Mike has been involved with electronic music for half of his life. At 14 he discovered electronic dance music in Houston, TX and by 16 was making noise of his own with long time friend Craig Biesel. In 1993 Mike went to his first underground warehouse party in Austin, TX and was changed forever. Only a year later Mike moved to Boise, ID and continued to produce electronic music and began DJing and throwing parties which helped create the underground dance scene in Boise.

FHM: Your home base of – Boise, Idaho – is a city not normally associated with house music. Does this make it more difficult to network and promote yourself within the industry? We’re also curious how the dance music scene compares to other parts of America.

MB: Boise is pretty well situated in the middle of everything on the West Coast. We are Read more

01) Mike Balance & Joey Mazzola – In a Groove [Solmatic]
02) High Caliber – Pistol Whip (Hatiras Remix) [In Stereo]
03) Bryan Cox – Freaks on the Floor [Eden]
04) Jon Pegnato – Soul Phonic (Mike Balance mix) [District]
05) Chris Kaeser – Boogie Star [Voices]
06) DJ DLG – Dimension [Huge]
07) Raw Shape – Bodyrcok [Voices]
08) Groove Man – Don’t Stop [CDR]
09) Electrofunk – Situation [CDR]
10) Mike Balance – Just Gettin Started [Ammo]

Artist: shutterflooders VS Mike Balance
Title: Funky Chunky
Label: Focused Music
Format: Vinyl
Release Date: 07/16/2004
Audio Sample: Listen

Christoph Banning and Nelson Perez are back with a big-time bang as they split this slab of licorice pizza with Idaho’s music magician Mike Balance. Filtered house reigns supreme on this new Shutterflooders release that will smoke one too many warehouses with sweat and steam. Funky Chunky tweaks a cool loop to thick edible bites endlessly, while Mike’s B-side claims the trophy for back-bending bionic grooviness that’s continuing to prove effective on lab monkeys and grungy mallrats, long after the clubs have closed.