Michael has started a band called "The Slim Kings" with Liberty DeVitto, Henry Geller, and Kevin Jenkins. They tracked their first record at Michael's house and it was mixed by Tom Elmhirst (Adele, Black Keys), John Agnello (Dino Jr, The Hold Steady), and Brian Scheuble (Elton John, John Mayer). The album, "Fresh Socks," is available now on iTunes. For all things Slim Kings visit WWW.SLIMKINGS.COM
Michael is working on three new tracks produced by Marshall Crenshaw and Stewart Lerman. Stay tuned for release dates...
Headlining a fantastic night at New York Public Theatre's Joe's Pub on 425 Lafayette Street Wednesday, January 4th. Special guest Sierra Noble starts off the evening with a short set at 9:30 sharp! The band will include Liberty DeVitto, Ben Stivers, Paul Frazier, and Henry Geller.
Check out Michael's new YouTube video from his session with Steve Jordan.
On February 7th, 2012, at Manhattan Studios, Michael sang and played guitar on the classic Bob Marley hit "One Love" with the Marley family (Daughters Cedella and Karen, and Grandson Skip), Liberty DeVitto, Dave Keys, and Kevin Jenkins. The single will be released shortly and all proceeds go to the Little Kids Rock organization which outfits public schools with instruments when their arts funding is cut back.
Michael will be performing a special concert to celebrate the completion of his work with David Kahne on Feb 16th, 2011 at Joe's Pub. The band will feature Liberty DeVitto, Ben Stivers, David Mansfield, and Kevin Jenkins. For tickets click here. To purchase the new tracks click here.
Michael has been in Winston Salem, North Carolina to produce and write with 84 year old blues legend Captain Luke. Their song will be featured in contemporary artist Xu Bing's new exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. The song sets a poem written by Rene Balcer comprised exclusively of tobacco plantation names to traditional Carolina blues. It is available on iTunes by clicking here. You can also call (888) 301-8549 and enter 301# to hear it on your phone.
Note from Michael: Nashville - Just finished writing a real smash with Khara Lord and Brennan Aerts while staying at the shabby chic Best Western Music Row for a week. Who knew there were 3 square miles of recording studios in one city?! I also got toether with the legendary Larry Gottlieb who has written for some heavy duty acts like The Four Tops and Blue Oyster Cult. I saw Regina Spektor at the Ryman and The Boss at the Sommet Center. Nashville really lives up to it's title as America's Music City.
Check out Josh Fleet's review of Michael's Joe's Pub concert on Huffington Post and AOL Music.
