About the
President of Drum Bum
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Mike
Donovan
Richmond,
VA
President of Drum
Bum, Inc.
Mike
Donovan is a 35 year, career professional in the world of
drumming. He has played in hundreds of bands through the years
including some famous names such as Lee Greenwood, Faith Hill,
John Berry and others. He is the proprietor of a large online
gift network with such destinations as DrumBum.com, Giftys.com,
OccupationGifts.com and Affys.com. His life philosophy centers
around the Golden Rule and he is proud to run his company
and his personal life according to this principle.
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His Story
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Mike
Donovan has been playing drums for over 35 years. He started
in 1975 when he was 13 years old. His father was a steel guitar
player and Mike played in several country bands with him before
eventually moving on to rock, R&B, and jazz.
While playing in numerous bands over the years, the natural
progression of wanting to be versatile and competitive eventually
led Mike to a world famous school in Hollywood, CA by the
name of Musician’s Institute (P.I.T.). It was
there that he received an honors degree in percussion performance.
From 1987 to 1993 Mike played in local rock groups, BS&M
and Sketch as well as numerous jazz groups such as the Skip
Gailes Quartet, Frens, and a fusion band by the name of Secrets
that made quite a name for itself on the east coast.
Many name players filtered through Secrets including
Steve Wilson, Carter Beauford, Keith Horne and Tim Reynolds.
The next couple of years were eventful as they played esteemed
jazz venues and opened for such acts as Stanley Jordan, and
The Yellowjackets.
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Mike's setup at a drum clinic in 2004. |
In
1992 Mike Donovan moved to Nashville to pursue a major artist gig.
He landed the drum chair with legend, Lee Greenwood ("I'm
proud to be an American") as well as subbing for other major
artists like Faith Hill and John Berry as well as
Earl Thomas Conley, Vicki Bird, Denny Jiosa, The Cox Family and
others. He experienced playing major arenas, political conventions,
Las Vegas, and numerous TV shows over the next four years.
Mike and his wife decided to move back home in 1996 to start a family.
He opened Drum
Bum in 1999 and built an impressive network of drumming
sites and gift sites over the next 13 years. Mike also buys and
sells domains and teaches other businesses online marketing, all
under the umbrella of KinCal Enterprises.
He continues to freelance on drums and build new websites (look
for BuyGifts.com in 2012). His greatest joy is spending time with
his two daughters and drumming
up support for a better world.
Thanks for visiting!
Drum Bum, Inc. / DBA Giftys.com
3821 Gaskins
Rd.
Richmond, VA 23233
804 273-1353
"..Give
the heavens above more than just a passing glance."
"I Hope You Dance" - Lee
Ann Womack
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