Mike Fuentes (musician)

Michael Christopher Fuentes (born December 14, 1984) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder and former drummer for the post-hardcore San Diego based band Pierce the Veil,^[1][2] which he co-founded alongside his older brother Vic Fuentes in 2006.^[3]

Mike Fuentes
Mike Fuentes performing with Pierce the Veil at Rock am Ring 2013
Background information
Birth name	Michael Christopher Fuentes
Also known as	MikeyWhiskeyHands
Born	(1984-12-14) December 14, 1984 (age 40)
Origin	San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres	Post-hardcore hip-hop emo pop punk experimental rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1998–2017
Formerly of	Pierce the Veil Isles & Glaciers Underminded Before Today

Fuentes was the percussionist of the supergroup Isles & Glaciers. He had more recently began a hip-hop solo project under the stage name MikeyWhiskeyHands in which he raps on instrumentals produced by Pierce the Veil's bassist Jaime Preciado. Fuentes signed to Velocity Records in March 2012.^[4] Both brothers attended Mission Bay Senior High School. Mike graduated with the Class of 2003, where he was also voted "Most Likely To Be Famous" in the yearbook that year.^[5]

Discography

Before Today

• A Celebration of an Ending (2004)

Pierce the Veil

Main article: Pierce The Veil discography

• A Flair for the Dramatic (2007)
• Selfish Machines (2010)
• Collide with the Sky (2012)
• Misadventures (2016)

Isles and Glaciers

• The Hearts of Lonely People EP – (2010)

as MikeyWhiskeyHands

Singles

• "Money Matrz, Bitches Don't"
• "Straight Golden" with "The Saintz"
• "Tonight (Living the Life)"
• "Party with the Band"
• "This Ain't a Game" (featuring Jonny Craig (credited as Dr. Craig))
• "$ex, Drugz and WhiskeyHands" (featuring Jonny Craig (credited as Dr. Craig) & Jaime Preciado (credited as The Architechhh))
• "Get Your Mind Right"

Sexual misconduct allegations

In mid-November 2017, Fuentes was accused of statutory rape and soliciting nude photos via AOL by a minor over several years roughly a decade prior; the pair initiated contact on social media before meeting for the first time at a club in Anaheim, California, when Fuentes was 24 and the girl was a minor of 16. The girl stated they had sex after meeting again at a later concert performance. She admitted to hiding her real age from him in her allegations. The alleged relationship lasted until she became an adult, turning 18.^[6]

A second woman has accused him of sexual misconduct, specifically for requesting nude pictures from her when she was 15.^[7]

The band replied to these accusations in mid December. On December 16, 2017, Fuentes responded to the allegations and stated that he was taking a break from Pierce the Veil.^[8][9] His brother Vic Fuentes later clarified that Mike Fuentes had not been part of the band since 2017, and that he would not be featured on their next album.^[10]