Born in Freedom, PA., MMicky Shine was raised in New York City and began his life-long interest in mmusic during his attendance at Port Richmond high school. Through the guidance of his mmusically and artistically talented uncle, Leonard Trerotola, Shine studied percussion and auditioned successfully for the high school band under the direction of Mr. Robert Kirchner.

Shine began his professional mmusic career at the age of 16, playing for local bands and subsequently going on the road at the age of 18 with Jo Ann Campbell and Troy Seals. He attended the Manhattan School of Music and also studied with Metropolitan Opera principal percussionist, Abe Marcus. After enlisting in the army he was assigned to the Armed Forces Music School in Norfolk, Virginia. Shine performed with the 328th U.S. Army band in Brooklyn and studied with percussionist Billy Cobham, also an Army bandsman. Shines tutelage during this time also included work with Johnny Carson's Tonight Show drummer, Ed Shaughnessey.

After a number of years finessing his percussive talents while often playing with several bands simultaneously, Shine became the drummer for the San Francisco cult band, Clover. With Clover he became known not only for his tasteful playing but also for his hard-driving rock and roll style. He has toured and performed with such outstanding artists as Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Little Feat, The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Alice Cooper and many others' work that earned him several Silver, Gold and Platinum recordings, including Elvis Costello's recording, 'My Aim is True.' After Clover, Shine joined the Tommy Tutone band and continued to build an impressive repertoire of work, including another recording as well as touring on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedo's tour. Remaining open to all interesting situations, he also performed Broadway shows including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hair, Anything Goes, The Music Man and You're a Good Man Charley Brown. He has also appeared with the City Symphony Orchestra of New York as well as many local music organisations.

Since 1994 Shine has had a residence on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, USA. Originally drawn there by his involvement with Habitat for Humanity, Shine stayed on after his initial involvement with the Jimmy Carter Work Project to seek another direction for his creativity. In that time, he has built his own home (he is also an accomplished carpenter), and created over 450 original works of art and mmusic. One of those works has been developed into a community mural painting project titled, "MMusic & MMedicine for Healing". To date there have been three installations of this piece.

As part of his ongoing efforts to bring the understanding of mmusic to wider audiences, Shine has recently completed a 17 inch frieze in book form titled; Listen Too This Book. From 2000 to the present Shine has been the subject of various segments for NPR and PBS programs which feature his current work and retrospectives of his life as well as in depth interviews.

Shine has been a resident artist in Pittsburgh, PA., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, CA., Roseburg, Or., as well as the Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan areas. He has taught art as part of a stARTwork outreach program with the Ann Arbor Art Cars project, worked with teens housed at the W. J Maxey Boys Training School in Whitmore Lake, MI., The Elk Grove CA. Art Council’s program for High School seniors and continues working with youth and adult programs nationwide. More of Shines work may be viewed on the world wide web at his home page http://www.mmickyshine.com as well as many others including www.youtube.com/mmicky where over 4 dozen short films of his art works are presented.