Michael's credits include some of the biggest names in the business such as RAY CHARLES, LUTHER VANDROSS, PAUL MCCARTNEY, LIZA MINNELLI, PLACIDO DOMINGO, BARRY MANILOW, JAMES INGRAM, MICHAEL MCDONALD, ELTON JOHN, CHAKA KHAN, PATTI LABELLE and many more.
Michael's TV appearances include LARRY KING LIVE, DAVID LETTERMAN, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, THE VIEW, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, NBC TODAY SHOW and more.
He has played all over the world in such venues as the ROYAL ALBERT HALL, CARNEGIE HALL, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC to name a few.
Michael's Broadway credits include guitarist on "GODSPELL", GREEN DAY’S “AMERICAN IDIOT”, “BABY IT’S YOU!”, “MEMPHIS”, “9 TO 5”, “GREASE”, “HIGH FIDELITY” and “LAUGH WHORE”.
Michael was an arranger on the hit Tony & Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway show, "NEXT TO NORMAL". He will be playing guitar on the upcoming 1st Revival of "EVITA" in 2012.
Michael is composer and owner of MAINKEY PUBLISHING, and has had his music featured on SESAME STREET, LIFETIME, STYLE NETWORK, OXYGEN, ABC, OWN and MTV including the theme song for STYLE NETWORK'S show "HOW DO I LOOK?”
Michael created
HYBRID MUSIC PRODUCTIONS in 2004, which specializes in mobile media content and production. His company has created quality mobile music content for a huge list of clients worldwide including:
Burger King, Absolut Vodka, Budweiser, Ace Hardware, Disney as well as mobile campaigns for the movies
"Life Aquatic" and
"Blade". Hybrid Music has supplied vendors with mobile content on hundreds of platforms and carriers worldwide.
Michael proudly endorses
Martin Guitars, Gibson Guitars and
D'Addario Strings