Michael Stewart

A contemporary soul singer born with smooth yet full-bodied vocals, Michael Stewart has grown into an artist that has the ability to convey dynamic and heartfelt passion to even his most tranquil recordings. Even as a child, Michael had an ear and enthusiasm for music. Maybe that’s because he grew up in a family where music was second natured, or maybe it was because he was born with a gift, a gift to make music. Whatever the reason, Michael Stewart has such a zeal for his craft that with every song he sings, his soulful voice, his ingenuous lyrics, and the music are married and have become one. Trust me; he’s not your typical R&B cat.

Having a strong church affiliation, he not only sang in the choir but he played the guitar for his youth ministry on Sunday mornings. His calling to the music scene manifested itself when, during his teenage years, he invested in some turntables hoping to fulfill his then dream of becoming a DJ. Once he realized that his creative mixes kept the dance floor moving like a bunch of fire ants on a dirt mound that was stepped on, he knew he was onto something and realized that this was just the tip of the iceberg. After reaching the level of success he hoped for as a well known DJ in Bronx, NY, he decided it was time to trade in his turntables for a guitar, a keyboard, and a drum machine and, can we say the rest is history.

By the time he was 16; Michael had not only formed a band and began performing his original music at local venues, he also sharpened his talent as a producer by producing local acts. The success that he has achieved as a producer and songwriter, afforded him an opportunity to open for Avant and gave him a chance to produce remixes for the likes of Amel Larrieux, formally of Groove Theory, Chico DeBarge, and Rahsaan Patterson just to name a few. To this day, Michael attributes being a DJ to his success and as he so eloquently puts it, “Being a DJ is the very thing that helped prepare me for my flourishing music career as a songwriter, arranger, multi-talented musician, producer, and performer”.

So you say, what makes this cat stand out above the rest? Maybe it’s his ear for putting together torching beats that resonates through your mind, body, and soul like a cold chill. Or, how about his innate ability to generate lyrics, that once heard, touches your heart and renews your outlook on love. These things put together, makes for a well rounded music mogul on his way to the top, wouldn’t you say? Be on the look out for Michael’s upcoming album “Where I'm Going" scheduled to release late this summer. This album demonstrates why love music will never go out of style. It’s feel good music at its best. For those of you who don’t know, better find out.

DISCOGRAPHY

Producer, Songwriter, Engineer, musician

1989 Produced It’s Time to Change (Independent Release) Made it on 107.5 WBLS “make it or break it”
Produced for Darin Dunn for DunnDee
Produced for Sev Statik of Rawkus Records
Remixed 5 tracks for Rahsaan Patterson
Remixed 1 track “Get Up” for Amel Larriuex (formerly of Groove Theory) for Dave McPherson
Remixed 1 track “Give You What You Want” for Chico Debarge
Produced several tracks for overseas artist D’Bora for MWA Records
Worked with Jeff Richardson & John Robinson producers
Worked with Radio Personality and DJ Dave VJ
Worked with Bert Padell’s Japanese artist Tomoko
Wrote and produced project for Allison Williams for Vincent Bell
Recorded and Engineered for Smooth the Hustla
Co-produced for Vincent Bell for multiple artists – Orange Juice Jones, Shame, Allison Williams

Signed on with Infra-Red Entertainment as a producer, mixer and engineer
Produced for US/J Records recording artist One Chance
Produced for Warner Brothers recording artist Jene’
Produced for Epic Records recording artist Sarah
Produced remix for Motown Records recording artist 702
Produced remix for India Arie f/Abyss from Live Poets
Produced track for Reggae Artist Major Damage – 2005
Produced tracks for Sha’an for GoodFellas Music

Mixed and mastered independent recording artist Yung Syrus – 2006
Produced, mixed and pre-mastered independent artist Simply Tiffany 2006
Produced, mixed and pre-mastered independent artist Neysa – 2006
Produced, wrote, mixed and pre-mastered independent artist LaFaye-2006
Produced remix Vivaldi’s Four Seasons for Violinist Daisy Jopling
Mixed and engineered on independent artist J.R. for Good Musik Entertainment - 2007
Produced, mixed and engineered for Motown recording artist Tre Virdure – 2008
Produced, arranged music score for play "Tell Hell I Ain't Comin' by Marcia Samuals - 2007
Producing for Fran Lover & KeRed on solo project
Producing for Amour, inependent R&B artist
Producing for Henry James, independent Hip Hop artist
Producing, mixing and engineering tracks for Maximum Capacity Ent./Lights Out Productions
Currently completing debut Album - 2009 on Open Labs Equipment Neko LX64 Gen3 V4