The "Purple Sky Outlaws" are friends and family that appear on various tracks of "Welcome To DM Country" and give weight to that "Purple Sky Sound". "Welcome to DMC" is Duke's personal invitation to all people of the world and all things of the universe to recognize their own dreams and their own uniqueness for the benefit of all. Duke brings his own uniqueness to the table by turning prayers and songs into a lifestyle that attracts both the happy and optimistic, along with the lonely and put out.
Help spread that dream catcher's sound being roped in from the California coast and the hills of Hollywood, to the mountains surrounding Big Bear Lake and Duke's own little piece of heaven in the woods. You can take a bow and spread your own fortune by acknowledging the love of these talented musicians doing what it is they all love to do by purchasing a CD of your own:
Peggy Baldwin - Cello and Vocals
** Wayne Bergeron - Trumpet
** Gregg Bissonette - Drums and Percussion
** Matt Bissonette - Bass
** Val Gaina - Electric Guitars
** Raven Humphres - Saxophone
** Pecos Joe - Banjo and Mandolin
** Doug Livingston - Pedal Steel Guitar
** Andy Martin - Trombone
** Mike Mehesan - Percussion
** Duke Michaels - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Harp, Loops, Keyed Samples, and Vocals
** Kat Robertson - Fiddle
** Preston Smith - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Harp
** Ruby Tuesday - Barking and Howling
** Scott Van Zen - Electric Guitars
TYAK DM
Influences
I’ve been influenced by music and artists from every era, creed, and walk of life. I enjoy discovering songs that happen in every day living. I carry a recorder wherever I go. Whether I'm listening to the sounds out in the woods or take in the roar of the city, the universe has a way of offering new musical opportunities in my every experience. I listen to the inner voice within me and feel I am guided by Spirits and Angels. I've been at this process for quite some time and found a lot of love in my approach. I can thank every creative soul in my top 40 and every artist and friend who is not. There are so many to thank that can take credit in connecting my music to the universe. It's one that continues in guiding me forever towards doing what I love and finding love in what I do.
Sounds Like
"Welcome To DM Country" was recorded at Duke's home studio that he invested a dollar at a time over several years while working Construction. Whether you label his music Southern Rock, Country Rock, Free Streaming CRock ("Krock" which is streaming Country thoughts and Rocky rhymes directly from tongue to tape using a DSS recording device), Country, Alternative Country, Americana, Folk, Folk Rock, Blues, Country Soul or Rock 'n' Roll, Duke's music comes with it's own territory and "DM" branded label he call’s "DM Country". It's not just a sound, it’s a way of life to Michaels, and "DM Country" is home to Duke Michaels.
Check out the link to Duke's website and upload the necessary Flash update if necessary to view videos, play games, and of course listen to music from Duke Michaels and discover this wild wild wacky western world Duke calls "DM Country". Throw down your hat, kick off your shoes, and stay awhile because this is a site with lots of layers and more than a couple surprises. Make sure to spend some time in "Peggers Brothel" with the "Virtual Tour" selected "On" to see both clips that are fun for the whole family.
"Purple Sky Outlaw" was recorded and mixed like an early 60's record in one weekend to feature Duke’s storytelling and turn that old school method of making a record into a modern day setting. The songs were written and finished in about a month after the death of his father and were put to rest the minute they went to tape. Duke wanted to capture the sound of "The Iron Range Region" of Northern Minnesota thanks to Bobby Zimmerman and to pay tribute to his father and the working class people he associated with that mostly had to struggle all of their lives to keep their family's head above water. This record features Duke singing and playing harp and guitar while engineering his own live tracks from his studio in LA. If you're interested in becoming a Duke Michaels fan, you'll want to purchase both of Duke's CD's and discover that purple sky in your own life.
Welcome to “DM Country”, home of the "DM Tongue Twister", where Duke Michaels whirls his tongue tangling tambourine jangling double fisting mind twisting riddles and twirls his guitar slinging harp winging rhythms to keep that grin on your chin with every song that you spin.
Duke Michaels is a storyteller who’s been around the prairie a time or two and knows the feeling of being in a ditch with no shovel. Duke has come from the ground up and knows how to build a good solid story and well-structured lyric using his own set of tools. He is both a carpenter and a poet who was born with the gift of song and sees endless possibility in his everyday living. He carries a recorder with him everywhere he goes and finds songs in every moment possible.
Duke Michaels has no big recording deal or big production company behind him. He is on his own and wears many hats in managing every aspect of his career and lifestyle. From writing and engineering to producing out of his own studio, what you hear is one man's own cloud lifting vision. He says his music is city meets country and welcomes you to come and be part of his world, “DM Country”, by listening to his music and spreading his story.
DM calls his friends and fans "Purple Sky Outlaws", which is the name of the album he wrote after the passing of his father. He welcomes all to pass on this love from a son to a father by telling your friends about his music and joining him and all of his four legged, two legged, and two winged critters in "DM Country" and become a "Purple Sky Outlaw" yourself. This toe tapping tribe, the "TTT"s, will put a smile on your face, keep the wind in your heart, and lift the uneven earth from your soul.
So if you ever want to meet a modern day pioneer and guitar slinger who rides a beat up Ford van called "The Love Ride", the wagon won’t mind you stopping here. And while you're stopped, you can tip your hat to Texas, send a stamp out to Nashville, and tap your toes to the music of a simple finger snapping modern day riding LA cowboy who enjoys painting purple New Mexico skies and keeping one with the tide in his saw mill. DM can paint you a new sky or sell you a story in three chords or less with his double fisted tongue twisting sound.
If you don't know him yet, Duke Michaels is rock 'n' roll with boots on. His horse is a work truck with no saddle, and his hat is wide open country and city life combined. His passion is the gift of rhyming words with natures rhythm and his life is every star that ever was and all highways in between. Duke’s music is Los Angeles meets the "Wild Wild West" and his double fisted sound comes from living one life up the hill and the other one down. Once you've read and know his story, you can't help but see the love and spirit within him.
Listen and purchase Duke's music and experience all that comes with carrying the wings of an outlaw over a desert of uncertainty. Rack up the mileage and bet it all on a soon to change Hollywood. Pull all the clouds down and climb into a city with rising sunset dreams. Let tribes and angels take you to the highest nearby mountain, and, if you feel at home in both of these magical completely opposite worlds, you will discover Duke Michaels. "The truth is in the tracks" … Duke Michaels
CD Reviews!
Duke Michaels is an intriguing figure in the country world. He doesn't walk the Nashville line of pop-ready songwriters churning out hayseed bubblegum pop for the CMT set. Duke Michaels brings a unique mix of country and rock and roll to the table; a modern take on old country attitude and grit. Michaels writes thoughtful and thought-provoking songs full of real grit, love, loss and determination.
"Welcome To DM Country" is a strong offering as a co-debut and should do much to establish Michaels as an artist of import. "Purple Sky Outlaw", stripped down, it shines as a diamond in the rough. It's a thing of beauty to behold and solidifies Michael's position as a great songwriter and performer. You'll want to own "Welcome to DM Country" in your collection. You need to own "Purple Sky Outlaw".
Ratings:
Welcome To DM Country - 4 Stars (Out of 5)
Purple Sky Outlaw - 5 Stars (Out of 5)
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