| It was a dark and stormy night, It had been raining for days. The wind resembled a ceiling fan the size of Texas. When all of the sudden lightning began striking repeatedly in the same spot! All at once a life-form rose out of the dirt of the ground! A short being stood there, amidst the light. An instrument appeared next to him, a drum kit to be exact. In a moments notice the being leaped onto the drum set! and began playing; playing insanely fast!! He was the greatest drummer ever to hit the Earth! His name was Drumorphio! *2,000 miles away, in Maryland, a Christian Melodic Metalcore named Upperdeck, who consequently had nothing to do with the beginning of this biography, was playing a show. Their drummer was a man named Michael “Paco” Gottselig. * Mike began playing drums around the age of 12, and at the age of 15 he joined his first band “Yrosion” an 80s Metal band. The band didn’t last long but Mike didn’t stop playing. At the age of 17 Mike and his best friend Brad Kegg began playing in a Metallica cover band called “Shattered Reality”. The band last probably 6 months, and only played one show(which by the way was accidental, it’s a great story. Ask Mike about it at a show sometime.) Mike stopped playing in a band for a little while, until he and Brad joined the local punk band Even Steven. He was in Even Steven for quite a few years and the band managed to get signed to Rotten Egg Records, record a full length, play the first few Warped Tours, and record several songs in between. The band was in the middle of writing their second album when they decided to call it quits. So Mike turned to a life of measuring and plotting. He moved to California and became…a surveyor. While there Mike accepted Jesus as his personal Savior. Several years later Mike, with his wife Jenn and two kids Daerien and Tre, moved back to Maryland. He started playing drums for the Potomac Heights Baptist Church Praise Team, where he met Wesley and Nikki Hackelton. Three years after moving back Mike felt God telling him to start another band. He originally wanted to call it “Gotthacko” but, thankfully, guitar players Wesley and Devin decided that wasn’t the best idea in the world and opted for the name “Upperdeck”. The name stuck and, with edition of Cameron on bass, Mike’s first Christian band had begun. |
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| Michael J. Gottselig Drums and Percussion |
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| Favorite bands - Metallica, Attack Attack, As I Lay Dying, All that Remains, Lifeblood Favorite movies - Lord of the Rings, Transformers (both), Favorite food - I am so tired of counting points |
| Mike's Life Verse Proverbs 3:6 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. |
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