- Mike Reno
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Mike Reno Birth name Joseph Michael Rynoski Born January 8, 1955
New Westminster, BC, CanadaGenres Rock, AOR Occupations Singer, musician Instruments Vocals, drummer Years active 1978–present Labels Columbia Associated acts Loverboy, Moxy, Ann Wilson Mike Reno (né Joseph Michael Rynoski), born January 8, 1955 in New Westminster, British Columbia is a Canadian musician, drummer, and lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He has also fronted other bands, including Moxy.[1]
In the early 1970s, Reno joined the cover band Synergy and prior to that a cover band called Morning Glory where Mike still played drums. He also did a great version of "Never Been To Spain". After graduating from Penticton Secondary School, Reno moved to Calgary, Alberta and formed a band called Spunk with guitarist Jack Stoltz. There he met Paul Dean in 1978 and got together for a jam session, which led to the formation of the band Loverboy.
Reno has a son, Alex Reno, who was born January 23, 1988.
Reno has also contributed to various film soundtracks. In 1984, he performed a duet with Ann Wilson of Heart, "Almost Paradise", for the movie Footloose, "Whenever There's a Night" for Dream a Little Dream and, with Loverboy, contributed "Heaven in Your Eyes" for the movie Top Gun, in 1986 as well as "Chasing the Angels" for the soundtrack to Iron Eagle II.
In the late '90s, during a VH1 interview, Reno attributed the decline of Loverboy to the rise of grunge bands such as Pearl Jam and Nirvana.
In 2004, Reno released his first solo album titled Renovation. The album is composed of ten tracks closely resembling the sound of his work with Loverboy.
Reno continues to tour and play live shows with Loverboy. The band's latest album, Just Getting Started, was initially released exclusively through Wal-Mart on October 30, 2007 and is now available on iTunes. Loverboy had a headlining spot at the 2007 Grey Cup party in Toronto.
At the 2009 Juno Awards Reno was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of Loverboy. Loverboy also played at the 2010 Olympic medal ceremony in Vancouver.
References
- ^ Demalon, Tom. "Biography: Mike Reno". AMG. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p117966/biography. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
Loverboy Mike Reno · Paul Dean · Doug Johnson · Matt Frenette · Ken Sinnaeve
Scott SmithStudio albums Loverboy · Get Lucky · Keep It Up · Lovin' Every Minute of It · Wildside · Six · Just Getting StartedCompilation albums Singles "Turn Me Loose" · "The Kid Is Hot Tonight" · "Working for the Weekend" · "When It's Over" · "Hot Girls in Love" · "Queen of the Broken Hearts" · "Lovin' Every Minute of It" · "This Could Be the Night" · "Heaven in Your Eyes" · "Notorious" · "Too Hot"Moxy Buzz Shearman · Earl Johnson · Buddy Caine · Bill Wade · Terry Juric
Tommy Bolin · Mike Reno · Danny Bilan · Brian Maxim · Jim Samson · Kim Hunt · Alex Machin · Russ GrahamStudio albums Live album Raw (2002)Compilation albums DVD You Can't Stop the Music...the Buzz Shearman Years (2009)Categories:- 1955 births
- Living people
- Canadian rock singers
- Canadian male singers
- Juno Award winners
- People from New Westminster
- Loverboy members
- Canadian singer stubs
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