Michael Shrieve

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{{Short description|American drummer, percussionist, and composer (born 1949)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Michael Shrieve
| image = OK Hotel Reunion - Michael Shrieve 01A (cropped).jpg
| caption = Shrieve in 2016
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|07|06}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|San Francisco, California, U.S.}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Rock music|Rock]]
* [[Electronic music|electronic]]
}}
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = {{flatlist|
* Drums
* percussion
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| years_active = 1965–present
| label =
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Santana (band)|Santana]]
* [[Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve]]
* [[Wayne Horvitz]]
* [[Mick Jagger]]
* [[The Rolling Stones]]
* [[Novo Combo]]
* [[Buckethead]]
* [[Roger Hodgson]]
* [[Go (band)|Go]]
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| website =
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'''Michael Shrieve''' (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band [[Santana (band)|Santana]], playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974.<ref name="DrummerWorld">{{cite web |title=Michael Shrieve bio |publisher=Drummerworld.com |url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Michael_Shrieve.html |access-date=2010-04-06}}</ref> At age 20, Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at [[Woodstock]].{{fact|date=July 2023}} His drum solo during "[[Soul Sacrifice (song)|Soul Sacrifice]]" in the ''[[Woodstock (film)|Woodstock]]'' film has been described as "electrifying",<ref name="GreatRockDrummers">{{cite book |last=Cianci |first=Bob |title=Great Rock Drummers of the Sixties |date=July 1, 2006 |publisher=Hal Leonard |isbn=0-634-09925-6 |page=215}}</ref> although he considers his solo during the same piece in [[Abraxas Tour|1970]] at [[Tanglewood]] the superior performance.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=A Conversation with Michael Shrieve |magazine=[[Life (magazine)|Life]] |date=August 2, 2019}}</ref>

==Biography==
[[File:OK Hotel Reunion - Michael Shrieve 03 (25248504000).jpg|thumb|left|Shrieve playing in 2016 with [[Wayne Horvitz]] (not shown).]]
Shrieve was born and grew up in [[Redwood City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Devivo |first=Darren |date=August 15, 2019 |title=Santana: Throwback Thursday 1969 {{!}} WFUV |url=https://wfuv.org/content/santana-throwback-thursday-1969 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815085703/https://wfuv.org/content/santana-throwback-thursday-1969 |archive-date=August 15, 2019 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=wfuv.org}}</ref> Shrieve's first full-time band was called Glass Menagerie,<ref name="Peraza">{{cite web |title=Michael Shrieve Intro Speech by Jim McCarthy |publisher=Jim McCarthy |url=http://zh-cn.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=459149985596 |access-date=2010-04-08}}</ref> followed by experience in the house band of an R&B club, backing touring musicians including [[B.B. King]] and [[Etta James]]. At 16, Shrieve played in a [[jam session]] at the [[Fillmore West|Fillmore Auditorium]], where he attracted the attention of [[Santana (band)|Santana]]'s manager, Stan Marcum. When he was 19, Shrieve jammed with Santana at a recording studio and was invited to join that day.<ref name="Seattle Times">{{cite news |title=Legendary Woodstock drummer Michael Shrieve now plays in Fremont |publisher=Seattle Times |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2009659504_woodstock14.html |access-date=2010-04-06 |first=Hugo |last=Kugiya |date=2009-08-14}}</ref>

On August 16, 1969, Santana played the Woodstock Festival, shortly after Shrieve's twentieth birthday, but before the release of their [[Santana (1969 album)|eponymous first album]] (1969). He remained with Santana for ''[[Abraxas (album)|Abraxas]]'' (1970), ''[[Santana III]]'' (1971), ''[[Caravanserai (album)|Caravanserai]]'' (1972), ''[[Welcome (Santana album)|Welcome]]'' (1973), ''[[Borboletta]]'' (1974) and the live ''[[Lotus (Santana album)|Lotus]]'' (1974). He co-wrote four of the tracks on ''Caravanserai'', as well as co-produced the album.<ref name="Ultimate Santana">{{cite web |title=Michael Shrieve: Original Santana drummer |publisher=Ultimate Santana |url=http://www.ultimatesantana.com/Michael-Shrieve.html |access-date=2010-04-06}}</ref>

Shrieve left the original Santana band to pursue solo projects. He moved to London to record the 1976 album ''Automatic Man'' with guitarist [[Pat Thrall]], bass guitarist Doni Harvey and keyboardist [[Todd Cochran]] (billed as ''Bayete''). While in London Shrieve was part of the fusion supergroup [[Go (band)|Go]] with [[Stomu Yamashta]], [[Steve Winwood]], [[Al Di Meola]] and [[Klaus Schulze]], releasing two studio albums, ''[[Go (Go album)|Go]]'' (1976) and ''[[Go Too]]'' (1977), and the live album ''[[Go Live from Paris]]'' (1976).<ref name="Voices">{{cite book |author=McCarthy, Jim |author2=Sansoe, Ron |title=Voices of Latin rock: people and events that created this sound |url=https://archive.org/details/voicesoflatinroc0000mcca |url-access=registration |date=November 1, 2004 |publisher=Hal Leonard |isbn=0-634-08061-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/voicesoflatinroc0000mcca/page/184 184–187]}}</ref>

