Background
Mike Malinin was born October 10, 1967, in Washington, District of Columbia, the youngest of four children.
Mike Malinin was born October 10, 1967, in Washington, District of Columbia, the youngest of four children.
His first instructor was Mike Cottom, and he then studied with Harry Hawthorne at the University of Miami until 1985, when he graduated from high school and headed to Denton, Texas, to attend the University of North Texas.
Malinin joined the Goo Goo Dolls in January 1995, after a brief jam session in late 1994 with founding members Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac, who were at the time seeking to replace drummer George Tutuska. On December 27, 2013 Mike announced his departure from the band via Twitter. Early His family soon relocated to Miami, Florida, where Malinin went to high school at Ransom Everglades in Coconut Grove.
He began studying drums in the summer of 1979.
While in Denton, Malinin played in many bands, including Angry Jasmine, Last Rites, and Caulk. He played on Caulk"s first release, entitled Learn to Take.
Goo Goo Dolls
After playing in various short-lived bands, he joined Careless (featuring Brian Baker) around 1994. Baker eventually left the band and began playing with Bad Religion, and Malinin landed a gig with the Goo Goo Dolls in January 1995.
On December 27, 2013, whilst paternity leave after the birth of his twins, Malinin sent a tweet to his followers, stating "Got some news today.
Just wanted to say thank you to the fans who"ve supported me for 19 years! Best of luck & happy travels to the band."
The suit stated that the firing was deliberately timed to inflict financial damage upon himself and his family and that "punitive damages are appropriate to punish such sociopathic conduct and ensure there is no reward for hatred and despicable conduct."
Side Projects
Malinin has a side project called FORTY MARSHAS. FORTY MARSHAS"s debut, self-titled album (recorded at Los Angeles"s Swing House Studio) was released in June 2007 on Beatville Records. There are guest appearances on the record by Philosophy Jaurigui, Warren Huart, Marlon Luna, Paul Denman (Sade Adu), and Lauren Barrett. In mid-2009, Malinin and company began writing and recording new material for a sophomore FORTY MARSHAS album.
Returning members Jason Sikora, Brad Fernquist, Krista Galante Malinin, Robert Cooper, Sarah Meech, Brian Schulmeister, and Rick Garcia collaborated with Malinin to continue the band"s exploration of alternative indie rock.
The FORTY MARSHAS album in other words.. was released independently in April 2010. Malinin uses a Tama drum kit with Zildjian cymbals.