Mike Patton

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, 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.

Discography

with Faith No More

• 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

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

• 1999 - Fantômas
• 2001 - The Director's Cut
• 2002 - Millennium Monsterwork 2000 w/The Melvins
• 2003 - Kaada & Mike Patton
• 2004 - Delìrium Cordìa
• 2005 - Suspended Animation

with Tomahawk

• 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 (Kaada & Patton)
• 2005 - General Patton vs The X-Ecutioners (written, arranged, performed and produced by 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 - Plagiarism (by Sparks, Faith No More featured on two tracks)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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 - Who Is It / Where Is The Line (Promo) (by Björk, Side B features a Fantômas remix of Where Is The Line?)