| Producer, Engineer, Songwriter & Session Musician |
Michael Lewis' number one goal is to make every project the best it can possibly be.
Clients appreciate Michael's encouraging personality, warm sense of humor and his commitment to musical and technical excellence. |
| Michael Lewis Profile |
| Michael Lewis, owner/operator of Michael Lewis Music has accumulated over 30,000+ hours in more than 20 studios on the West Coast and in Nashville (12 years as a Nashville producer/session player) producing, engineering and/or playing on hundreds of songs for albums, demos, commercials, music for Film/TV and more. For over 25 years, Michael has specialized in recording album quality masters and has a good ear for professional mixing and mastering. He also has extensive experience as a studio musician, producer for major label projects, independent records and demos, national radio and TV advertisements, music for picture and more. |
| Major Label Artists |
Major Label Artists Michael Lewis has worked with as a Session Guitarist, Producer and/or Engineer (live or studio)
• Jon Anderson of Yes (Atlantic Records)
• Wendy Talbot (Word Records)
• Melinda Doolittle (American Idol Top 3)
• Out of the Blue (Word Records)
• Big House (MCA Nashville)
• Jamie Slocum (Curb Records)
• John Michael Talbot (EMI/Word Records)
• Phil Keaggy (Word Records)
• Stacy Mitchart (award winning, renowned blues artist from Nashville, TN)
• Curtis Salgado (award winning, renowned blues artist from Portland, OR)
Major Label and notable artists Michael has performed with:
• Mary Wilson of the Supremes (Motown Records)
• Jamie Slocum (Curb Records)
• Phil Keaggy (Word Records)
• Bernadette Peters (Actress and Singer)
• Wayne Kirkpatrick (famous songwriter)
• Stacy Mitchhart (award winning, renowned blues artist)
• Chris Cain (renowned blues guitarist)
• Mark Douthit - saxophonist for many major artists including Michael McDonald and Larry Carlton
and more... |
Commercial Recordings
- McDonalds
- Regional commercials (nationwide)
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Independent Recordings
Michael has recorded, engineered, produced and sung on countless demos, commercials and independent records. |
Other Notable Information:
The players for Michael's bands and recordings have included a number of award winning musicians Michael has worked with for many years. Including...
Grammy award winning drummer Brian Fullen. Brian has a long list of credits including Peter Frampton, Shania Twain, Larry Carlton, Katthy Mattea, Tracy Nelson and more. Brian has also done a number of live performances with Michael.
Grammy award winning bassist Chris Kent. Chris and Michael have worked together since 1989. Chris earned a Grammy performing on Larry Carlton's No Substitutions project in 2002. Chris also performed and/or recorded with Michael McDonald, Steve Lukather (Toto), Take 6, Lorrie Morgan, Denny Jiosa, Hal Ketchum and more.
Bassist John Billings has performed and recording with Michael many times. His credentials include: Donna Summer, Rick Springfield, Chely Wright, Tanya Tucker, the Wooten Brothers and more.
Drummer Mark Nemer also performed with Michael on a regular basis. His credit list is long, here's a couple of the major names he's worked with: Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick, Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle, Michael W. Smith and many more.
Brice Williams and Dennis Edwards backed Michael up on a regular basis in Nashville and went on to be founding members of the hit country band Lady Antebellum. |
| Mastering Clients |
| Stacy Mitchart and Blues-U-Can-Use, Big House (MCA), Daywind Records, Osprey Records, Music City Blues Society Artists, Kapelle Music, WillowWind Records, SMS Productions and many more. |
| Michael Lewis Artist Endorsements |
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Michael's endorsements include:
Taylor Guitars, Celestion Speakers, Keeley Pedals, Fuchs Amplifiers, Furman, L.R. Baggs, Lava Cables.
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| Michael Lewis Signature Guitars |
Michael has his own line of guitars: MichaelLewisGuitars.com |
| The Tone Zone |
| Michael publishes "The Tone Zone" newsletter with a nationwide distribution which covers topics related to tone challenges for guitar players. |
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| Recording Bio • Styles Recorded |
Here's a list of music styles that Michael has produced:
• Asian
• Big Band Jazz
• Blues
• Classic Rock
• Contemporary Christian
• Country
• Ethiopian Ahmaric
• Fusion
• Gospel
• Jazz
• Motown
• New Age Jazz
• Pop
• Pop Rock
• R&B
• World Music |
| Studio Information |
| Michael's studio is fully equipped for recording from concept to mixdown. 25 years of engineering and production experience enables Michael to get the finest results from his state-of-the-art recording system which includes: |
| • Pro Tools HD 2 system with PT 7.x Apogee AD-16X A to D converters |
| • For remote recording, Digi 002R with a Yamaha O1V as a front end. |
| • Tascam DM-24 96K 32-channel digital console |
| • Digital Performer 4.61 w/MOTU 2408 MkII interface |
| • ADAT Type II (20 bit) XT-20 |
| • Computer Platform: Mac G5 Dual 2.7 ghz |
| • File Formats: SDII, Aiff, WAV etc. |
| • Plug Ins (tons of 'em) including Waves Platinum Bundle, Focusrite D2/D3, Bomb Factory, Pultec, Nomad and more |
| • Preamps and Compressors: Avalon, GML, Manley, API, Anthony DMaria, Drawmer etc. |
• Great Collection of Mics including; AKG C-12, D-12, C451, C1000's, Audix OM2, D6, D2, Earthworks QTC-30's, Groovetubes GT55, Rode NT-2000, NTK tube mic, Shure 58's, Studio Projects C1, B1's etc. |
| Session Options |
| • Sound files sent over the internet -- WAV, SDII, AIFF (up to 192k) Pro Tools or Digital Performer. |
| • Tape format -- ADAT - 16 or 20 bit. |
| • Sound files are transferred via a number of methods including Dropbox, SpinXpress or YouSendIt. |
| • Will travel to sessions |
| • Available for live performances |
| Studio Instruments |
| Guitars |
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Michael has an array of world class instruments. His primary electrics are from his own line -- The Pro 1 and Pro 35.
Taylor Acoustics (several) • Taylor Classical • Gibson Les Paul • Gibson 335 • Gibson 175 • Fender Strat |
| Bass |
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| Yamaha Nathan East 5-String |
| Guitar Amps |
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Fuchs ODS HRM HT 100w
Fuchs TDS HT 100 W
65Amps London for Vox and Marshall tone
(3) 212 cabinets with varying speaker combinations
(3) 112 cabinets with different Celestion and EV speakers
410 cabinet with JBL and Celestion Speakers
210 cab with Peavey Scorpian Speakers |
| Rack Effects |
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Rocktron Intellifex
Yamaha SPX-900
Lexicon PCM 60
Boss CE-300 Super Chorus
TC Electronics Triple C Compressor
TC Electronics G-Major |
| Piano / Keyboards / Drum Machines / Plug-Ins |
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Yamaha C-7E Grand Piano
Kurzweil K2500X maxed out!
Korg Triton Rack
Korg M3R
Roland JX-10 Super JX
Yamaha TX 802
Yamaha RX-5
Roland Octapad
Roland R-8M
Boss DR-670
Native Instruments B-4
Native Instruments Absynth
Stylus R.M.X Realtime Groove Module
Sample MOOG
Battery
Kontakt
Xpand
and more |
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