• New recordings, Texas and SouthBySouthwest music festival

    Hey everybody!

    Long time no post, I have been really busy over here.

    At the moment the SXSW music festival is happening in Austin and I was playing some shows with THE MEANS, a brand new life Hip Hop band!

    THE MEANS live at SXSW

    THE MEANS live at SXSW

    Too bad my time here is almost up, but we will record a demo with me delivering my tracks from overseas. Tonight we’ll play a house party and rock the place to the ground !!!

    Another brand new project is my new band AUDECY. It’s me and the singer Sarah Castro – we recorded 4 tracks with drums and keys coming from my buddys in germany and holland. A true world-wide project! I will post more about this soon, and the tracks will be up here in a matter of days. They are at the miracle kitchen of the mastering engineer right now !!!

    I have been working on those tracks nonstop for the last 3 weeks – I must admit I got a bit crazy with it. But it’s a really nice demo and if we can make it happen, we want to go for a full album. So stay tuned and come back soon, the music will be ready veeeery soon!

    the brand new AUDECY tracks will be online soon !!! Aswell on www.audecy.com

    the brand new AUDECY tracks will be online soon !!! Aswell on www.audecy.com

    And last but not least, me and brother in crime Capt’n Kent have been driving all the way to New Mexico to record a friend of ours, Shawn Loudermilk. He writes super nice all-americana songs and we recorded 4 tracks with him. I was playing guitar, Kent bass, Shawn was singing and playing his nice nylon acoustic plus we were very fortunate to play with Shawns friend Dave, an amazing drummer. I still need to finish mixing all the tunes, but check out this almost ready version of one of Shawns songs!

    SHAWN LOUDERMILK’s First Train Smokin’ :

    Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing!

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    Kent (bass) and Dave (drums) recording Shawns music in Albuquerque

    Kent (bass) and Dave (drums) recording Shawns music in Albuquerque

    I hope you guys enjoy this short update, more pics and info + all the new tracks will come soon!

    see y’all later!

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    One Response to “New recordings, Texas and SouthBySouthwest music festival”

    1. Tomas Bedingfield says:
      March 25, 2010 at 9:05 pm

      I’ve been learning to play guitar by watching videos on u-tube
      and found your lesson very helpful, professional and easy to
      follow. I learned your fist lesson in one day (I just have to get
      faster). I can’t wait until your next lesson. Good job. You
      have a new fan here in Baltimore, I’ll be looking for your music
      and following your career. good luck (yet I don’t think you need it).
      I hope you find the time to post another lesson, even if it’s
      a short one.
      Thanks,
      Tom

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    Biography

    Micha is a professional guitarist, songwriter, and producer.
    Micha picked up the guitar at age 9 and went on to study Jazz guitar in both Germany and the Netherlands. He finished the Master Programme at HKA (Arnhem, NL) in 2007, and now performs live, writes and produces music in his studio.
    Micha has been on the International and American music scene for several years, playing with DJ’s, Big Bands, Jazz Combos and Rock Bands in clubs and concert halls, as well as theather tours and Duo performances in upscale hotels.
    He has been active in the United States since 2008, soaking up vibe and inspiration from the homeland of Jazz and Blues. Micha now lives in San Francisco, California and regularly travels to Los Angeles, New Mexico, and Texas for projects and creative pursuits.
    In addition to performing and producing, Micha helps other musicians reach their highest potential as a bass and guitar instuctor and band coach. He has a decade of experience teaching in public and private music schools, working with private students, and running band workshops.

    Influences

    As a teenager Micha submerged himself in every musical activity, from the high school’s Jazz Big Band to rock & pop cover-band projects. While studying at the Conservatory in the Netherlands, he developed a deep appreciation for traditional jazz music, fascinated by the inventive powers of the old jazz greats. Micha’s musical roots were inspired deeply by Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eddie Van Halen, two guitarists that orchestrate a tune in a complete way – changing from compin‘ riffs to fillins and solos - they effortlessly shape the whole structure of a song with the possibilities of the guitar.

    Current bands and projects cover a broad variety of styles, including but not limited to: Modern Jazz, Latin, Blues, Americana, Rock, and Drum&bass

    Has Played With

    OWN GROUPS: 4am, Sunday Soul Ensemble, Micha Rocks, Audecy, The Gulf Project

    ARTISTS: Esperanza Spalding, Benjamin Herman, Steve Satterwhite, Alex Simu, Michael Gustorff, T.L. Mazumdar, Yonga Sun, Dean Bowman, DJ Romero, Lian Amber, Shawn Loudermilk

    BANDS/GROUPS: ORSO – the Rock Symphony Orchestra, Wicked Jazz Sounds, Het Syndicaat, Mary Davis Jr, Brothers in Harmony, THE MEANS

    Discography

    Music For The Gulf - Micha Schellhaas (2010)

    Shawn's First Train Smokin' - Shawn Loudermilk (2010)

    Audecy - AUDECY (2010)

    Cascade - DJ Romoro (2010)

    Rolling Bohemia - The Havliceks (2010)

    Lovin' it - Mary Davis Jr. (2009)

    Bands and Projects