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| Listen to Michael Lewis' Session Work: |
MICHAEL'S
SESSION DEMO
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21 cuts from
various projects Michael has played
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| ©2004 Jazz For Jesus Music ASCAP for demo
purposes only, downloading for any other use is
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Michael Lewis on Nylon String Guitar 05 |
| Recent session work featuring Michael on a nylon string acoustic guitar |
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Michael Lewis Profile |
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Location |
Nashville, TN
area |
| Primary Instrument |
Guitar -- electric
and acoustic |
| Secondary Instrument |
Electric Bass |
| Other Instruments |
Keyboards, acoustic
piano, percussion sequencing |
| Vocalist |
Lead & Background |
| Session Experience |
19 years |
| Started Guitar |
Age 5 |
| First Lessons |
Age 11 |
| Formal Instruction |
San Jose City
College jazz program, Nashville Jazz Workshop |
| Teaching Background |
Instructor for
guitar and bass at Musician's Friend in Medford, OR |
| Favorite Movies |
Remember The
Titans, The Passion of the Christ, You've Got Mail, The Emperor's New Groove. |
| Favorite TV Shows |
Hogan's Heroes, The Wild, Wild, West. |
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| RECORDING BIO |
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| Styles Michael Has Recorded |
| Contemporary
Jazz/Blues, R&B, Pop, Pop Rock, Classic Rock, Contemporary
Country, Big Band
Jazz, Jazz, Contemporary Christian, New Age Jazz, Fusion |
| Recording Formats Available In House |
| Digital Performer
4.6 w/MOTU 2408 MkII interface |
| Pro Tools 6.7
w/Digi 002R. Focusrite A to D converter or Tascam DM-24 console as the front end. |
| ADAT Type II
(20 bit) XT-20 |
| Computer Platform:
Mac G5 |
| File Formats:
SDII, Aiff, WAV etc.. up to 96K 24 bit |
| Plug Ins: Waves
Gold Bundle, Focusrite D2/D3, Bomb Factory |
| Preamps and
Compressors: Avalon, GML, Manley, Focusrite and TLA |
| Recording Experience |
| Michael Lewis
is currently signed with Spirit Jazz Records. He has also recorded
albums for: |
| Major Label
Projects: Jamie Slocum (Curb Records), Created To Praise (Brentwood/Provident) |
| 'One Music'
Production Music Library (music beds) and Market Image Inc. of
Nashville (jingles) |
| Commercial Recordings:
McDonalds, and many regional commercials nationwide. |
| Independent Recordings: Michael has recorded, engineered, produced and sang on a countless number of demos, commercials and independent records. |
| SESSION OPTIONS |
| Will work with
files sent over the internet? yes |
| Tape format?
yes -- ADAT - 16 or 20 bit. |
| Can send sound
files via mail? yes |
| Will travel
to sessions? yes |
| Available for
live performances? yes |
| STUDIO INFORMATION |
| Michael uses
an extensive studio setup with Pro Tools 002R, MOTU DP 4.5, w/2408, Tascam DM-24 96K, Roland M-1000 and Yamaha 01V digital
consoles, outboard gear, Synths etc. |
| Microphones:
Neumann U-87, AKG C-12, C451's, C1000, Earthworks QTC-30, Shure SM-81 |
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| LIVE PERFORMANCE |
| Michael
Lewis has performed in 40 States and in Europe. |
| SOLO PERFORMANCES |
| Hundreds
of solo performances in the US from Brewer, Maine to San Diego,
CA and from Seattle,
WA to Boca Raton, FL. International perfromances in Norway, Germany
and Switzerland. |
| BAND PERFORMANCES |
| Michael performs with many different groups in the Middle Tennessee area on a regular basis... Including: |
| MICHAEL LEWIS
& ONE STREET OVER (since 1997)- recent performances Include: Watertown
Jazz Festival, ongoing performances at the Gibson Showcase and more. For more info on Michael's Band, "One Street
Over" -- click here. |
| RADIO DAZE BIG
BAND -Nashville, TN (8+ years). Venues included Franklin Jazz
Festival, Clarksville Music Festival, SummerLights in Nashville,
Miss Nashville Beauty Pageant, Caffe' Millano, Austin Peay University,
and many more... |
| John Mazzei
-- Sacramento River Jazz Festival - California |
| William Richardson
-- Murfreesboro Jazz Festival, Talk of the Town TV program -
Nashville, TN |
| Jamie Slocum's
band -- Christian Artists Seminar of the Rockies - Estes Park,
CO |
| Rod Lee at The
Backyard - Austin, TX and the French Quarter Cafe - Nashville,
TN |
| Chris Blizzard
-Mere Bulles - Nashville, TN |
| Stacy Mitchhart
and Blues-U-Can-Use at the Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar
- Nashville, TN |
| CHRISTIAN BAND PERFORMANCES |
| Jamie Slocum
-Curb Records / Dove Nominee |
| Christian Artists
Seminar of the Rockies - Estes Park, CO |
| Hosanna Integrity
Music Conferences (Leader of the worship band) with Don Moen,
Randy Rothwell, Gary Sadler |
| Promise Keepers
Regional Conferences |
| GMA Week performances
1997 |
| Michael leads the worship band for the Lifeteen program in Clarksville, TN on Sunday nights when he is in town. |
| Worship Services at Belmont Church, a world outreach in Nashville, TN with Rob Frazier. |
| First Church
Of The Nazarene, Medford, OR ('93-94) (Leader of the worship
band) |
| Leadership Conference
in Evansville, IN with David Hampton and the Christ Community
Worship team |
| Worship services
with the Christ Community worship team led by Ingrid Dumosch |
| Worship service
at Brentwood First Baptist with David Hamilton |
| Worship Band
at Applegate Christian Fellowship - Ruch, OR |
| Life-Teen Worship
Band Guitarist - Madison, TN 2003 |
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| PERSONAL GEAR / GUITAR RIG |
| AMPS and PREAMPS |
| FUCHS
Overdrive Supreme Hand Tuned 100w and 30w Heads w/Fuchs 212 and custom made 210 and 410 cabinets |
| Fuchs modified Mesa Boogie Mk1 combo w/EV 12 |
| GUITARS |
| Michael Lewis uses studio quality instruments including Taylor acoustics with several wood configurations, Taylor nylon string, Gibson Les Paul, 335, 175 and Fender Strat. |
| BASS GUITAR |
| 1) Yamaha
Nathan East 5-string |
| EFX - RACK & PEDAL BOARD |
| Rack Effects:
Rocktron Intellifex, Yamaha SPX-900, Boss
CE-300 Super Chorus, TC Electronics Triple C Compressor |
| Complete Pedal
Board interchangable with any of my effects: Ibanez TS-808 Tube
screamer (the original), Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer, Ibanez stereo chorus, DOD Milk Box compressor,
Boss Comp/Sustainer, Danelectro -- Chili Dog (octave),
Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q , Psycho Flange, Reverse
Delay, Sitar Simulator, Boss Loop Factory, Adrenalinn II |
| KEYBOARDS |
| Yamaha
C-7E Grand piano |
| Korg Triton
Rack |
| Ensoniq
EPS 16 plus sampler |
| Korg M3R |
| Roland
JX-10 Super JX |
| Yamaha
TX 802 |
| Native
Instruments B-4 |
| Native
Instruments Absynth |
| Stylus R.M.X Realtime Groove Module |
| Yamaha
RX-5 |
| Roland
Octapad |
| Roland
R-8M |
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