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Michael Sky

"Songwriting for the Big Picture"

About Me

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A very wise old Shaman once told me, "If you want to find the music, you must look in places where it lives. It's the rhythm of the waves, it's the trade winds blowing through the trees, it's the river flowing to the sea. Stop and listen, it will show itself to you. This is the music of your heart."
We are all in this together. We all need each other to make life work. I play music for the pure love of it.
The songs happen on different levels. Some songs are from ideas or concepts, while other songs are born out of life's experiences. The songs I enjoy most are the songs that feel like they have always been here, the timeless ones, melodies that feel hauntingly familiar from the moment of conception.
The day gig is wildland fire fighting. I mostly work in California but sometimes we travel out of state. Keep respecting all forms of life, especially the children, each other, and all that belongs to the earth. Wilderness, wildlife and our natural resourses must be preserved, it is the spirit of true freedom.
If you are here to enjoy my music and my page, please do so, I'm glad you found your way. If you are only here to promote your own trip or otherwise show no genuine interest, please don't friend request.

Quit doing what you are suppose to be doing,
and do what you were meant to be doing.
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A dynamic live performer, Michael plays guitar, mandolin, bass, harmonica, percussion and has a clear, powerful voice.

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Music:

Member Since: 10/22/2005
Band Website: skyzmusic.com
Band Members: Michael Sky (songs, vocals, guitars, bass, mandolin, keys, harmonica and percussion)
Influences: Life is the greatest influence for music. I can't begin to tell you all the music that I listen to, here are a few you may know...The Moody Blues, Neil Young, America, Crosby Stills and Nash, Grateful Dead, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Sara M., Alanis M., U2, Bob Marley, Yes, Alan Parsons, Pink Floyd, Eric Burdon, John Denver, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Buffett, Poco, The Four Tops, Eagles, Simon and Garfunkle, James Taylor, Jethro Tull, Santana, Dylan, The Beach Boys, Bryds, Rush, Third World, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Doobie Bros., Fleetwood Mac, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Allman Bros., Steely Dan, Christopher Cross, Pat Metheny, The Turtles, The Doors, and many more. I like jazz and rock, reggae and blues, country, bluegrass, folk and classical, alternative, pop, world, techno and songs without genre. Good music is good music, some of the best music I've heard has been by folks you've never heard. Spontaneous, in the moment, jaaaams!

I lived on the island of Maui from 1974-1986. The island lifestyle and it's music influenced the way I find melodies for songs.

Other influences: Love, dreams, life, death, wilderness, war, God, karma, surf,...on and on and on.




Sounds Like:


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Record Label: Endless Sun Music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Fire Fighting

I live in California and work as a wildland fire fighter. This has been a very busy fire season so I haven't been around much to play music. I did bring the guitar to the Big Sur fire (working 16...
Posted by Michael Sky on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:39:00 PST

Ancient Voices...a wilderness adventure

Ancient Voices...a wilderness adventure.Chapter 1: The Stanislaus River Canyon  The adrenaline rush--the sweaty palms, the dry mouth, the tingling sensation permeating to the very core of my bein...
Posted by Michael Sky on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:47:00 PST

Home to Maui

I just returned from a months vacation on Maui. I lived there for 12 years, 21 years ago. This was my first trip back to visit. At first, I felt sick after seeing all the new developement but tha...
Posted by Michael Sky on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:33:00 PST

Michael Sky's music web pages

Check out my debut cd at:  I tunes More music at: http://www.songplanet.com/michaelsky    ...
Posted by Michael Sky on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:09:00 PST

It's all about "Forgiveness"...

LIt's all about "Forgiveness"...yrics: In one hand there's a bible and the other hand a gun. Killing in the name of God keep terror on the run. Ask yourself the question "What would Jesus do". H...
Posted by Michael Sky on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:51:00 PST

On Enlightenment

It's simple.   Work on your enlightenment in order to change your darkness. It's not that the enlightenment in itself is such a high virtue, the value is taking away your darkness....
Posted by Michael Sky on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:29:00 PST

Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez and the Oil Company

I find it worthwhile when thinking about Martin Luther King Jr. to remember that when he died, he was not yet forty years old, and we had seen nothing of President Nixon or Ford or Carter or Reagan o...
Posted by Michael Sky on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 03:18:00 PST