Michelle is a guitarist, singer, songwriter from Denver, Colorado. She grew up listening to the classic rock bands of the 60’s and 70’s as well as the latin rhythms from her home environment. She was turned on to the blues in her early 20’s after hearing Bonnie Raitt’s debut album from 1971. Like peeling back the layers of an onion, Michelle started listening to the music of those who influenced Bonnie, the great Freddie McDowell, Sippie Wallace, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Elmore James, and Muddy Waters. The blues spoke to Michelle’s soul, she picked up a guitar and taught herself how to play from a Hal Leonard book. She has since continued a dedicated practice of studying the blues and can be found performing as a solo artist and with her band at venues throughout Colorado.

“I have always believed music to be one of the most powerful mediums around to heal the heart and connect people” In her mind, music is the universal language of humankind.