Michael Lewis (singer-songwriter)

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Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis with Andy Fuchs of Fuchs Audio Technology at the 2006 NAMM Show in Austin, TX
Background information
Origin	San Jose, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Blues, Pop, Pop Rock, Smooth Jazz
Years active	1984–present
Label(s)	Spirit Jazz Records Independent
Website	MichaelLewisMusic.com

For other persons of the same name, see Michael Lewis.

Michael Lewis is a Nashville based artist, guitarist and record producer.^[1]

1 Biography
2 Trivia
3 Discography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Originally from California, Michael got his start as a church guitarist in San Jose, California. He studied jazz at San Jose City College under Dave Eshelman from 1981 to 1983. In 1984, Michael married and moved to Oregon. He opened Starlight Recording in Southern Oregon and established himself as a producer, engineer and session guitarist, later moving to Portland and then back to Southern Oregon. From 1986 to 1995 Lewis toured the Western U.S. performing concerts in churches of various denominations. In 1996 Lewis moved his family to Nashville and continued his studio work based out of “Music Machine,” a studio located across from the ASCAP building on Music Row which now longer exists.

Michael became the guitarist for the Nashville based Radio Daze big band in Nov. of 1996 and was their primary guitarist until 2001. Michael continues to perform with Radio Daze as a first call sub and has performed hundreds of shows with the group.

In 1997 Michael moved his recording studio to his suburban Nashville home and toured as a sideman for Curb Recording Artist, Jamie Slocum. He has released projects for One Music/First Comm, a large provider of production library music and commercials for Market Image Inc. which are aired in regional markets across the country. Michael’s One Music projects have reportedly aired in at least 10 countries internationally. Michael has performed with many different artists in most of Nashville’s venues including recent appearances at the Wildhorse Saloon with Jamie Floyd.

Michael became an endorsed artist with Taylor Guitars in 1998 and later added endorsements with Elixir Strings, Fuchs Audio Technology (amplifiers) and Lava Cables.

In 2005 Michael became a representative for Fuchs and now operates as the A&R for Nashville based artists. He writes a newsletter entitled “The Tone Zone” which is distributed to a list of guitarists interested in boutique tone. He is highly regarded as a jazz, blues and Christian guitarist:

In December 2006, Michael was named in the top 48 out of 1500 applicants to the Independent Artist Registry and will be included in their directory of top independent artists for 2007.

[edit] Trivia

Performed at the International Guitar Festival in May of 2006
Performed at the NAMM show 2006 in Austin, TX for Fuchs amplifiers
Has performed in 40 states across the U.S.
Michael’s discography includes: Sing A New Song (1996 – out of print), The Call The Cross and The Fire (1998 – out of print), River of God (1989), The Vision (1992), Praise (1994), Gift For The King (1994 out of print), A Very Cool Christmas (2001), El Shaddai (2002), Discovery (2003), Blue Street (pre release version 2006, final version pending featuring special guest Phil Keaggy), Heart Strings (release pending.)
Some of the artists Michael Lewis has produced, engineered and recorded sessions for include: Jamie Slocum, Beyond The Blue, Stacy Mitchhart, Don Chapman, Chris Paul, Rod Lee, Zion, Cry Manna, North and South, Music City Blues Society.

[edit] Discography

Album	Information	Singles
A Very Cool Christmas	Studio album. Released: October 1, 2004
Discovery	Studio album. Released: 2005	"The View From Here is Cool" (2004) "The Sun Still Shines" (2004)	-
Blue Street	Studio album. Pre-release: 2006