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Michael

About Me

Michael Lanning began performing in theatre at the age of nine. With an extensive background and training in music and theatre, Michael has been a featured performer in many theatre companies including San Bernardino Civic Light Opera and the legendary Summer Stock, Junior University. Michael has recorded and/or toured with such musical greats as Donovan, Fleetwood Mac, Rockpile, Larry Gatlin, Mike Post and George Harrison. Michael’s band, Jiva, was the first American band signed to the Harrison label, Dark Horse Records, with George serving as their executive producer. Michael’s distinctive, yet versatile, style made him a top session vocalist for national television and radio commercials for over a decade. Commercial jingles include the national spots-- "Heartbeat Of America, Chevy truck"," Snickers, There's A Hunger Inside You", "We Build Excitement, Pontiac", "Honda, Come Ride", “Sizzler, sounds good”, “ Hamm’s Beer, Leave the grind behind”, just to name a few. As an actor and a singer his credits include Steven Bochco’s “Coprock”, “Wayne’s World”, “ER”, “Thunder In Paradise” and “Baywatch”. A songwiter and a music publisher, Lanningsongs have been recorded by producer/guitar legend Dave Edmunds, The Stray Cats, French recording star Slyvie Vartan and many others. As a musician, Michael has mastered guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, drums and percussion, And, is a hunt and peck pianist. Sorry, Mom. Most recently, Michael starred in both the Tony nominated Broadway and National Tour Productions of composer Frank Wildhorn’s “The Civil War”. He has also been a featured vocalist for six years with The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Visit Michael’s current projects/links at: www.itsonlyroy.com www.michaellanning.com. www.nynthavedrifters.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 22/04/2006
Band Website: www.michaellanning.com
Band Members: All the Lannings, All the Hiltons,The Reedology, all the Brekkes, Levitskys, gentile Coyotes, Kellyman, Slaters, BROWNING!, Jeremys' (both Schonfeld and Kushnier) Jonathon The Dinklage, Donnie the Kehr, Dan "the man" Cooney, Mo Bobby Jo, Gee the Whizz, The Morris Brothers around the sun, Ricky Boy, The Glorious Bell!!! It's a really cool, modular band thing... and we all understand it innately..........I mean..........THERE IS A SHITLOAD OF TALENT ON MY BOND!!! TELL ME I'M NOT GRATEFUL!!! N.Y.C Slater Sisters

Influences: Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Simon And Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Otis Redding, Buddy Holly, Aretha Franklin, Bluegrass and Folk Music, REAL Country music, Elvis, Dave Edmunds, Rockabilly, Early R n' B, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, The Four Seasons, Showtunes (that's right!), my Mom and well, just about damn near everything.....
Sounds Like: Well, most all of the above.....
Record Label: www.itsaboutmusic.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The financial crisis....

This should be required reading for anyone even attempting to understand our current financial crisis.....www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/26793903/the_ big_takeover
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:50:00 GMT

Rhoda Tells All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWXm2WVR3SM my daughter fuckin' rocks!!!
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:06:00 GMT

U2 DOES NOT ACCEPT REQUEST ADDS FROM BANDS??!!

ON MYSPACE? REALLY?? A lot of the bands you have inspired?? REALLY??? BIG MISTAKE! You guys are icons and I will now NOT buy your album because of this stupid bullshit!! I will never buy another U2 a...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:29:00 GMT

The Slater Sisters: Love Said Goodbye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax3UghoXdlQ Their first band gig, yo!! Dig it!!
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:42:00 GMT

The Civil War at Ford’s Theatre Spring ’09

2009 being the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday, we are performing "The Civil War", Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy and Greg Boyd's timeless tapestry of emotional history, at the newly renovated Fo...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:22:00 GMT

Check out this event: Nynth Ave. Drifters Live @ The Bitter End

Hosted By: Michael Lanning When: Tuesday Oct 21, 2008 at 8:45 PMWhere The Bitter End147 Bleecker St (Between Thompson and LaGuardia)New York, NY 10012United StatesDescription:Michael Lanning Click He...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:49:00 GMT

MY CHECKERED PAST!!!

When I was a jingle singer, It got to the point in my final years when I felt like a shill. (that's a polite word for whore).....but.....there were some great opportunities and some amazing times, and...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:25:00 GMT

Symphonic concert version of "The Civil War"

The Ford's Theater Gala in Washington D.C. at the National Theater on Sunday, June 1st. After the concert, The President and The First Lady showed their appreciation by shaking all of the performers' ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:18:00 GMT

The world....fucked up!!!

The Pope is 81 years old!! And yet Dan Fogelberg has to die at age 56?? Has the Universe unhinged and no one told me??! Damn!!
Posted by on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:35:00 GMT

BROADWAYWORLD.COM coverage

copy and paste this link from broadwayworld.comhttp://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.cfm? colid=26297&a=on I love this show!!
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:23:00 GMT