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Biography
other people|Michael DiamondInfobox musical artist|name = Mike D|image = Michael Diamond 1.jpg|caption =|image_size =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Michael Diamond|alias = Mike D, Country Mike, The King of Lunch, Meshach|birth_date = birth date and age|1965|11|20|origin = New York City, United States|instrument = Rapping , singing|vocals , drumkit|drums , percussion , Keyboard instrument|keyboards |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , rap rock , hardcore punk , alternative hip hop |occupation = rapping|Rapper , musician , songwriter , drummer |years_active = 1979–present|label = Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam Records Grand Royal|Grand Royal Records Capitol Records |associated_acts = Beastie Boys The Latch Brothers |Spouse = Tamra Davis (1993–present) |Children = Skyler Davis |Brothers = David Stephen |website = http://www.beastieboys.com/ www.beastieboys.com|current_members = |past_members = |notable_instruments = Michael Diamond , better known as Mike D (born November 20, 1965cite web | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/beastie-boys/biography | title = Beastie Boys Biography | publisher = Rolling Stone | accessdate = 2011-05-24), is a founding member of New York City hip hop group the Beastie Boys . Mike D Rapping|raps , sings, and plays drum s alongside fellow members MCA, Ad-Rock and Mix Master Mike .cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/beastie_boys/artist.jhtml#bio | title = Beastie Boys MTV Bio | publisher = MTV | accessdate = 2009-06-03
Early life
Mike D was born in New York City. Mike was raised in an upper-middle-class Jewish household. He attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie (town), New York|Poughkeepsie , New York for six months.cite web | url = http://misc.vassar.edu/archives/2005/12/inside_vassars.html | title = Inside Vassar’s campus music scene | publisher = The Miscellany News | accessdate = 2009-06-03
Career
In 1979, Diamond co-founded the band The Young Aborigines . In 1981, Adam Yauch , aka MCA, a friend and follower of the band became their bass guitar|bass player , and from the suggestion of their then-guitar player, John Berry, the band changed their name to the Beastie Boys.cite web | url = http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx? csid1=59& csid2=9& fid1=3028 | title = More Rhymes Than Grey Hairs | publisher = Exclaim! | accessdate = 2009-06-03 By 1983, Ad-Rock|Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) joined to form the lasting Beastie Boys trio, and their sound began to shift away from Punk rock|punk to Hip hop music|hip-hop .cite web | url = http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/beastie-boys/biography | title = Beastie Boys Biography | publisher = Xfm London | accessdate = 2009-06-03 In 1992, Mike D founded the Beastie Boys' now-defunct record label Grand Royal Records .
Personal life
In 1993, Mike married film, television and music video director Tamra Davis . They have two boys, Skyler and Davis.cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamra-davis | title = Tamra Davis | publisher = Huffington Post | accessdate = 2011-05-24 He has two brothers, Stephen and David.
References
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