Michael Christopher "Mike" Fuentes (born December 14, 1984) is a former American musician. He is best known as the former drummer for the post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil alongside his older brother

Vic Fuentes Victor Vincent "Vic" Fuentes (born February 10, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the American post-hardcore rock band Pierce the Veil. Biography Fuentes was born on February 10, 1983, in San Die ...

. Fuentes was the percussionist for the supergroup

Isles & Glaciers Isles & Glaciers was an American post-hardcore supergroup formed in 2008. They recorded material for their debut EP, '' The Hearts of Lonely People'' December 3–13, 2008 in Seattle, Washington and again in April 2009. It was produced by Casey B ...

. He had more recently began a hip hop solo project under the stage name MikeyWhiskeyHands in which he raps on instrumentals produced by Pierce the Veil's bassist Jaime Preciado. Fuentes signed to

Velocity Records Equal Vision Records is an independent record label based in Albany, New York. It was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo, singer for the punk bands Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand. The label originally existed solely ...

in March 2012. Both brothers attended

Mission Bay Senior High School Mission Bay High School (MBHS), is a public high school located in the San Diego, California community of Pacific Beach. It is a magnet school with emphasis on Academic Studies. In Fall 2006, Mission Bay introduced International Baccalaureate c ...

. Mike graduated with the Class of 2003, where he was also voted "Most Likely To Be Famous" in the yearbook that year.

Discography

Before Today

*''A Celebration of an Ending'' (2004)

Pierce the Veil

*'' A Flair for the Dramatic'' (2007) *''

Selfish Machines ''Selfish Machines'' is the second studio album by American rock band Pierce the Veil, released by Equal Vision Records on June 22, 2010. Produced by Vic Fuentes and Mike Green, it was recorded between late 2009 and early 2010. Fuentes wrote mos ...

'' (2010) *'' Collide with the Sky'' (2012) *'' Misadventures'' (2016)

Isles and Glaciers

*'' The Hearts of Lonely People EP'' – (2010)

MikeyWhiskeyHands!

;Singles * "Money Matrz, Bitches Don't" * "Straight Golden" with "The Saintz" * "Tonight (Living the Life)" * "Party with the Band" * "This Ain't a Game" (featuring Jonny Craig (credited as Dr. Craig)) * "$ex, Drugz and WhiskeyHands" (featuring Jonny Craig (credited as Dr. Craig) & Jaime Preciado (credited as The Architechhh)) *''Get Your Mind Right'' (2012), Velocity Records

Tours

The World Tour (Leg One): Featuring Sleeping With Sirens, Beartooth, This Wild Life. The World Tour (Leg Two): Featuring Sleeping With Sirens, Issues

Allegations of misconduct

In mid-November 2017 Fuentes was accused of

statutory rape In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape is nonforcible sexual activity in which one of the individuals is below the age of consent (the age required to legally consent to the behavior). Although it usually refers to adults engaging in sexual ...

and soliciting nude photos via AOL Instant Messenger by a child. The incidents have alleged to occur over several years roughly a decade prior; the pair initiated contact on MySpace before meeting for the first time at a Pierce the Veil Concert at Chain Reaction club in Anaheim, California, when Fuentes was 24 and the child was a minor of 16. The child stated they had sex after meeting again at the Pomona concert stop during Warped Tour, however she admitted to hiding her real age from him in her allegations. The relationship was said to have lasted until she became an adult, turning 18. Meanwhile a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct, specifically for requesting nude pictures from her when she was a minor. The 23-year-old opened up, first meeting Fuentes at Warped Tour 2008. Both exchanged mobile phone numbers and stayed in contact afterwards. When she turned 15, Fuentes requested nude photos from her. The band replied to these accusations in mid December. On December 16, 2017, Fuentes responded to the allegations and stated that he is taking a break from Pierce the Veil. Vocalist and guitarist

later clarified that Mike Fuentes had not been part of the band since 2017, and that he would not be featured on their next album.

References

External links

Official website / blogTwitterPierce the Veil
at Myspace {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuentes, Mike 1984 births Living people Musicians from San Diego American people of Mexican descent American drummers Pierce the Veil members 21st-century American drummers Hispanic and Latino American musicians Underminded members Isles & Glaciers members