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'''Mike Patton''' (born '''Michael Allan Patton''', January_27, 1968) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead singer of Faith_No_More from 1988 to 1998, but has also handled lead vocals for Mr._Bungle, Tomahawk and Fantômas. He often produces side projects in collaboration with other musicians, such as John_Zorn, Dan_the_Automator, The_Melvins, The_Dillinger_Escape_Plan, Melt-Banana, Sepultura, and Merzbow, Lovage, Maldoror, Weird_Little_Boy, Rahzel, and Kaada. Along with Greg_Werckman, he co-founded and runs Ipecac_Recordings. He performed live with Amon_Tobin, a.o. at the 2005 Dour_Festival.
Patton possesses a wide range of vocal textures and styles, ranging from falsettos, Sinatra-esque tenors, and even death metal style grunts.
Growing up in Eureka, California, Patton and friends formed Mr._Bungle circa 1985. They recorded a few demos and earned a small local following. Patton joined Faith No More in January of 1989 and filled the vocal void left by the unreliable and recently fired Chuck_Mosley (Cement). Faith No More's ''The Real Thing'' was released later the same year. The album reached the top ten on the charts thanks largely to MTV's heavy rotation of the video for the song "Epic."
In the United States, Faith No More would never again match the commercial success of "The Real Thing." After a series of interesting but poorly promoted albums (''Angel Dust''; ''King_for_a_Day..._Fool_for_a_Lifetime''; and ''Album of the Year''), Faith No More officially disbanded in 1998.
During the long demise of Faith No More, Patton had resumed collaborating with Mr. Bungle. His success in mainstream rock and metal ultimately helped secure Mr. Bungle a record deal with Warner_Bros. The band released a self-titled album (produced by John_Zorn) in 1991, and the highly surreal ''Disco_Volante'' in 1995. Their final album was titled ''California'', and was widely regarded an essential record by such mainstream publications as ''Maxim'' and ''Rolling Stone''.
Patton's other projects have included two "experimental" solo albums on John_Zorn's Tzadik label (''Adult_Themes_for_Voice'' in 1996 and ''Pranzo_Oltranzista'' in 1997). He's appeared many times on other Tzadik releases with Zorn and others.
There have also been several projects over the years that have not seen an official release (although some live bootlegs do circulate). These projects include House of Discipline (w/ Bob Ostertag and Otomo Yoshihide), Moonraker (w/ Buckethead and DJ Eddie Def), Patton & Rahzel, and Peeping Tom. Patton contributed vocals to the Team_Sleep song ''Kool-Aid Party'', but the song did not make it onto the final album. This is likely due in part to the unfinished album having been leaked very early onto the internet.
Recently, Patton has worked with Björk and the beat boxer Rahzel. He is often featured on new releases, and is regarded as extremely hard working. Faith_No_More keyboardist Roddy_Bottum remarked about Patton "caffeine is the only drug he does", in reference to the Faith No More song ''Caffeine'', which Patton wrote and recorded while in the middle of a sleep-deprivation experiment.
In 2005, Patton signed on to compose the soundtrack for the upcoming independent movie ''Pinion'', marking his debut scoring an American feature-length film. His other film work includes portraying two major characters in the Steve Balderson film ''Firecracker''. He will also compose and perform music for the upcoming ''Rockstar'' videogame ''Bully''.
== Discography ==
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===with Faith_No_More===
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*1989 - ''The Real Thing''
*1990 - ''Live_At_The_Brixton_Academy''
*1992 - ''Angel Dust''
*1993 - ''Judgment Night (Soundtrack), (Faith No More & Boo-Yaa_T.R.I.B.E. perform Another Body Murdered)
*1995 - ''King_for_a_Day..._Fool_for_a_Lifetime''
*1997 - ''Album Of The Year''
*1998 - ''Plagiarism'' (by Sparks, Faith_No_More featured on two tracks)
===with Mr._Bungle===
*1986 - ''The_Raging_Wrath_of_the_Easter_Bunny'' (demo)
*1987 - ''Bowel_of_Chiley'' (demo)
*1988 - ''Goddammit_I_Love_America'' (demo)
*1989 - ''OU818'' (demo)
*1991 - ''Mr. Bungle''
*1995 - ''Disco_Volante''
*1999 - ''California''
===with Fantômas===
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*1999 - ''Fantômas''
*2001 - ''The_Director's_Cut''
*2002 - ''Millennium Monsterwork 2000'' (by The Fantômas Melvins Big Band)
*2002 - ''Wanna Buy A Monkey?'' (by Dan_The_Automator, Intro track features music from the second Fantômas album)
*2004 - ''Delìrium_Cordìa''
*2005 - ''Suspended_Animation''
*2005 - ''Who Is It?/Where Is The Line? Mixes'' 12" Vinyl (by Björk, Side B features a Fantômas remix of ''Where Is The Line?'')
