| Mike Belitsky | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Origin: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Instrument: | Drums |
| Genre: | Indie rock, country |
| Years Active: | 1980s - present |
| Label: | Blue Fog, Sonic Unyon |
Mike Belitsky is a Canadian musician. He has played drums for a number of bands, including Jellyfishbabies, Jale, Neko Case, and Pernice Brothers, and later The Sadies.
Belitsky was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] He attended Concordia University in Montreal.[2]
Belitsky left Concordia in 1987 to join the band Jellyfishbabies, who relocated to Toronto. He later moved to Halifax, drumming in punk bands.[3] In 1996 he became a member of the band Jale, and drummed on their second album, So Wound. A year later he performed at the New York Pop Explosion festival with the band Cheticamp.[4]
By 2004 he was playing with the band Unintended[5] as well as The Sadies.[6]
In 2013 he joined the band The New Mendicants. He toured Spain with the group in 2014,[7] and drummed on their 2014 album Into the Lime.[8]
In 2018 Belitsky injured his shoulder while ice skating, and was unable to perform for several months.[9] Since that time he has continued to play in The Sadies, The Unintended, and The New Mendicants.