Singer, Songwriter, Spy.
Debut EP "If I'm Not Struck By Lightning" available now! 

Official website www.myfriendmichael.com fully alive (but still under beautifying construction).

Contact: michael@myfriendmichael.com
or www.facebook.com/myfriendmichaelmusic
Please reach out with any performance opportunities, requests for songs, questions, compliments, critique, haikus, or just to say hello.

Oakland-based Adrian West Band is a four-piece acoustic rock ensemble that plays uplifting originals, catchy instrumentals and the odd cover song. Some say they sound like a cross between Paul Simon and Dave Matthews Band.  

Adrian's approach to songwriting starts with the music. To be engaging, a song must stand on its own musically, independent of the lyrics. He usually composes the underlying music, including the melody that will be sung, from start to finish before writing a single lyric. It's only once he has something with solid musical "legs" that he will start toying with lyrics that reflect the mood of the music and his own musings, passions and concerns of the day. 

Ever the realist, Adrian's lyrics strike a delicate balance between hope and despair, between poetic language and social justice messaging. He takes peculiar delight in setting serious topics to joyful music.

Hear me on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD4XdfvJDno

Listener of stuff.   Writer of eclectic music.  These are simple demos.  Nothing fancy.  Please enjoy.

Jason Ravitz on keyboards, drums and accordion has accompanied and been accompanied by a slew of musician friends:  Al Chan (The Rubinoos); Dave and John Seabury(Psycotic Pineapple), Maestro "Mando Dave" Rosenfeld (creativityisvital.com), Wayward Monks (fusion - see links), Z-Trane Electric Band (with Jeff Zittrain), Party of Ten and The Progs (with Tok Thompson of Mighty Bushmen/Blunt Truth), and Blue Wave Band (with Chris "Hawk" Hackney).

I specialize in cheesy music ;)
Bay Area Singer/Song-Writer/Producer 
Business Enquiries: nlkmusic510@gmail.com

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