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Artist
Michael Beatty
10+ albums
indiepopindie popsinger-songwriterindie folk
about
Michael Beatty is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and actor based in New York City. His wide range of influences include pop, indie rock, folk, electronica, and jazz. His official discography includes four albums of original music: What is True? The Night Traveler, Shotgun, and City Scrapes, as well as several singles and live recordings. In 2011 Michael released City Scrapes, a critically praised collection of songs inspired by the NYC Brill Building songwriters scene. Co-produced with Ron Allaire (The Ramones, Keith Richards, etc.) City Scrapes was recorded and mixed at various iconic NYC recording studios and embodies the warmth of the classic songwriter albums of yesteryear. In 2013 he released the popular single First Time. Michael's 2019 single, The Lights of Mystery, was produced by Devin Greenwood (Sufjan Stevens, Norah Jones, Amos Lee) and recorded at The Honey Jar in Brooklyn NY. It features cover art by artist/filmmaker Darren LeGallo. His latest single, It Means Beautiful was released March 2021. Produced by Devin Greenwood and recorded at The Honey Jar in Brooklyn NY, the song was written by Dan Gillespie Sells (The Feeling) and Tom MacRae for the award winning West End musical "Everybody's Talking About Jamie." Born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Southern Illinois, Michael made his professional singing debut at the age of twelve. He attended Emerson College in Boston, The Boston Conservatory, and holds an MA in Performance Studies from NYU T
