boy Choir, The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and many others.

I have traveled to Ghana, West Africa twice now, to study the music of the Ewe, Dagara, and Ga people with the Agbeli family and Bernard Woma. I plan on continuing my studies there and look forward to my next visit! I also traveled to Zimbabwe early in 2012 and was fortunate enough to study Mbira with one of the masters, Newton Gwara (aka 'Matemai'). I look forward to more studies with him as well!

I was a member of the Atlanta Boy Choir starting at age 5 (my first audition) and began touring in Europe every summer with them at the age of 9. As well as singing in the choir, I was also the 'little drummer boy' with them for many years. I received an amazing education on music, performance, and life from the director Fletcher Wolfe, and through my experiences as a member of the ABC. In fact, the first recording I was a part of (Benjamin Britten's War Requiem) was with the ABC and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and it won 2 Grammys!

In 2009 I had the good fortune of receiving the Austin Music Award for Best Drummer/Percussionist. Quite an honor in a city that's known for it's great musicians and rich musical history!