1) Celtic harpist David Michael specializes in original, romantic world-fusion music and improvisation. He grew up in Seattle and has been playing stringed instruments for over 50 years, starting with cello. In 1983, he realized he'd been "trying to make a guitar sound like a harp" for many years until finally deciding to get a harp ... which quickly became his forte. He usually is found performing solo, as a duo with flutist Randy Mead, with his wife Dari, or collaborating in various ensembles.
A multi-instrumentalist, David is also proficient on guitar, viola-da-gamba, zither, psaltery, bouzouki and more. He was a founding member of the Seattle based world-fusion ensemble WIND in 1975, which received arts grants, performed widely in the Pacific Northwest and was featured on numerous radio and television programs. While actively composing, he began experimenting with free-form improvisations, collaborating with dancers and artists in myriad interdisciplinary activities in a wide range of styles.
David spent most of the '80s in the San Francisco bay area, collaborating with numerous ethnic music masters and his studio recording work came into focus there. His first CD, Petals in the Stream, was released in 1986 in Japan by Nippon Phonogram and he has recorded for many other domestic and foreign labels since then. He now has 18 CDs of his original music published on his own Purnima label and has been a guest artist for numerous other labels. His music has been featured extensively on PRI's 'Echoes' program, NPR, cable and network television and videos internationally.
In 1990 he moved to Port Townsend where he operates his independent record label Purnima Productions. Over the next 17 years he became something of an institution for his impromptu concerts aboard Washington State Ferries, performing free concerts for over 50,000 visitors a year. Recently, he and Randy Mead have been creating musical scores and custom soundtracks for DVDs and various media. David still performs widely on harp in the Western U.S. and Northern Europe. The beauty of the Pacific Northwest is key to his musical inspiration.
http://www.purnimaproductions.com/biography.htm
2) David Michael was just another statistic out of Detroit, Michigan. Growing up in a broken home led him to the streets. He spent many years of his adolescent life behind bars. By the time he was 20 years old he was incarcerated again with multiple charges including ?Attempted Murder?. Upon learning of the ?Redemption of sins? through Jesus Christ, he cried out for Salvation. That day God redeemed him out of his life of sin, and delivered him a year later out of that jail cell. Even after a failed lie-detector test and his finger prints alone being found on the weapon, the 5-25 year sentence he was given was shattered. Through God's Grace and Mercy, he stands today a born again, Holy Ghost filled believer who seeks to please God with his daily life style. His most current work to date is ?The Underground?. A gritty mid-west underground album he released in 2010 opening up for ?Tedashii? of ?Reach Records?. Packed with Biblical truth, and an arsenal of production, the listener hears his passion and zeal for the Lord through his igniting lyrics and engaging delivery. ?I want to destroy the mind set of me, me, me, Jesus, me, me, me lyrical composition. It's time for the nutrition of the Word to flood the streets. It's time to give God His Glory?. Standing now as C.E.O. of David Michael Clothing, (an apparel company, specializing in ?Hand-Painting? Biblical truth on urban fashion) he looks to draw eyes to the unchanging ?Word of God?. Stay plugged in with him and what the Lord is doing in his life and city....