Mike Flicker

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Mike Flicker^[1] (born 1952) is a producer in Los Angeles who has numerous credits on music and film projects.

1 Early career
2 Producer
3 References and notes
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Early career

Mike’s career began at age sixteen in Los Angeles when his band, The Zoo, was given a contract in 1968 by Bell Records (which later became Arista Records). They were one of the youngest groups ever signed to a major label at that time. The Zoo included Mike on drums along with Howard Leese on guitar and keyboards.

After relocating to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1971, Mike designed and built Mushroom Studios, the premiere state-of-the-art studio in western Canada.

1975 proved to be a fateful year for Mike with his discovery, signing, and production of the band Heart. Mike received the coveted Canadian Juno Award for Producer of the Year for his production on Heart’s debut album, Dreamboat Annie.

[edit] Producer

Mike established himself as a major independent producer with artists that included Poco, Al Stewart, Randy Meisner, Nantucket, Wendy Waldman and Trooper, one of the five top selling Canadian bands of all time.

Mike’s diverse career in the music, technology, and film/television industries culminated in the 1991 formation of Mike Flicker Music Services, where he continues to contribute his leadership in successful service to the film, television, and ancillary entertainment industries.

[edit] References and notes

^ There is a theory, but as yet no supporting evidence, that after brothers Mike and Roger Fisher and Steve Fossen formed "The Army" in 1963 in Seattle, Mike Fisher moved to L.A. and changed his name to Mike Flicker. As the Zoo album is dated 1967, Fisher would have been aged 15 or younger when he did this.