Mike theiss biography

  • Mike Theiss (born April 22, 1978) is a.
  • Mike Theiss is a National Geographic photographer, on air talent, video producer, professional storm chaser.
  • Photographer and storm chaser famous for his contributions to several publications, including National Geographic.

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    Mike Theiss

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     Extreme Nature Photography by Mike Theiss  (aka Hurricane Mike)You must have Adobe Flash 8 or higher installed to view this plug-in Extreme Nature Photography was founded and created by Mike Theiss (pronounced "tice") to provide clients with high quality still imagery for multiple purposes including commercial advertising, marketing, corporate, editorial, breaking news or gallery prints for the wall. The extensive photo library stocks Planet Earth's most extreme natural events including hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, volcanoes, waterspouts, hail, flooding, storm surge, blizzards, ice storms, fires, drought, global warming and climate change.Mike's extreme photos and video have been seen by a worldwide audience and his work has been recognized by the largest photo agencies in the world including National Geographic and Getty Images. Mike works with many government agencies including The National Hurricane Center in Miami to help organize storm awareness packages to educate the public of the dangers from hurricanes and storms and recently worked directly with the White House on a storm awareness campaign.Mike's Motto: "I never wish for a Natural Disaster to happen, But IF it happens, I want to be there to document it and share with the

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    Mike Theiss (pronounced “tice”) likes to do a little bit of everything when it comes to music. He is best known as a saxophonist, but he is a proficient keyboardist and plays percussion and electric bass on his own recording projects as well. Mike also composes, arranges, produces and engineers his own songs. On his debut CD Doityourselfincrimination, Mike performs all of these duties.

    Mike credits a long list of artists as having impacted his sound. However, his biggest influences as a saxophone player are Maceo Parker and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. Other notable musical influences are Bernie Worrell (keyboardist of Parliament/Funkadelic) and Stevie Wonder. On each of the instruments he plays, Mike has a sound that is funky and syncopated, yet soulful and expressive.

    Mike attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Music Production and Engineering in 1995. While at Berklee, he studied with acclaimed saxophonist and educator Bill Pierce. Recognizing that personal recording technology was revolutionizing the way music was made, Mike began to assemble a home studio shortly after graduation so he could record his own songs.

    In late 1996, Mike returned home to Seattle where he played gigs with severa