Person · Male
Michael Bland
drummer aka Michael B.
- From
- Minneapolis, United States
- Since
- 1969–present
- Releases
- 2
About
Michael Bland (born March 14, 1969) is an American musician best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during The New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for seven years.
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From 1995 to 1997, Bland, along with Sonny Thompson, recorded and played live with French pop star France Gall—they appear on one studio album and two live albums.
In 2010, Bland became a member of Nick Jonas & the Administration (a side project of Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers) along with other former members of The New Power Generation, bass player Sonny T. and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella. He worked with Vulfpeck playing drums on "Hero Town," which was released October 2017.
Member of
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The New Power Generation drums (drum set)
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THRUSH drums (drum set)
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Flash drums (drum set)
Discography
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Instrumental supporting musician
Also known as
Michael B.
Tags
- session
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f9daa427-abab-4cd2-bb7a-0d8cb170f259
- IPI
- 00224155301
- IPI
- 00343343386
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.