JEFF MICHAELS
''OPEN LATE NIGHT''
2014
40:16
1 - You Got the Money 5:42
2 - Open Late Night 7:29
3 - One Last Cheap Cigar 5:08
4 - Light It Up 5:14
5 - Might Be the Last 7:36
6 - Sorry About the Bodies 3:45
7 - Upper East Side 4:57
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
The maturity in the phrasing and melodic statements are a far cry from lightning fast licks from the early days.
"There is a difference between music that coarsely entertains and merely propels a listener versus music that matters on a much deeper level, that truly has the timeless weight of truth, beauty and soul. I want to make music like that. Anything else at this point is inexcusable."
As Jeff is now nearly constantly ensconced in his studio, obviously his natural habitat, I sense a level of comfort and ease he evidently hasn't possessed in a long time... I knew him when he was couch surfing his way from gig to gig, skinnier than a toothpick and even though he was in many dire situations by today's standards, he smiled and carried on as if all was perfect; a king of the world, unaware of his royal bloodlines.
With a nearly nonexistent viable music outlet for the music he loves and chooses to explore and an antiquated yet disarming old school studio veteran approach coupled with the liberating freedom of limitless experimentation.
He's played thousands of the scrappiest gigs in some of the roughest places in Texas and beyond that you'd ever find yourself, and as a result knows how to throw a hell of a party for even the most hardened listener.
After realizing where the endless roadhouses were leading, he made the decision that changed everything. "First, I am going to relax and spend my time with family and friends. Then, I am going to glue myself to the studio whenever possible and I'm going to write, record and mix and I'm not going to stop; that's what I love to do." Little did he realize this would lead to the ultimate musical freedom; "I can play anything I want. I immediately adopted a Becker/Fagan-like philosophy that was essentially "I'll play the stuff I'm best at, then bring in exactly who I want for the rest. Mix it when I'm ready." The happy result is unstoppable.
This is a new chapter in his life; indifference to trends or market share, playing for the sake of playing, listening for the sake of listening and finding songs and himself in instruments he never knew he could play. This is going to be a great ride.
- July 2014
OFFICIAL SITE
''OPEN LATE NIGHT''
2014
40:16
1 - You Got the Money 5:42
2 - Open Late Night 7:29
3 - One Last Cheap Cigar 5:08
4 - Light It Up 5:14
5 - Might Be the Last 7:36
6 - Sorry About the Bodies 3:45
7 - Upper East Side 4:57
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
The maturity in the phrasing and melodic statements are a far cry from lightning fast licks from the early days.
"There is a difference between music that coarsely entertains and merely propels a listener versus music that matters on a much deeper level, that truly has the timeless weight of truth, beauty and soul. I want to make music like that. Anything else at this point is inexcusable."
As Jeff is now nearly constantly ensconced in his studio, obviously his natural habitat, I sense a level of comfort and ease he evidently hasn't possessed in a long time... I knew him when he was couch surfing his way from gig to gig, skinnier than a toothpick and even though he was in many dire situations by today's standards, he smiled and carried on as if all was perfect; a king of the world, unaware of his royal bloodlines.
With a nearly nonexistent viable music outlet for the music he loves and chooses to explore and an antiquated yet disarming old school studio veteran approach coupled with the liberating freedom of limitless experimentation.
He's played thousands of the scrappiest gigs in some of the roughest places in Texas and beyond that you'd ever find yourself, and as a result knows how to throw a hell of a party for even the most hardened listener.
After realizing where the endless roadhouses were leading, he made the decision that changed everything. "First, I am going to relax and spend my time with family and friends. Then, I am going to glue myself to the studio whenever possible and I'm going to write, record and mix and I'm not going to stop; that's what I love to do." Little did he realize this would lead to the ultimate musical freedom; "I can play anything I want. I immediately adopted a Becker/Fagan-like philosophy that was essentially "I'll play the stuff I'm best at, then bring in exactly who I want for the rest. Mix it when I'm ready." The happy result is unstoppable.
This is a new chapter in his life; indifference to trends or market share, playing for the sake of playing, listening for the sake of listening and finding songs and himself in instruments he never knew he could play. This is going to be a great ride.
- July 2014
OFFICIAL SITE
