About — Mike Trabulsie

“The greatest loss is not death, it’s what dies inside us while we live”!

Mike has devoted his life to perfecting himself and his musical artistry. Mike is a deeply schooled and developed musician; an exciting, world-class professional drummer, a piano and multi-keyboard player, an accomplished songwriter, composer, and music producer, a published author, a successful entrepreneur and commercial real estate investor, and after 30 years of disciplined training in Shotokan and Shorin-ji-ryu Karate, Mike rose to a high ranking member of the Zen Bei Butoku-kai; an ancient martial arts organization established in Japan and brought to America after World War II.

Mike is an Alumnus of the world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Production and Engineering. Mike has taught approximately 500 drum students over many years and is among the foremost authorities on drum education in the world.

In 1997 Mike was heard by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, who told him to “keep in touch in case the drum chair in Tull becomes available”.

In Mike’s formative years he established and built a Boston based booking agency called Creative Entertainment, providing entertainment for corporate events, nightclubs, hotels, country clubs and private events. At the peak of Mike’s tenure the agency booked over 1,000 events annually and employed over 300 musicians, helping launch the careers of many up and coming local artists.

Along the way, Mike’s entrepreneurial ambitions led to a successful career as a commercial real estate investor. Mike earned his salesperson’s licence, then his broker’s licence, and in a period of only five years built an impressive commercial real estate investment portfolio.

The mountain years

From 2005 to 2019 Mike disappeared into the White Mountains of New Hampshire and, while living the mountain life, spent those years refining his musical artistry and building a deep body of work — all of which he is now bringing to life. Mike wrote approximately 150 original pop and rock songs, two mainstream rock albums, two progressive rock albums, a contemporary jazz album, and many instrumental fusion pieces. Mike also built a commercial grade Pro Tools HD recording studio called Ascension Recording Studios, where he has been producing many of his original songs.

Today, Mike has set out to build Mike Trabulsie Music — bringing together Artist Rock Records, the song catalogue, 7 Veritas, 587 North, Mike Trabulsie Fusion, and the Institute for the Artistry of Drumming.

Today, Mike is bringing his musical talent, technique and entrepreneurial ambitions to the world.