played drums on Indigenous's 2006 album, Chasing the Sun. In 2007 Bland & Thompson laid down the rhythm tracks for some tracks on Prince's 2007 CD Planet Earth. During the fall of 2007 Michael Bland has been busy working on a release by his own protégé, Mayda, performing with her regularly in the Minneapolis area as well as recording a studio album. Her first release, the Stereotype EP, came out in 2007. Michael Bland continued working with Mayda and played on and produced a full-length album with her in 2009, titled The Interrogation. Bland and Thompson recorded with Prince, yet again, on his album Lotusflow3r, which was released in 2009. Also in 2009, Bland became a part of Nick Jonas' band, Nick Jonas and The Administration, along with ex-Prince bandmates, Sonny Thompson and Tommy Barbarella. This also led to several TV performances with the group, an album, and a tour in early 2010. In a 2016 tribute to Prince for The Pods & Sods Network, Michael shares memories about joining the New Power Generation, Prince as a bandleader, working in the studio and reflections about his time in Prince's band. According to Cory Wong, Bland is known to tune his snare drum to the tonic pitch of the song. Bland still records and tours with Soul Asylum. The band toured in 2020, in support of its latest release "Hurry Up And Wait". The tour was cut short by COVID-19. I Am – Elisa Fiorillo (1990) Smile Blue – Ricky Peterson (1991) Diamonds and Pearls – Prince and the New Power Generation (1991) Whatever Happened to the Blues – Phil Upchurch (1992) I'm Ready – Tevin Campbell (1993) The Voice – Mavis Staples (1993) 1-800-NEW-FUNK – Various Artists (1994) Come – Prince and the New Power Generation (1994) 3 Chains o' Gold – Prince and the New Power Generation (1994) The Gold Experience – Prince and the New Power Generation (1995) A Tear Can Tell – Ricky Peterson (1995) Love Is Strange – Phil Upchurch (1995) Closer than Close – Rosie Gaines (1995) Chaos and Disorder – Prince (1996) Emancipation – Prince (1996) France – France Gall (1996) Live at the Olympia – France Gall (1996) Salinas – Luis Salinas (1996) Eventually – Paul Westerberg (1996) Concert Privé – France Gall (1997) That's Right – George Benson (1997) Crystal Ball – Prince (1998) CPR – David Crosby (1998) Minneapolis – Michel