Michel "Mitch" Dorge (born September 15, 1960) is a Canadian drummer,

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, composer and

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. He has been the drummer with

Crash Test Dummies Crash Test Dummies are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts (vocals, guitar) and his distinctive bass-baritone voice. The band members have fluctuated over the years, but its best kno ...

since 1991, and has produced albums with the band, in addition to his solo work.

Biography

Dorge started taking drum lessons at age six. His first

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consisted of an accordion player and him on drums. His friend moved to

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and they jammed to

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. He has been with the

since 1991, and has been credited as

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for both ''

God Shuffled His Feet ''God Shuffled His Feet'' is the second album by Canadian band Crash Test Dummies, released in 1993. It features their most popular single, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm". The cover art superimposes the band members' faces over the figures of Titian's paintin ...

'' and ''

A Worm's Life ''A Worm's Life'' is the third album by Canadian band Crash Test Dummies, released in 1996. It was the follow-up to the band's triple-platinum ''God Shuffled His Feet''. By February 1999, ''A Worm's Life'' had sold more than 1 million copies wor ...

'', the former of which reached sales of almost eight million worldwide. Since 1999 Dorge has worked with Tuesday's Girl and Charlie Redstar as producer,

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and drummer. Dorge was awarded the Prairie Music Award for Outstanding Instrumental Recording for his solo record, ''As Trees Walking''. ''Downsampling Perception'', a documentary based on Dorge's motivational and educational program "In Your Face and Interactive", has shown in

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s worldwide, and has been nominated and awarded for best documentary. His

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work for ''Cemetery Love Story'' and ''Mutual Cadence'' has reached audiences around the world. He is also a worldwide school presenter; he shares stories of his career and other life lessons. He also travels to schools to bring a motivational awareness program to people on the topic of drugs and alcohol.

Solo discography

Albums

* '' As Trees Walking'' (2002)

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorge, Mitch Canadian rock drummers Canadian male drummers Crash Test Dummies members 1960 births Living people Musicians from Winnipeg Canadian people of Norwegian descent Canadian record producers Canadian film score composers Male film score composers Canadian television composers 20th-century Canadian drummers