| About the Artist | In an era of cultural and musical diversity, few artists can exhibit the mesmerizing caliber of musical talent as Michael Sembello. As a Grammy Award Winning Writer, Producer and Performer Michael has achieved countless milestones in his career. He has perfected many genres of music throughout his life and his ability to sing in over seven languages is recognized as being a unique gift which allows him to share the emotion and message of his music globally. Few artists have been able to accomplish this magnitude of success. There are no cultural boundaries for Michael Sembello because music is his universal language. Michael Sembello began playing the guitar when he was nine years old.My goal was to follow in the footsteps of my jazz mentors. At age 14 he was studying with guitar legends Pat Martino and Chuck Anderson. A week before graduating from High School, at the young age of 17, Michael auditioned and was hired on the spot by Stevie Wonder. Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on April 17th, 1954, Michael left his hometown of Ardmore, Pennsylvania and went on the road with Stevie for seven years as his lead guitarist and vocalist. During this time Michael worked with Stevie on his most ambitious album, Songs in the Key of Life co-writing the song Saturn. Sembellos solo career began in 1983 when he released his first record entitled Bossa Nova Hotel.Immediately following its release, Michael scored a huge chart thundering success writing and performing the Grammy Award wining song Maniac from the movie Flashdance.The soundtrack has since gone six times platinum with Maniac being the third top grossing song from a movie soundtrack to date. Also check Michael Sembello's FaceBook |
