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Meet Mike Horne . . .
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Mike Horne started his musical career early at the age of twelve he was playing in church bands and spent most of his first few years playing Gospel. His father, Gary Horne is an accomplished Tenor sax player, and so Mike grew up on a healthy diet of, Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, David Sandborn, Weather Report, Gerald Albright, Fourplay, Larry Carlton, and various Gospel artists! Mike played his first "GIG" at the age of thirteen, and continued playing pubs and clubs, with his fathers various POP/COVER bands.
Mike studied music throughout High School, and as well as doing the jazz gigs, and the pop cover gigs, he also began playing in a few High School, Ska-Punk bands. During High School Mike was lucky enough to spend some time learning from, ex-Capetonian, now New York Drumming Legend ANTON FIG (The Dave Letterman Show). While he was studying music, Mike also studied at a private music school, Beau Soleil Music School, under legendary teacher FRANK MALLOWS.
Mike attended the University of Cape Town’s College of Music to study jazz. He studied there for five years, under great teachers Dr Mike Campbell, Dr Andrew Lilley, Prof Darryl Andrews, Dr Mike Rossi, Frank Mallows, Kevin Gibson and Efrain Toro! While he was there, he managed to secure the drum throne in many of the universities top Ensembles and bands, including the highest honour, spending 3 years in the UCT BIG BAND. Mike also spent 3 years touring SA, in the National Youth Jazz Band, and National Youth Big Band. Mike is now a full time session musician and since leaving university, has worked his way up to becoming one of the most sought after drummers in the country! "Mike’s solid timing, beautiful sensitivity, and extreme versatility, breathes life into any musical situation and make him the first choice, for performance and recording, of many of South Africa’s top Musicians"
To date Mike has performed or recorded with the likes of, The UCT College Big Band, The South African National Youth Jazz Bands and National Youth Big Bands, Five Of A Kind, Golliwog, Carla Diamond, Black Noise, Seven Day Story, The Dan Shout Quartet, The Darryl Andrews Band, Verity, Arno Carstens, Albert Frost, Richard Ceaser, Alvin Dyers, Jeff Weiner, Hog Hoggidy Hog, Russ Nerwich, 7th Son, Amanda Tiffin, Strataphonic, Flat Stanley, Paul Flynn, White Buzz, Grant Nuss, Melanie Scholtz, Sarah Jane Grieve, Mark Fransman, Ike Moriz, The 021 Big Band, James Frank and the Sticky Triggers, The Mike Campbell Big Band, Marc Duby, Barney Rachabane, Leslie Kleinsmith, Jannie Moolman and Vibravo! Dozi, Basil Moses, Zane Adams, Buddy Wells, Andrew Lilley, Shaun Johannes, Winston Mankunku Ngozi, KOBUS, Charlene Truter, Louise Carver, The Parlotones, Van Coke Kartel, Koos Kombuis, and many others!!
As well as many great international artists such as, Donald Harrisson, Christian Scott, Berklee professors, John Funkenhouser, John Boboian - Bob Sinacrope - and the Bebop Guitars, Chris Collins, Dennis Tini, Roy Mcurdy, John Thomas, Jens Sondergaard, Martin Sjostedt, Harold Jeptha, Bruce Cassidy, Jack Van Poll, Hein Van Der Guyn, Bill Prince, Earl Okin, Efrain Toro and many others.
Just a little taste of what South Africa has to offer in terms of Music, be sure to catch Mike live, he trully is something to write home about.
 
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Red Light in June Rocks SABC
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Paul Bothner Music Endorsees - Red Light in June - recently performed on SABC 2. The program Hectic 9 was transmitted from Cape Town and consisted of an interview and ending with a live performance of their hit single "Killing me Baby".
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aKing a bet as Safe as Houses!
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Paul Bothner Music endorsees - aKing - must be grinning from ear to ear right now. Last year the four-piece rock outfit pulled out all the stops to make sure they were seen and heard in all the right places. No doubt their latest debut album, Dutch Courage, helped propel them into the limelight as a household name.
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Flat Stanley Signs Multi-Million Rand Deal
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Will Flat Stanley break into the international market, has never been a question that’s consumed people in the know. Rather, it’s been a case of when. Now, having well and truly turned on Mzansi, the time for Flat Stanley’s International leap has arrived. The band has just signed a multi-territory album licensing deal with German based record label iMusic Records! That means their sound is going to be catching on all over Europe and beyond. World, listen up! Flat Stanley are coming to radio stations and stadiums near you.
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METAL4AFRICA Reportback
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METAL4AFRICA events have become lauded as the Cape Town Metal community’s most eagerly anticipated calendar dates. 2008 has seen three of these events taking place already, on a four month interval basis, and each event bringing to audiences a rich variety of South African metal bands, new and old.
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Weekend Warriors Heroes making it BIG….
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" In, what can only be described as, an extremely thrilling, nail biting and nerve ending finish, in the 2008 New Talent Search, hosted at Quay 4 Tavern, V&A Waterfront on Saturday 12 July; the band SIDEWINDER (a proud product of the Weekend Warriors project – initiated and run by Paul Bothner Music) blasted their competition away to claim the 1st Prize of R20000 and a three month contract to perform at Quay 4.
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