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Michael Duff

Freedom is where it's at.

About Me

Michael Duff is the former lead singer and songwriter of Columbia Records critically-acclaimed alternative rock act, Chalk FarM. His success with the band garnered a Top 10 and a Top 40 single on Billboards Rock Radio charts ("Lie on Lie" & "Live Tomorrow"), an accompanying video on MTV and North American tours performing for tens of thousands. Those of you who live in L.A. would have heard them on KROQ or KLOS. Of course, you also may have seen him and the rest of the band in Jerry Bruckheimer's smash hit "Coyote Ugly."
Since disbanding Chalk FarM he has had songs recorded by Meatloaf, Kate Ceberano and others, has been heard singing on CBS's "The Young and The Restless" and in the Disney/Warner Bros. film "A Cinderella Story."
He just recently completed recording his first full-length Solo release, entitled "Unbreakable," which is now available online at www.duffweb.com and iTunes (search for Michael Duff), and in fine record stores (they do still exist, right?) like Amoeba Music in Hollywood. You can hear songs from "Unbreakable" here.
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Member Since: 7/26/2005
Band Website: duffweb.com
Band Members: "When You Run" video starring Marisol Nichols, directed by Adrian Ursu and produced by Jenna Capozzi at Forward Films.


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Band Members:
Marc Bosserman on Piano, Gadi Ben Lavi on Bass, Doron Eskinazi on Drums and Jim Jaroff (JJ) on Guitar, Pedal and Lap Steel. Maniacs, all.
Influences: Here are some of my personal influences, favorites, and things I grew up listening to (in no particular order): U2, Elvis Costello, Pink Floyd, Lyle Lovett, The Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Clash, Jeff Buckley, Bad Company, Lynard Skynard, Queen, Crowded House (and Split Enz), Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Springsteen, James Taylor, Bjork, Aerosmith, Joe Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Bob Dylan, America, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Journey, Van Halen, Ozzy, Burt Bacharach, Mozart, Styx, The Ramones, Hendrix, The Doors, Live, Radiohead, Chris Whitley, Tony Bennett, Bob Marley and much, much more.
Here's what I've been listening to lately (depending on my mood - quite a lot): Million Billion, Ryan Adams, MCR, Phantom Planet, Fall Out Boy, Coldplay, Tori Amos, Beck, Ima Robot, Kanye West, Debby Holiday, John Mayer, Gillian Welch, Wil Seabrook, Holly Palmer...
My old band Chalk FarM toured (or performed) with: Dishwalla, Better Than Ezra, Tonic, Sister Hazel, Matchbox 20, Goo Goo Dolls, Wild Colonials, Train, Marcy's Playground and many others.



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Sounds Like: Somewhere in the neighborhood of John Mayer, James Blunt, Ryan Cabrera, Goo Goo Dolls, Crowded House, The Fray, Pete Yorn, Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty) and ???
Record Label: TIC Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Diamond Room begins

Hi guys!I know it's been forever since I blogged. I'll be better about that. A lot has happened since I wrote last...I won the Los Angeles Music Awards "Best Adult Contemporary Male Vocal" Award whi...
Posted by Michael Duff on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:18:00 PST

When You Run Video is up - finally!

Hi guys! Finally, the new video for When You Run is now live - on YouTube and here on my profile. I say finally only because it took me forever to post it. After Unbreakable, I wanted to give it so...
Posted by Michael Duff on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:08:00 PST

Michael Duffs Unbreakable Video Released On Veterans Day

The first of 2 videos I'll be releasing this week is now up and you can see it on my profile. It's a video for the title track of my CD "Unbreakable." It was shot on location in Oregon and here in L...
Posted by Michael Duff on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:46:00 PST

Go see Lions for Lambs...

I love films or songs that make you think. This one does in a big way.
Posted by Michael Duff on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:32:00 PST

I'm SOOO behind!!!

Hey everyone!!!I'm sorry I've been so absent on the comments line. I've been wicked busy. Just got back from a trip to St. Petersburg Russia and Frankfurt Germany and I'm off to Moscow next week. A...
Posted by Michael Duff on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:32:00 PST

THEY'RE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The new CDs finally arrived at our door today, so I'll be spending much of the next few days signing and shipping and I can't wait for you to get them and also can't wait for your comments and reviews...
Posted by Michael Duff on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:40:00 PST

My week with Belkin in Vegas

Hey there!So... This past week, I had the pleasure of playing (all week) at the Belkin booth at CES (The Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. 3.2 million sq ft of computers, gadgets, mounts, cas...
Posted by Michael Duff on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:21:00 PST

FINALLY!!!

Hey y'all!!!After much (probably too much) poking, prodding, checking if "t"s were dotted and "i"s were crossed, the Duff "Unbreakable" CD went off to the manufacturer today. It should take anywhere ...
Posted by Michael Duff on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:26:00 PST

Did I say October? I meant December...

Hey guys!I'm sorry I've been offline so much and so away, but I've been well, away. :o) Anyway, this whole indie record thing is a very interesting thing. Here's where we stand in the "Let's make a...
Posted by Michael Duff on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:14:00 PST

The ever-soon-to-be-released Duff CD

So....  It's not an imaginary record I'm working on, it does actually exist.  :o)  You see, I spent WAY too long trying to find the right mixer (for the right price) and found a bunch ...
Posted by Michael Duff on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 03:52:00 PST