Mike Belitsky

Mike Belitsky is a Canadian musician. He has played drums for a number of bands, including Jellyfishbabies, Jale, Neko Case, and Pernice Brothers,[1] and later The Sadies.

Mike Belitsky
OriginHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
GenresIndie rock, country
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1980s–present
LabelsBlue Fog, Sonic Unyon

Early life

Belitsky was born in Toronto, Ontario.[2] He attended Concordia University in Montreal.[3]

Career

Belitsky left Concordia in 1987 to join the band Jellyfishbabies, who relocated to Toronto.[3] He later moved to Halifax, drumming in punk bands.[1] In 1996 he became a member of the band Jale, and drummed on their second album, So Wound. A year later he performed at the New York Pop Explosion festival with the band Cheticamp.[4]

By 2004 he was playing with the band Unintended[5] as well as The Sadies.[6]

In 2013 he joined the band The New Mendicants. He toured Spain with the group in 2014,[7] and drummed on their 2014 album Into the Lime.[8]

In 2018 Belitsky injured his shoulder while ice skating, and was unable to perform for several months.[9] Since that time he has continued to play in The Sadies, The Unintended, and The New Mendicants.[7]

Album appearances

References
  1. "Mike Belitsky". Exclaim!, By Jason Schneider, Sep 01, 2004
  2. David Sprague (27 April 1996). Nova Scotia's Jale offer pretty power with second sub pop set - Billboard. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. Michael Barclay; Ian A.D. Jack; Jason Schneider (June 2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press. p. 636. ISBN 978-1-55490-968-1.
  4. Josh O'Kane (1 April 2016). Nowhere with You: The East Coast Anthems of Joel Plaskett, The Emergency and Thrush Hermit. ECW Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-77090-840-6.
  5. No Depression. Vol. 49–54. No Depression. 2004. p. 154.
  6. Larry LeBlanc (14 August 2004). "Sadies get colourful" - Billboard. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. "The New Mendicants – the indie supergroup that begs to differ". The Irish Times, Jan 17, 2014, Lauren Murphy
  8. " The New Mendicants". AllMusic Biography by Timothy Monger
  9. "Through Northern Passages and Broken Bones: The Sadies". The Sound, by Chris Illich, June 5, 2019
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