SENDER:		Mike St. Pierre
AGE:		40
BIRTHPLACE :		Cranston, R.I.
EDUCATION:		Mechanical Engineer, still attending The School of Life….
NICKNAME: (IF ANY)		Saint
INSTRUMENT :		Drums/Percussion, Guitar, Bass, and Keys….
BEGAN  PLAYING  at AGE :		10
DAY  JOB:		Warwick Water Division
FAVORITE  ARTIST(s) :		All forms of Rock – from Classic to New/Alternative, Rockin’ R&B, and of course 80’s Hair Metal – Y&T, Iron Maiden, Saxon, UFO, etc… Very big fan of “technical” Jazz. And last but not least – The Beatles…
FAVORITE  "NEW" ARTIST(s):		Jimmy Eat World, Default, Staind, Incubus, Disturbed, Weezer, Linkin Park, LIT, Stone Temple Pilots, Breaking Benjamin, The Vines, Jet, Queens of the Stone Age, Velvet Revolver, Theory of a Dead Man, Three Days Grace, Social Burn, among many others…
MAIN INFLUENCES :		Bands – Aerosmith, Drummers - Buddy Rich, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Tommy Aldridge, Vinnie Appice, Louie Bellson, Neil Peart, John Bonham, Mike Portnoy, Cozy Powell, Keith Moon, Alex Van Halen, among many, many others….
LOCAL INFLUENCES :		The local music scene in general and all of the musicians I’ve had the pleasure of playing in bands with…
FORMER BANDS :		The Seminar Band (which got the ball rolling), Rogue, 7th Heaven, Messiah, Avenger, Mother Bogart, LIVID, Lost Cause, to name a few…
HOBBIES :		Music, music, music, and oh, general malay….
HOW  AND WHEN DID YOU  BECOME A SENDER ?		Short Story – Dave Howard (the man, the icon) told me about a certain band who was looking. I came, I played, and here I am (oh God, what have I gotten myself into?)!!!!!
COMMENTS :		I look forward to seriously abusing my drum kit as one of the Senders. I tried out for the tambourine, but much to my dismay, that job was already taken… Thanks in advance to all the fans of the Senders – I promise to rock hard and often for you. Let the trip begin………