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[[Image:Schneider.jpg|thumb|right||Mike Schneider performing at Tony Petkovsek's 2006 Thanksgiving Polka Weekend.]] |
[[Image:Schneider.jpg|thumb|right||Mike Schneider performing at Tony Petkovsek's 2006 Thanksgiving Polka Weekend.]] |
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'''Mike Schneider''' (born 1979) is the leader of |
'''Mike Schneider''' (born 1979) is the leader of [[The Mike Schneider Polka Band]]. Schneider and his band perform approximately 100 events annually in Wisconsin and throughout the United States. He is an experienced studio musician with nearly 20 recording credits to his name on the [[accordion]]. |
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Mike Schneider is a monthly host of Polka Parade, a polka radio show that airs on AM1340 [[WJYI]] in Milwaukee and is rebroadcast online on the [http://www.mikeschneiderband.com/Radio_Show.html Radio & TV] page of the official website of |
Mike Schneider is a monthly host of Polka Parade, a polka radio show that airs on AM1340 [[WJYI]] in Milwaukee and is rebroadcast online on the [http://www.mikeschneiderband.com/Radio_Show.html Radio & TV] page of the official website of The Mike Schneider Polka Band. Schneider has appeared on [[WKTI-FM]] as a seven-time guest of the Reitman & Mueller show. In 1997, he was also the main subject of a front-page article, entitled "Kids dig polka," in the [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]. |
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Mike Schneider was born in 1979 to parents Paul and Nancy, both of whom were instrumental in his early interest in music. His father, Paul, led his own Milwaukee-based polka band throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and currently is a featured guest of the Mike Schneider Band at select events. His mother, Nancy, plays piano for her own enjoyment. Schneider was also influenced musically by [[Frankie Yankovic]] and Verne Meisner. |
Mike Schneider was born in 1979 to parents Paul and Nancy, both of whom were instrumental in his early interest in music. His father, Paul, led his own [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]-based polka band throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and currently is a featured guest of the Mike Schneider Polka Band at select events. His mother, Nancy, plays piano for her own enjoyment. Schneider was also influenced musically by [[Frankie Yankovic]] and Verne Meisner. |
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== Awards and Nominations == |
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* Winner, Wisconsin Polka Hall Of Fame First Annual Young Band Of The Year (1997) |
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* Nominee, Wisconsin Polka Hall Of Fame Band Of The Year Nominee (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
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* Nominee, National Cleveland Style Polka Hall Of Fame Best New/Young Band (1999, 2000) |
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* Nominee, Wisconsin Area Music Industry Best Polka Band Nominee (1999, 2000, 2001) |
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* Winner, Wisconsin Polka Boosters Distinguished Service Award Recipient (2006) |
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* Winner, Wisconsin Polka Music Exceptional Achievement Award (2007) |
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* Winner, Wisconsin Polka Music Recording of the Year Award (2007) |
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== Full-Length Recordings == |
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* ''First Impressions'' (1995) |
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* ''Second Thoughts'' (1996) |
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* ''The Pursuit Of Polka’s Lost Frontier'' (1998) |
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* ''Polka Visions'' (2002) |
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* ''A Stretch of the Imagination'' (2004) |
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* ''The Mike Schneider Band Live!'' (2006) |
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== Single Recordings == |
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* ''Star Spangled Banner'' for WTMJ (AM) (2000) |
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* ''Happy Birthday Polka'' (2001) |
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* ''Bill Michaels Polka'' for WTMJ (AM) (2004) |
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* ''Polka Parade Theme Song'' for WJYI (2004) |
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* ''Sabrina's Songs'' (2005) |
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* ''The Wisconsin Polka'' (2005) |
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== Compilations Featuring Mike Schneider == |
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* ''Polkasound Potpourri'' (1997) |
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* ''Parade Of Blue Chip Polkas, Volume 5'' (1998) |
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* ''Ron VanDenboom, Family, and Friends: How I Love Them Old Songs'' (1999) |
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* ''Third Generation'' (2002) |
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* ''The Best of Polka Parade'' (2003, 2005, 2006) |
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==References== |
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== External Link == |
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Revision as of 19:44, 3 September 2007
Mike Schneider (born 1979) is the leader of The Mike Schneider Polka Band. Schneider and his band perform approximately 100 events annually in Wisconsin and throughout the United States. He is an experienced studio musician with nearly 20 recording credits to his name on the accordion.
Mike Schneider is a monthly host of Polka Parade, a polka radio show that airs on AM1340 WJYI in Milwaukee and is rebroadcast online on the Radio & TV page of the official website of The Mike Schneider Polka Band. Schneider has appeared on WKTI-FM as a seven-time guest of the Reitman & Mueller show. In 1997, he was also the main subject of a front-page article, entitled "Kids dig polka," in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Mike Schneider was born in 1979 to parents Paul and Nancy, both of whom were instrumental in his early interest in music. His father, Paul, led his own Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based polka band throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and currently is a featured guest of the Mike Schneider Polka Band at select events. His mother, Nancy, plays piano for her own enjoyment. Schneider was also influenced musically by Frankie Yankovic and Verne Meisner.
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