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aelSean

"Alternative World pop"

Kingston, Jamaica

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my biography

Michael Harris is a Graduate of Berklee College of Music, Boston USA, where he acquired a Bachelor of Music Degree, in Music Synthesis/Contemporary Writing & Production, with voice as his main instrument. After completion of this degree, Harris was offered the opportunity to be the main vocalist with an Ice-skating company called Holiday On Ice In Concert. For three years [2000 2003] he toured Europe and the United Kingdom, as soloist with the company performing to huge audiences in such countries as Germany, France, Belgium, Greece, Austria and Switzerland. Harris, a prolific songwriter and creative artist, has honed his skills in musical arrangement, composition, recording and performance and has produced & recorded his own CD Ten Thousand Miles. While at Berklee, he further developed and expanded an interest in folklore and folk music, taking classes in Santeria/Bata Drumming [Cuba], Brazilian percussion and harmony, Steel drumming as well as South Indian percussion. He has also demonstrated leadership in this area, being the student coordinator of the International Folk Festival at Berklee for two years. Michael has written for other artists as well and has sung on recordings with and for Nadine Sutherland, Chalice, Buju Banton, Assassin, Tony Rebel, Marcia Griffiths to name a few. Harris has formed the creative partnership-JOY MECHANICS with high-school friend and fellow LPTPC and Ashe Ensemble Alum- Michael Holgate. Together they produced a single for Kiwanis and UNICEF in 2004 'This Time Is Yours' which featured the talent of Marcia Griffiths, Suzanne Couch and Assassin among others, and in August 2005 JOY MECHANICS released their first album 'BLESSED-the Beatitudes in chorus' In 2006, Michael joined the faculty of the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts as lecturer in voice and production at the Jamaica School of Music. He is currently creating a syllabus for music synthesis and sound engineering for the College.

my sounds

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Title: In Your Presence
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Description: To God, about God- a meditation. Written with a friend as Joy Mechanics- www.myspace.com/joymechanics
Title: Voices
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Description: Rai/Electronic, Arabic and English Lyrics. A song about ancestry and coming to terms with identity.
Title: Moonshine Darlin'
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Description: Roots Reggae

my influences

Robbie Nevil, Abba, Bob Marley, Third World, Coldplay, Enya, Rufus Wainwright, The Beatles, Def Leppard, The Band, Jimmy Cliff, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Khaled, Vivaldi, Natacha Atlas...Folk Music, Rock, Reggae

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my comments

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member image Evil Seagulls | about 1 year ago
lovely tunes - !

cheers,


mark
member image rodney | about 1 year ago
Awesome stuff man! Welcome to the community!
member image Yadi Hinz | about 1 year ago
wauaw what a voice.
I like the strings :D
member image aelSean | about 1 year ago
Fixed the problem with 'Voices'- it was just a really poor quality MP3- my apologies!
member image Mindmovie | about 1 year ago
love your reggae tune. I have problems with the other title it is played at the wrong tempo and pitch ??
member image Mindmovie | about 1 year ago
Hi mate and welcome here, this site is great I am sure you will very soon find out about this. There are so many talented musicians here - a real source of inspiration and good international contacts.
Glad you like my stuff mate
Have fun

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