Mike Pont
Mike Pont is a singer who has sung for several bands, including Hotshot, Trouble, The Mike Pont Band, Danger Danger, and the Gangsters Of Love.
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Associated acts | Hotshot, Trouble, the Mike Pont Band, Danger Danger, the Gangsters Of Love |
He sang for the band Hotshot both before and after singing for Danger Danger. The 1983 pre-Danger Danger incarnation of the new wave cover band Hotshot also featured then future Danger Danger members Bruno Ravel and Steve West. The post-Danger Danger incarnation of Hotshot also featured former Danger Danger guitarist Al Pitrelli.
After the first incarnation of Hotshot, he went on to form the short lived band Trouble, from which he went on to form The Mike Pont Band... featuring guitarist Tony "Bruno" Rey.
Next he co-founded the band Danger Danger with Bruno Ravel and Steve West. He was the original lead vocalist of Danger Danger and was replaced in Danger Danger by Ted Poley.
He left Danger Danger and moved to Los Angeles, forming the Gangsters Of Love, and performed as opening act on a few shows for LA Guns on their first tour in 1988.
After leaving Gangsters Of Love, Mike Pont moved back to NY and reformed Hotshot, this time featuring his former Danger Danger bandmate Al Pitrelli, as stated above.
In 2005 he released the Hotshot CD.
Discography
With Trouble
- demos
With The Mike Pont Band
- demos
With Danger Danger
- demos