Mike Patton

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michael Allan "Mike" Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Lovage, Fantômas, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Peeping Tom. Known for his eclectic influences and experimental projects, Patton has earned critical praise for his vocals; which touch on crooning, falsetto, opera, death growls, rapping, screaming, mouth music, beatboxing, and scatting, among other techniques. Critic Greg Prato writes, "Patton could very well be one of the most versatile and talented singers in rock music." While commenting on Patton's extended and diverse music groups, Allmusic called him "a complete and utter musical visionary and a mind-blowing and standard-warping genius." He has many producer or co-producer credits with artists such as John Zorn, Sepultura, Melvins, Melt-Banana and Kool Keith. He co-founded Ipecac Recordings with Greg Werckman in 1999, and has run the label since. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Patton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

I Am Legend

as Creatures (voice)

Ennio

as Self

Bunraku

as Narrator

Metalocalypse

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

Firecracker

as Frank / David

The Absence of Eddy Table

as Eddy Table

Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure

as Self

The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale

as Himself

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

as Self