Mike E. Clark
Mike E. Clark is a Detroit-based rap/rock/funk/alternative producer, DJ and musician who is best known for his long run working with the Insane Clown Posse. He has cited Frank Zappa as one of his many influences.[1] Along with: CRUD,Howling Diablos,Husker Du,Van Morrison,Aimee Mann,Marilyn Manson,John Lennon,The Beatles,Public Enemy,ColdPlay,U2,ICP,Beck,Mike E Clark,Solomon Burke,Sinead O'Connor,The Paybacks,TED FUCKING HAWKIN'S!!!! give hime some props god damn it!,Sterling,Queen Bee,Ronnie Wood,Jeff Beck,Rob Zombie,Rites Of Spring,Ramones,Billie Holiday,Queens Of The Stone Age,Prince Paul,Portishead,Polara,Love &; Rockets,Pere Ubu,Funkadelic,Paradime,The Catherine Wheel,Howling Wolf,Ozzy,Louis Armstrong,P.S. I Love You,Majesty Chrush,OMD,Nirvana,Marc Bolan &; T-Rex,Loretta Lynn,Lee Dorsey,Jeff Mills,The Cure,Bump-n-Uglies,Buddy Miles,Bubba Sparxxx,Brian Eno, Eminem,Demolition Dollrods, The Gories, Lee Michaels,Leadbelly,Kraftwerk,Traffic,Kottonmouth Kings,New Order,Pat In The Hat,Kiss,Killing Joke,Joy Division,Johnny Cash,Q-Tip,L.A.Star,Portishead,Tech N9ne,M.C.Chioce,Dr Hook &; The Medicine Show,Joan Armatrading,New York Dolls,The Jesus &; Mary Chain,The Dirtbombs,Devo,The Wailers,Sprit,Detroit Cobras,Dean Martin,Neil Young,The Cramps,CCR,The Clash,Chuck Berry,Throbbing Gristle,Control Freq,Robert Bradly,Busta Rymes,Bloodhound Gang,DEVO,The Rockets,Sissor Sisters,Kate Bush,Lyn Collins,Dwight Yokem,Lee Dorsey,EATER,Canned Heat,Firewerk,Serge Gainsbourg,Gretchen Wilson,Oasis,Chemical Brothers,AIR,The Breeders,The Meters,Joni Mitchell,Bob Seger,Bob Marley,Bob Dylan,Patsy Cline,Phil Spector,Gangster Fun,Audra Kubat,Luxury Christ,Marianne Faithfull,Faith No More,Pink Floyd,Pixies,Breedres,Ted Nugent,M.C.Breed,Mazzy Star,Sisters Of Mercy,Strip Club,Love Club,Slayer,War,Yoko Ono,Steve Miller,First Choice,Johnny Cash,Roberta Flack,Orbital,Outrageous Cherry,Matt Smith,Pere Ubu,Cheap Trick,Kurtis Blow,The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, The Birthday Party,Bill Nelson,Badfinger,The Pretenders,the Specials,Three Dog Night,Ohio Players,Fugazi,The Kinks,The Animals,Allman Brothers,Ministry,ABBA,Klaus Nomi,Schooly D,The Parlaments,Alvin Lee,Da La Soul,Misfits,Minutemen,Willie Dee &; The Ghetto Boys, Easy-E,NWA!,the Jam,Queen,2 Pac,Biggie Smalls,Primal Screem,Rickie Lee Jones,Tom Jones,Janis Jopplin,King Curtis,Jerry Lee Lewis,Spooky Tooth,Peter Frampton,Humble Pie,The Byrds,Luna,Stevie Nicks,Fleetwood Mac,Nico,Velvet Underground,Lou Reed,Herry Nilsson,Blondie,grand Funk,Warren Zevon,Lynard Skynard,Neil Young!,Modonna,Main Ingredient,Supreems,all that motown shit...,Bruce Springstine,Josh Silverstine,Sahra McLachlan,Meat Puppets,Metalica,George Michael,Otis Redding,The Monkeys,Carol King,Neil Diamond (sorry...),Jackie Wilson,The Smiths,Mott The Hoople,Nazzareth,The Jesus And Marychain,Soul Asylum,John Prine,P.I.L.,Sex Pistols,The Raspberries,R.E.M.,Patty Smith,The Residents,Roxy Music,Todd Rundgren,Joe Cocker,Leon Russell,Grand Master Flash,ZZ Top,EPMD,Afghan Wigs,My Bloody Valintine,Donovan,Black Crows,The Cramps,Wire,J.Giles,Jackson 5,Rick James (bitch!),The J.B.'s, Kid Rock,Radiohead,Prince,David Bowie,Iggy Pop,Magazine,The Stooges,Bee Gees,Big Chief,Led Zeppelin,Curtis Mayfield, InnerCity,James Brown,Janes Addiction,Mamma And The Pappas,Mindless Self Indulgence,Jonathan Ritchman,CharmFarm,NIN,Ty Stone,WEEN,Minor Threat,Sonny Bono,Cher,System Of A Down,White Strips,The Rolling Stones (pre 1981),Elton John (anything pre 1976 nothing after!),Janis Joplin,Jimmi Hendrex,The Flaming Lips,Project Deadman,Twiztid,The Beastie Boys,RUN DMC,Jay-z,Rick Rubin,The Damned,David Gray,Bongwater,Kramer,Dead By 28,The Staple Singers,Ike &; Tina Turner,Galaxie 500,Foghat,Flipper,Fatboy Slim,Elvis Presley,Eagles Of Death Metal,Double O,Dead Kennedys,Cyndi Lauper,Catherine Wheel,The Buzzcocks,Butthole Surfers,Black Sabbath,The Band,Aretha Franklin,MC5,Bessie Smith,Aphex Twin,Alvin Lee,Al Green,Aerosmith,Wally Pleasant,Hank Jr and Sr. and many many more.........
He mixed, edited and mastered the ska band Gangster Fun's 1998 album Pure Sound, Pure Hogwash, Pure Amphetamines, which included a cover of "Dirty Love".
From his interview in The Detroiter.
"When I got older, I would take my paycheck, and like empty the quarter bin at the old Sam's Jam's on Nine Mile on a regular basis. If it had just one scratch on it, it went into the quarter bin, so I would buy everything, from Frank Zappa to Aretha Franklin. And once I got into sampling, I'd buy any fucking record - a sound effect record, spoken word - I'd get a disco record just to get a clap."[2]
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