He played in the band [[Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve]] (with [[Sammy Hagar]], [[Neal Schon]], and [[Kenny Aaronson]]).<ref name="ChicoER">{{cite web |title=Music review: Guitarist Neal Schon journeys to El Rey Theatre |publisher=The Chico Enterprise Record |url=http://www.chicoer.com/entertainment/ci_14794874 |access-date=2010-04-06}}</ref> Later, he played drums on (former [[Supertramp]] member) [[Roger Hodgson]]'s first solo album, ''[[In the Eye of the Storm (Hodgson album)|In the Eye of the Storm]]''.

From 1979 to 1984, Shrieve collaborated as a percussionist in [[Richard Wahnfried]], a [[side project]] of [[Klaus Schulze]] (another drummer turned electronic composer) while recording with Schulze his own first "solo" album of electronic music, ''Transfer Station Blue'', in 1984.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

Shrieve was also credited for playing percussion on the 1980 album ''[[Emotional Rescue]]'' by [[The Rolling Stones]] and in 1984, he played on [[Mick Jagger]]'s ''[[She's the Boss]]'' album. When Jagger, [[Nile Rodgers]] and Shrieve were mixing the album at [[Power Station (recording studio)|The Power Station]] in New York City, [[Jaco Pastorius]] invited Shrieve for a recording session downstairs. This recording remains unreleased.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jose |last=Sierra |title=A Conversation with Michael Shrieve - Part 2 |url=http://www.moonflowercafe.com/mscafe2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921084055/http://www.moonflowercafe.com/mscafe2.html |archive-date=September 21, 2008 |publisher=Moonflower Café |access-date=March 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Από |last=Thodoris |title=Interview: Michael Shrieve |url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewmichael-shrieve-santanagospellbinder/76037 |publisher=Hit Channel |date=January 29, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2016}}</ref>

In 1997, Shrieve joined former Santana musicians [[Neal Schon]], [[Gregg Rolie]], [[José Areas|José "Chepito" Areas]], [[Alphonso Johnson]], and [[Michael Carabello]] to record ''[[Abraxas Pool]]''.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |title=AllMusic |publisher=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/abraxas-pool-mw0000617693/releases |access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>

Shrieve has also collaborated with David Beal, [[Andy Summers]], [[Steve Roach (musician)|Steve Roach]], [[Jonas Hellborg]], [[Buckethead]], [[Douglas September]], [[Freddie Hubbard]] and others. He has served as a session player on albums by [[Todd Rundgren]] and [[Jill Sobule]].{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

In 2004, Shrieve appeared on the track "The Modern Divide" on the [[Revolution Void]] album ''Increase the Dosage''. The album was released under a Creative Commons license.<ref name="RevolutionVoid">{{cite web |title=Revolution Void - Electronic Breakbeat Jazz |publisher=Revolution Void |url=http://www.revolutionvoid.com/rv003/ |access-date=2010-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403073544/http://www.revolutionvoid.com/rv003/ |archive-date=2010-04-03 }}</ref>

{{As of|2010|4}}, Shrieve lives in [[Seattle, Washington]], where he plays in a fusion jazz group, Spellbinder, with Danny Godinez, Joe Doria, Raymond Larsen, and Farko Dosumov.

Shrieve has composed music for several films, including [[Paul Mazursky]]'s ''[[Tempest (1982 film)|Tempest]]'' and ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]''.<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web |title=IMDB credit list |publisher=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795390/ |access-date=2010-04-06}}</ref>

Shrieve currently plays a DW Collector's Series drum set and recently joined the [[Istanbul Agop]] cymbals family. He has played a variety of other drum sets in the past, including sets by [[Camco Drum Company|Camco]], Premier and [[Ludwig Drums|Ludwig]], the latter visible in the Woodstock footage. He also played both [[Zildjian]] and later [[Paiste]] cymbals in his early days before becoming a longtime [[Sabian Cymbals|Sabian]] user.