*2005 - Fantômas/Melt-Banana Split Vinyl 5" Single/Square Shaped 3" CD (Fantômas perform "Animali In Calore Surriscaldati Con Ipertermia Genitale")
===with Tomahawk===
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*2001 - ''Tomahawk''
*2003 - ''Mit_Gas''
===Solo Albums===
*1996 - ''Adult_Themes_for_Voice''
*1997 - ''Pranzo_Oltranzista''
===Album Collaborations===
*1998 - ''Weird Little Boy'' (by Weird Little Boy - John_Zorn and Patton (vocals and drums))
*1999 - ''She'' (by Maldoror - Patton and Masami_Akita)
*2001 - ''Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By'' (by Lovage - Patton, Dan_the_Automator and Jennifer_Charles)
*2002 - ''Irony_is_a_Dead_Scene'' (by The_Dillinger_Escape_Plan with Mike Patton (vocals, samples and percussions))
*2002 - ''Hemophiliac'' (by John_Zorn/Patton/Ikue_Mori)
*2004 - ''Hemophiliac: 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Six'' (by John_Zorn/Patton/Ikue_Mori)
*2004 - ''Romances'' (by Kaada & Patton)
*2005 - ''General Patton vs The X-Ecutioners'' (by Mike Patton & The X-Ecutioners)
===Albums Featured===
*1992 - ''Elegy'' (arranged by John_Zorn, Patton performs vocals)
*1994 - ''Burn or Bury'' (by Milk_Cult, Patton performs vocals)
*1996 - ''Roots'' (by Sepultura, Patton sings on ''Lookaway'', ''Mine'' and sings and co-writes on ''The Waste'')
*1997 - ''Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach'' (various artists - Patton (vocals and keyboards) collaborates w/ David Slusser on ''She's Gone Away'')
*1997 - ''Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg'' (various artists - Patton sings and plays all instruments on ''Ford Mustang'')
*1997 - ''Fear No Love'' (by Bob Ostertag, Patton contributes vocals)
*1997 - ''AngelicA 97'' (various artists, Patton contributes to a few tracks)
*1998 - ''Great Jewish Music: Marc Bolan'' (various artists - Patton sings and plays all instruments on ''Chariot Choogle'')
*1998 - ''Charlie'' (by Melt_Banana, members of Mr._Bungle (and many others) contribute vocals on ''Area 877 (Phoenix Mix)'')
*1999 - ''Memory Is An Elephant'' (by Tin_Hat_Trio - Patton sings on hidden track)
*1999 - ''Song Drapes'' (by Jerry Hunt, Patton contributes text/vocals)
*1999 - ''Taboo and Exile'' (by John_Zorn, Patton featured on ''Bulls Eye'')
*2000 - ''The Crybaby'' (by The_Melvins, Patton sings and plays all instruments on ''G.I. Joe'')
*2000 - ''Great Phone Calls with Neil Hamburger'' (by Neil_Hamburger, Patton features on ''Music of the Night'')
*2000 - ''Down With The Scene'' (by Kid606, Patton contributes vocals on ''Secrets 4 Sale'')
*2000 - ''The Big Gundown'' (by John_Zorn, Patton sings ''The Ballad Of Hank McCain (Vocal)'')
*2002 - ''Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three'' (various artists, Patton performs on ''Six Pack'')
*2003 - ''Voices in the Wilderness'' (various artists, Patton performs keyboards and vocals on ''Kochot'')
*2004 - ''Virginal Co-ordinates'' (by Eyvind_Kang, Patton contributes - vocals, voice & electronics)
*2004 - ''Medúlla'' (by Björk, features Patton on ''Where Is The Line?'' and ''Pleasure Is All Mine'')
*2004 - ''White People'' (by Handsome_Boy_Modeling_School, features Patton on ''Are You Down With It?'')
*2005 - ''Oceanic: Remixes/Reinterpretations'' (by Isis, Patton contributed a version of ''Maritime'')
*2005 - ''Painkiller: 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Twelve'' (by John_Zorn/Bill_Laswell/Hamid_Drake, special guest vocals by Patton)
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