Los Angeles, California
Singer-Songwriter, Vocalist, Melodist

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BIOGRAPHY

michelle featherstone
Born in Chester, raised in Cambridge, England, Michelle now resides in Silverlake, California. She began studying piano and composing original music at the age of nine, and hasn't stopped since. She has received awards from the Royal Academy of Music for piano and violin and the Bishops Award for Voice. Michelle is an active participant in the singer/songwriter community of Southern California, and has performed at clubs as diverse as the Whiskey A Go Go, the Hotel Cafe, Genghis Cohen, the Joint and the Temple Bar, to name a few.

Her songs have garnered attention in both film and television over the past few years. Michelle’s music has been heard on every major TV network in such shows as Alias, Grey’s Anatomy, Las Vegas, Smallville, Ghost Whisperer and MTV’s The Hills to name a few. In addition, “One Tree Hill” has featured eight of Michelle’s songs, including “We Are Man and Wife” performed live by Michelle herself during the season finale’s wedding scene.

Recently, Michelle has been featured on the soundtrack for two major motion pictures, BULLY on Sherrybaby, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and I'M THERE TOO on the Peaceful Warriorsoundtrack, starring Nick Nolte. This winter a song Michelle wrote called KEEP YOUR MIND WIDE OPEN was featured in the Disney movie Bridge to Terabithia.

Fallen Down, Featherstones last album, debuted on iTunes at #1 on the folk charts, and #53 overall. The song WE ARE MAN AND WIFE maintained a position on the top 10 folk chart for over 3 weeks, and on May 16th, 2006, the song SWEET BABY was featured on the iTunes homepage as a discovery download of the week. This led to 95,000 additional downloads.

Persistently writing, and recording, Featherstone, continues to touch listeners with her poetic lyrics and soothing voice. The evolution of her music is a reflection on her perspectives of life; the type of honesty that a true singer/songwriter possesses.

LEVEL

professional

GENRES

Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Pop, Pop

Contact

Management: Debbydill@roadrunner.com
Publishing: Brit out of Water Music ASCAP
Label: N/A
Booking: N/A
Administrative: M. Featherstone

P.R.O.

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INSTRUMENTS

harpsichord / keyboard / piano / xylophone

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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SONG PLACEMENTS

ABC Alias #2 Stay ABC Greys Anatomy #3 Rest of my life ABC Family Three Moons over Milford #1 108 I will be Fine NBC Las Vegas #2 Premier All that I want NBC Las Vegas #2 201 Summertime NBC Las Vegas #3 311 Gone for Good NBC Las Vegas #5 510 Today NBC Las Vegas #5dvd 510 Faces NBC Upfronts 2005 I am there too NBC Upfronts 2005 Sweet Baby NBC Inconceivable #1 Promo Sweet Baby NBC Inconceivable #1 Premier Sweet Baby NBC Inconceivable #1 3 How Can you NBC Inconceivable #1 3 Stay NBC Biggest Loser 2005 Go on my Child WB Smallville #3 Over You WB Smallville #7 Canceling Christmas WB Smallville #7 Perfect WB Summerlands #1 I am there too WB Summerlands I will be fine WB One Tree Hill 2002/3 Stay WB One Tree Hill 2003/4 Looking for Love WB One Tree Hill 2003/4 Back of the Church WB One Tree Hill 2004/5 Sunday WB One Tree Hill 2006 Go on my Child WB One Tree Hill 2006 God bless the child WB One Tree Hill 2006 Coffee and Cigarettes WB One Tree Hill 2006 Man and Wife CW One Tree Hill 2008 Looking for Love CBS How I met your #1 DVD God Bless the Child Mother CBS Ghost Whisperer #2 I’m there too CBS Ghost Whisperer #3 I Said Lifetime Why I wore 2006 Movie Tomorrow Lipstick to my Mastectomy MTV The Hills #2 Its My Mistake MTV The Hills #2 How Can You MTV The Hills #2 Stay MTV The Hills #3 Tomorrow MTV The Hills #3 I will Overcome MTV The Hills #3recap I will Overcome MTV The Hills #5 Youre not alone MTV The Hills #5 Escape FOX Wonderfalls #1 104 Stay FOODNETWORK Rachel Ray Show Sep 13 Man and Wife Film: Studio: Song Title: Bridge to Terabithia Disney Mind wide open Captivity Lionsgate I will Overcome Soundtrack: Label: Song Title: One Tree Hill(Vol 2) Maverick Records Coffee and Cigarette Peaceful Warrior Lakeshore Records I’m there too Sherry Baby Lakeshore Records Bully Bridge to Terabithia Disney Mind wide open Onscreen Performance: One Tree Hill Season Finale Man and Wife Other Stuff: Canon Camera Commercial Canada 11/07-12/07 Man and Wife

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