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Gig Michaels :: Lead Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter

Gig is a passionate and talented songwriter and vocalist influenced by music icons like Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Joe Cocker. Producer Joe Boyland called some of Gig's lyrics "among the best songwriting that's ever come along." Early on, Gig wrote poetry and stories, and when he picked up guitar at age 16, Gig started writing original songs as an outlet to life's experiences. Based in North Carolina, he honed his songwriting, guitar, and on-stage skills with the band he formed called Jeddidiah Train, a southern blues-influenced rock band. Gig then moved on to Nashville where he wrote and sang on the debut CD of Plain James, a band he formed with Yanni drummer Charlie Adams. He then returned to North Carolina and created the band SwampdaWamp with a slate of great new songs on their debut CD.

"Music to me is such an expression of life, be it good or be it bad. It has always been there for me and I think I am lucky to be able to translate my passion into a song. I have been touched or moved by so many artists and songs in so many ways I could only try to give something back. The band SwampdaWamp to me is like this: a bunch of very talented, friendly, humble, and way-too-funny musicians that have a very large time jamming and just want to do something good for the music loving world." --Gig Michaels