==Honors==
In 1998 Shrieve was inducted into the [[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]] for his work with [[Santana (band)|Santana]].<ref name="RRHoF">{{cite web |title=Santana Biography |work=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/santana/bio/ |access-date=2010-04-06}}</ref>

In March 2011, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine readers picked The Best Drummers of All Time: Shrieve ranked #10.<ref name=RollingStoneList>{{cite web |title=Rolling Stone Readers Pick Best Drummers of All Time |date=February 8, 2011 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/rolling-stone-readers-pick-best-drummers-of-all-time-20110208/10-michael-shrieve-0791046 |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Drummer===
(This is a partial discography.)
* (1969) with Santana — ''[[Santana (1969 album)|Santana]]''
* (1970) with Santana — ''[[Abraxas (album)|Abraxas]]''
* (1971) with Santana — ''[[3 (Santana album)|Santana III]]''
* (1972) with Santana — ''[[Caravanserai (album)|Caravanserai]]''
* (1973) with Santana — ''[[Love Devotion Surrender]]''
* (1973) with Santana — ''[[Welcome (Santana album)|Welcome]]''
* (1974) with Santana — ''[[Borboletta]]''
* (1976) with [[Automatic Man]] — ''Automatic Man''
* (1976) with [[Go (band)|Go]]/[[Stomu Yamashta]] — ''[[Go (Go album)|Go]]''
* (1979) with [[Richard Wahnfried]] — ''[[Time Actor]]'' (percussion)
* (1980) with [[Pat Travers Band]] — ''[[Crash and Burn (Pat Travers Band album)|Crash and Burn]]'' (percussion)
* (1981) with [[Klaus Schulze]] - ''[[Trancefer]]'' (percussion)
* (1981) with [[Novo Combo]] — ''Novo Combo''
* (1981) with [[Richard Wahnfried]] — ''[[Tonwelle]]''
* (1982) with [[Novo Combo]] — ''Animation Generation''
* (1983) with [[Klaus Schulze]] - ''[[Audentity]]'' (EEH Computer/Simmons Drums)
* (1984) with [[Richard Wahnfried]] — ''[[Megatone (Richard Wahnfried album)|Megatone]]'' (percussion)
* (1984) with [[Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve]] (HSAS) — ''[[Through the Fire (Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve album)|Through the Fire]]''
* (1984) with [[Roger Hodgson]] — ''[[In the Eye of the Storm (Roger Hodgson album)|In the Eye of the Storm]]''
* (1988) with [[Steve Roach (musician)|Steve Roach]] — ''The Leaving Time''
* (1989) with [[Freddie Hubbard]] - ''[[Times Are Changing (album)|Times Are Changing]]''
* (1993) with [[Jonas Hellborg]] and [[Buckethead]] — ''[[Octave of the Holy Innocents]]''
* (1995) with Shawn Lane, Jonas Hellborg, Bill Frisell & Wayne Horovitz — ''Two Doors''
* (1997) with ex-[[Santana (band)|Santana]] members — ''[[Abraxas Pool]]''
* (2004) with [[Revolution Void]] — ''Increase the Dosage'' (one track)
* (2016) with Santana — ''[[Santana IV]]''

===Composer===
* (1971) ''[[If I Could Only Remember My Name]]'' ([[David Crosby]], one track)
* (1984) ''Transfer Station Blue'' (with Kevin Shrieve & [[Klaus Schulze]], recorded 1979–83)
* (1986) ''In Suspect Terrain'' (EMC 8100)
* (1988) ''The Leaving Time'' (with [[Steve Roach (musician)|Steve Roach]])
* (1989) ''[[The Big Picture (Michael Shrieve album)|Big Picture]]'' (with David Beal)
* (1989) ''Stiletto'' (with [[Mark Isham]], [[David Torn]], [[Andy Summers]], & [[Terje Gewelt]])
* (1994) ''Fascination'' (with [[Bill Frisell]] & [[Wayne Horvitz]])
* (1995) ''Two Doors'' (Door 1 with [[Jonas Hellborg]] & [[Shawn Lane]]) (Door 2 with [[Bill Frisell]] & [[Wayne Horvitz]])
* (2005) ''Oracle'' (with [[Amon Tobin]]) ''Available only on iTunes''
* (2006) ''Drums of Compassion '' (with [[Jeff Greinke]], [[Jack DeJohnette]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]], & [[Airto Moreira]])

===Producer===
* (1998) [[Douglas September]] — ''Ten Bulls'' (producer)
* (2007) AriSawkaDoria — ''Chapter One'' (coproducer)
* (2009) Sam Shrieve — "Bittersweet Lullabies" (producer)

==Filmography==
Shrieve makes a very brief appearance in the film ''[[Gimme Shelter (1970 film)|Gimme Shelter]]'' (1970), explaining the scenes of violence that occurred at the [[Altamont Free Concert|Altamont free concert]] to [[Jerry Garcia]] and [[Phil Lesh]].

Shrieve appeared in the 1970 documentary called ''Woodstock: The Director’s Cut'', performing a drum solo during Santana's performance of “Soul Sacrifice.”

==References==
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== External links ==

{{Commons category}}

* [http://www.michaelshrieve.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.ultimatesantana.com/resources/the-band/michael-shrieve/ Michael Shrieve Biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160816042724/http://idhitthatpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-07-06T02_11_02-07_00 2013 Audio Interview with Michael Shrieve from the podcast "I'd Hit That"]
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt/2010/04/07/rundgren-radio-with-michael-shrieve Interview on Rundgren Radio] April 6, 2010

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