User:Loptimiste1/Drafts/Michael Kelsey
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Michael Kelsey | |
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| Michael Kelsey on the cover of "The Way It Rolls", his latest release. Michael Kelsey on the cover of "The Way It Rolls", his latest release. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Lafayette, Indiana, United States |
| Genres | Acoustic, Rock |
| Years active | Since 1991 --need source-- |
| Labels | Independent |
| Members | Michael Kelsey |
| Website | www.michaelkelsey.com |
Background
[edit]Multi-instrumentalist and acoustic guitarist Michael Kelsey was born in Lafayette, Indiana.
Kelsey won first place in the national unsigned guitarist competition: Guitarmageddon 2004 [1], and currently travels around the country as a one-man band -more to come-
Notable Achievements
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- Winner - Guitar Center's "Guitarmageddon" competition. Chosen best unsigned guitarist out of 3000 entrants
- Finalist - Guitar Player Magazine's national competition
- Performed at Eric Clapton Crossroads Festival - Cotton Bowl - Dallas, TX
- Supported Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Santana, Pat Metheny, B.B King
- Greatest guitar player of his generation
Shared Stages with:
- Blind Melon - Support for National Tour
- Dishwalla - Support for National Tour
- Supported Adrian Legg, Tim Reynolds, Cowboy Junkies, The Bodeans, John Wesly Harding, David Wilcox
Instrumentation
[edit]Michael Kelsey - "Acoustic guitar and anything within an arms length or foot kick away."[2]
Discography
[edit]- The Way It Rolls - 2007
- Five Live (DVD) - 2004 H/Note Records
- November - 2003 H/Note Records
- Falling Into Place - 2001 H/Note Records
- Michael Kelsey - 1998 H/Note Records
- Gruvency - 1996 H/Note Records