Mike Ator

November 1 2024

Age 54, Houston

I do not yet have a more "formal" obituary, I need to add more about his
counseling work at The Montrose Center. But I will start this page with this.

So sad to hear that Mike Ator passed away on November 1, I've little info yet, but wanted
to help get the word out. He gave a Lot to the community with his work at the Montrose
Center, and I loved playing his music on my radio show. He was a bit shy about that.
In May 2011 I arranged for him to open for Tom Goss at a Houston show. He did great,
always wish he would have promoted his music more.

Mike's Music

    

    

Above, Center, singing at the 2008 Pride Festival

Below, in 2011 one of my singer friends, Tom Goss, was coming to Houston for a show at The Artery.
He asked if I knew of a opening act for him, and I right away thought of Mike, and it happened.
I have been playing Mike on my Queer Music Heritage radio show for several years, but knew he was
shy about promoting his work. He did great, always wished he would have promoted his music more.

  

  

 

    

I am supposing that there were discs for Stay and the Mike Ator graphic

You can hear all the songs by him I have below:
I do not precisely know their years.

His website existed between 2008 and 2013, and is now gone

Angel Beside Me (2006)
Talking about the song (2012)
Phone Interview, 2009

Caveman (2010)
Stay (2010) (Ryan States remix), about suicide
TrewBlew (2009)
Stain (2011)
Last Song of Summer (2011)
Have You Met Lonely (2011)
Cold Beer and Remote Control (2010)

Mike Ator Soundcloud
with over 30 tracks, many instrumentals

Angel Beside Us
Gay Men's Chorus of Houston, 2009
Mike Ator with David Gebo & Kenneth Claybourne

Below, Mike was heavily involved with the re-branding of the Center
in 2013, with its new logo and colorful building