Michael Fabrizio

Artist Information

Biography

Award winning songwriter and Nashville recording artist Michael Joseph Fabrizio found his musical roots in the rural hills of western Massachusetts. Currently working with renowned producer/musician Kent Wells (Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire), Michael released his breakout album "Inside/Out." The record spans years of songwriting efforts and compiles some of Michael's most passionate work. Michael is poised for success with a handful of “radio-ready” country crossover hits. A fusion of rock, americana, country, pop and soul, Michael is dedicated to making music that blends genres together; he calls it "cross-genral." His unique sound and style is forging a new path in country music which pays homage to the Nashville traditions while opening up a wider audience with his universal appeal.
It all started back in Richmond, Massachusetts when at the age of 12, Michael began studying the piano. Always a source of encouragement and inspiration, his family would listen as he learned to sing and play classics by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. During those early years Michael recognized in these superstars “something in the emotion they evoked in their voices that made me say, I want to do that.”
Michael's “performances disarm me in their honesty, tenderness and passion. An original in a sea of imitators," says Grammy winner Margo Garrett. Award winning, Nashville producer Kent Wells has become the latest fan and says, “With his solid presence on stage, and command of multiple instruments, Michael's love of music and performance make for a captivated audience and a great live musical experience that ranges from his vulnerable delivery of love songs, to high-energy radio-friendly tunes, with 'Country Friday Nights,' his self-written “ode to loving life and country music” being the centerpiece and climax of a live show you need to see!”
It was probably Michael's training in martial arts and athletics that proved to be one of the most important life skills he developed while living back home in the Berkshire hills as well as attending college on a baseball scholarship. The discipline and dedication he learned on the field proved equally important in Music City where there are songwriters on every corner. And yet, talent, skill, and dedication are abundant in Michael and have allowed him to be sought after as a co-writer by Grammy winner Tommy Sims, CMA winner and Grammy nominated Billy Kirsch, and hit makers like Del Gray, Zak Turner and the TV show Nashville Star. Michael has received multiple national and international songwriting awards, placed second in Strum Magazine's Music Madness competition, and has had his songs played on radio stations across the USA as well as on FOX Sports.
He lives by a quote his father told him when he was young, "to do great things you must believe greatly." And it is this great belief in music as a bridge to bring understanding and compassion, to express emotions and passion and to touch the lives of people everywhere that has infused Michael with the energy he expresses in his live shows. It “never gets old, never disappoints, and always leaves me wanting more!”
 
For more info, photos, videos and tour dates go to: www.michaeljosephmusic.com

Instrumentation

Michael Joseph-vocals, piano, guitar
Band members often change dependent upon gig location.

Discography

Michael Joseph-Country Strong (2002)-unavailable
Michael Joseph-Self Titled (2005)
Without A Goodbye-Video (2005)
Michael Joseph-Lost (2009)
Michael Fabrizio-Inside/Out (2011)
Michael is also available on Itunes for download

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• MJ Official Website

Audio

• Run
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• Open My Eyes
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• Aint Just Blowing Smoke
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• Broadway
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• Light (acoustic)
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• Country Friday Night
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• You Win the War
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• Now That Your Gone
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• Where is My Love?
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Lyrics

• If I Were Wrong
• Lost
• Good at Gettin' Gone
• Leavin' Anyway
• Every Time
• Girl That We Let Go
• Denial
• One I'll Never Know
• Picture In The Frame
• Guarantee I'm Gone
• Night in the Country
• Run
• Broadway

Video

Photo Gallery

Press

• Grammy Winner [+ Show ]
  

  "Michael is the real and rare thing. A truly superb, young, singer and songwriter, his performances ..."Michael is the real and rare thing. A truly superb, young, singer and songwriter, his performances disarm me in their honesty, tenderness and passion. An original in a sea of imitators."

• CMA Member [+ Show ]
  

  "Michael Joseph is an awesome young talent with a bright, megastar future ahead. Singer, songwriter,..."Michael Joseph is an awesome young talent with a bright, megastar future ahead. Singer, songwriter, musician - he's got the ambition, talent, drive, and energy needed to make it in this tough business -- and the humility to know that there is something to be learned from every person he comes in contact with along the way."

• CAA Agent [+ Show ]
  

  “Michael Joseph has all the passion and drive that one needs to make it in the music business. Combi...“Michael Joseph has all the passion and drive that one needs to make it in the music business. Combine this with his talent, and success is sure to come his way.”

• CMA Award Winner Quote
  

  “Michael is a talented man, a songwriter with something to say and his own sense of style”

• Producer [+ Show ]
  

  “Michael is a very driven, hard working, consistent writer and singer. Awesome mind for creating and...“Michael is a very driven, hard working, consistent writer and singer. Awesome mind for creating and seeing the picture for the project to the end”

Setlist

TBA
Most of Michael's set list is composed of originals with appropriate covers mixed in. The set typically runs an hour and a half to two hours with a break between sets.

Band will change depending on gig location

Basic Requirements

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