World at a Glance/Island Records, co-founded w/Dougie Bowne (Prod by Chris Lord-Alge), Gong (w/ Daevid Allen, Chris Cutler, Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn, Fred Maher), National Health (w/ Phil Miller, John Greaves, Allan Gowen, Pip Pyle, Peter Blegvad), The Contortions (currently), The Human Arts Ensemble (Charles "Bobo" Shaw, Joe Bowie, Luther Thomas, John Greaves). recorded, &/or performed with: Tony Levin & Jerry Marotta, Percy Jones & Michael Clarke, Fred Frith, Billy Ficca (Television), Erik Sanko (Lounge Lizards, Skeleton Key)...
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Ex-members of World at a Glance (Island Records), N.Y. Gong (w/ Daevid Allen, Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn, Fred Maher), National Health (w/ Phil Miller, John Greaves, Allan Gowen, Pip Pyle), The Contortions (currently), The Human Arts Ensemble. appeared in Guitar Player, Guitar World, Details, Electronic Musician...
Artists & producers worked/toured with: Joe Satriani (U.S. tour) Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Peter Blegvad, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, Robert Fripp, Dougie Bowne (Iggy Pop), Erik Sanko , Percy Jones (Brand x), Joe Bowie (Defunkt), Glen Branca, Ian Moss (Cold Chisel), James Woff (Crow), Edrenalin, Chris Lord-Alge, Tom Lord-Alge, Jeff Lord-Alge, Bob Rosa, Joe Blaney, Robert Musso, Godfrey Diamond, Keith Cohen, Greg Hopping...
Gear/Endorsers: VHT/Fryette Amplification, THD, Wagner Custom Rewinds, Pro Analog, KR Music Prod's, JangleBox, Barber, Teese, LovePedals, Kahler, TremKing... Formerly: Ibanez, Kramer, Seymour Duncan, Kitty Hawk, Tech21
Influences
Beatles, XTC, Stevie Wonder, Todd Rundgren, Egg, Hatfield, Henry Cow, Stravinsky, Sly & TFS, Jack Bruce, Jimi, Beck (there's only ONE!), Jan Akkerman, Holdsworth, Mahavishnu, Miles, Eberhard Weber, Terje Rypdal
Bio
Michael Lawrence - Vocals, Guitars, Basses, Keys & Programming
& others...