Michelle Lewis (USA): Intensely visual songs with a gut punch of emotion + ‘In Her Own Words’

Date/Time Sun 30 Jun 2019 7:45 PM

Price Online - £7 / £9 + booking fee; On The Door - £9

Website: http://michellelewismusic.com/


Michelle Lewis is a Boston-born singer-songwriter currently living in Los Angeles. She writes joyful songs that make you cry, and sad songs that leave you smiling. Her music is rich with melody, her lyrics find beauty in sadness. As a storyteller, she writes intensely visual songs that explore the defining moments in burgeoning and breaking relationships.

More polished than folk and more personal than pop, Michelle’s songwriting is uniquely intimate.

Her single, “Run Run Run” found huge popularity among Boston Marathon runners and was featured on the national cable broadcast of the race. The song’s music video amassed more than 100,000 views in its first month and has more than 300,000 to date.

Michelle, a graduate of the world-renowned Berklee College of Music, released her début album ‘This Time Around‘ in 2004. She has since collaborated extensively with producer Anthony J. Resta (Elton John, Shawn Mullins) on her EPs ‘Broken‘ (2009) and ‘Paris‘ (2011), and subsequently on her second full-length album, ‘The Parts Of Us That Still Remain

In Her Own Words is a celebration of the music of the seminal female singer/songwriters of the 60’s and 70’s, including including Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Sandy Denny and more. A journey through time exploring the sounds and history of female songwriters in one of the most iconic eras in music, performed by – Janis Haves (vocals & guitar), Geoff Haves (guitar) and Richard Sadler (double bass).