Mike Heaton
Background information
Born	September 18, 1966 (age 41)
Genre(s)	Rock, Britpop
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Instrument(s)	Drums

Mike Heaton (born 18 September 1966) is the drummer for the English rock band Embrace and is from Heckmondwike.

He is nicknamed 'Besty' after the original drummer of The Beatles, Pete Best.

He played the clarinet at the beginning of 'Drawn From Memory' (the title track of his band's second album), and also wrote 'Still So Young' (b-side of 'Save Me').

He is also the manager of an up-coming band from Leeds called Anechoic, who despite still being unsigned, have supported his band at some of their biggest gigs to date, including their recent Forest tour and their 'Glorious Day' gig at the Millenium Square in Leeds.

On 31 October 2005, directly after his band had played a live gig for Radio One in Leeds city centre, he was rushed to hospital to meet his new baby daughter Connie Rose, as he became a father for the second time.