Mike Patton

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Michael Allan Mike Patton born January 27 1968 is an American singersongwriter multiinstrumentalist producer and actor best known as the lead singer of the rock band Faith No More He has also sung for Mr Bungle Tomahawk Lovage Fantômas The Dillinger Escape Plan and Peeping Tom Known for his eclectic influences and experimental projects Patton has earned critical praise for his vocals which touch on crooning falsetto opera death growls rapping screaming mouth music beatboxing and scatting among other techniques Critic Greg Prato writes Patton could very well be one of the most versatile and talented singers in rock music While commenting on Pattons extended and diverse music groups Allmusic called him a complete and utter musical visionary and a mindblowing and standardwarping genius He has many producer or coproducer credits with artists such as John Zorn Sepultura Melvins MeltBanana and Kool Keith He cofounded Ipecac Recordings with Greg Werckman in 1999 and has run the label since Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Patton licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia