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, Ray Bonneville, porterdavis, BoDeans, Rebecca Loebe, Gurf Morlix, Ellis Paul, Jon Vezner, Sarah Bowman, Yanka Rupkina, Kina Grannis, Zoe Lewis, Charlie Faye, Kevin Carroll, Drummassage, Bukka Allen, Colin Gilmore, 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.

Some of the instruments: drumset,The Black Swan Drum,cajon,Hadjira,congas,bongos,tar,talking drum,riq,kanjira,tabla,udu,gille(balafon),djembe,pan logo,gumbi,bendir,doumbek,darbuka,pandeiro,kalimba,berimbau,Ewe drums,caxixi,shekere,gombe/gome,log drums,brekate drum,ocean drum,axatxe,gogonkui,televi,rainstick,guiro,glockenspiel,triangle,agogo,tamborim,and a wide assortment of shakers,cowbells,bells,tambourines,woodblocks and other oddities that you can hit, shake and caress to create rhythms and aural textures.