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Tomas Michaud

General Info

  • Genre: Flamenco / Healing & EasyListening / Nu-Jazz

    Location California, US

    Profile Views: 11094

    Last Login: 3/19/2012

    Member Since 5/27/2007

    Website www.WorldMelodies.com

    Record Label WorldMelodies

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. Most guitarists in the Flamenco influenced genre today seem more interested with finger pyrotechnics and how many notes can fit into a musical passage than in communicating on a deep emotional level with their listener. Though technical proficiency is not in short supply, Tomas Michaud is clearly a different kind of guitarist..... While creating his own blend of Smooth Jazz and Flamenco guitar with subtle twists of Latin American grooves and Middle Eastern Percussion, Tomas weaves a melodic, almost vocal, tapestry with his guitar that, if one listens carefully, can breath beauty and sacredness into even the most mundane events of daily life. There's a kind of mystical yet practical spirituality to his music that has the effect of both calming and energizing..... Tomas creates music that is exotic with a lingering sense of the familiar. Perhaps it's his ability to meld the sights and sounds of his travels to far away places with his upbringing in the American pop culture. He writes the kind of songs that creates images of places you'd like to be often - even if only in your imagination. His influences are such diverse music talents as Santana, who communicates profound beauty in the way he plays even a few notes, and the Gipsy Kings, who are masters at creating songs which take the listener on a romantic, exotic adventure..... In his new album,” New World Flamenco Jazz", songs such as "Seville" not only take you on a musical imagery filled trip to Seville, Spain where he composed the song, but brings us face to face with the mysterious and somewhat magical force that delivers ideas and realizations in our dreams while we sleep. Inspired by a dream, one can’t help but wonder where a powerful and evocative melody like this comes from..... From beginning to end of this CD Tomas puts forth a musical calling for embracing and being grateful for who we are, for being alive and believing in ourselves and for appreciating both the uniqueness and the common elements we share as different cultures and one humanity. An example of this can be experienced by listening to the song “Moroccan Lullaby” with eyes closed. While this song lures us on an adventure to an exotic world of belly dancers and musty smells one can’t help but experience, at the same time, a world where diverse instruments and sounds work together seamlessly and in perfect harmony..... It’s been said that music has the ability to “sooth the savage beast”. If this is true Tomas takes it to new heights. He communicates intimately; one on one, with his listeners with music that seems to reach right into a deep, tender place. The effect is that of not only soothing the emotional beast but uplifting on a profound spiritual level as well..... In addition to being a recording artist and performing musician, Tomas is the founder of Starland Music Center, a music education center in Alameda, California, which delivers over 450 music lessons to its local community each week and offers his proprietary system for learning guitar call the Starland Guitar System. .. [LOVEMYFLASH] .. ........ .......... .................................................................................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..........View All Friends.... | ....View Blog.... | ....View Pics.... | ....Add Comment.................................. ..
  • Members

    Tomas Michaud - Guitar, Don Turney - Keyboard, David Margen - Bass, Brian Andres - Drums, Antonio Gomez - World Percussion
  • Influences

    Chris Speeris, Ottmar Liebert, Johannes Linstead, Santana, Peter White, Gipsy Kings, Jesse Cook, Strunz and Farah, Govi, Shastro, Keiko Matsui,
  • Sounds Like

    Ottmar Liebert/Gipsy Kings with a jazzy melodic twist

Comments

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  • Horst Lippitsch

    HI TOMAS! LIKE YOUR MUSIC VERY MUCH! GREAT WORK!! GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES, HORST!!

    3 years ago
  • Viking Trance

    Blessed Be !
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    3 years ago
  • Mark Thomas

    Greetings Tomas,

      This evening I played your song, "Tribute" on The World Beat.
    Great album...
       Best wishes,
           - Mark


    3 years ago
  • Mark Thomas

    Greetings Tomas,

      I will be playing tracks from your new cd, "Beauty and Fire" tomorrow evening on The World Beat.  lovely music...
      Wishing you al the best,
            - Mark

    3 years ago
  • Radioindy Gold Artist M…

    Picture yourself in a serene, tropical paradise with a warm gentle breeze lightly blowing through an open and airy room that has a soft and atmospheric quality, as you hear the velvety and melodious songs of “Beauty and Fire” by Tomas Michaud drifting all around. Michaud takes his talented flair of playing acoustic Flamenco guitar and melds it ever so gracefully to silky and delicate melodies. His abilities to lure you into his music starts with the very first song and title track, “Beauty and Fire,” with an elegant guitar that stirs a vision of peace and serenity. Not only will the soothing guitar melt your heart, but the simple yet effective percussion sounds of “Embrace in the Mist” and “My Secret Cave” seem to intermingle with charming style. A beautiful piano and violin embellish the tender and heartwarming song “Beginnings-Prelude to Paradise,” while the guitar plays with affectionate appeal. If you need to take the edge off from having a bad day, then serve up your favorite refreshment, sit back and enjoy the wonderful contemporary instrumental guitar music of “Beauty and Fire,” and let it take you away to peaceful bliss.
    -Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team

    Check out Tomas Michaud's music on RadioIndy.com with link to purchase and links to popular sites

    3 years ago
  • Dietri

    Hi Thomas, thanks for the friends link, I like your music too, all the best, Dietri - K&K Sound.

    3 years ago
  • Brent Gunter

    thank you...

    peace & blessings,

    ~brent gunter

    www. brentgunter. com

    5 years ago
  • Sylvain

    Have a great week !!!
    AMITIÉ! SYLVAIN ;0)

    5 years ago
  • Melanie Michaud

    hi dad! Luv ya:)

    5 years ago
  • Radio Praetoria

    Tomas my friend! Thanks for the add! Nice to connect with you here on Myspace. You and Radio Praetoria go back years now, and my listeners continue to enjoy your music. Nothing but continued success for you!

    Pour a glass of wine, sit out on the balcony and turn this man's music on in the background. You be glad you did!

    -Wayne

    5 years ago
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Bio:

Most guitarists in the Flamenco influenced genre today seem more interested with finger pyrotechnics and how many notes can fit into a musical passage than in communicating on a deep emotional level with their listener. Though technical proficiency is not in short supply, Tomas Michaud is clearly a different kind of guitarist.

While creating his own blend of Smooth Jazz and Flamenco guitar with subtle twists of Latin American grooves and Middle Eastern Percussion, Tomas weaves a melodic, almost vocal, tapestry with his guitar that, if one listens carefully, can breath beauty and sacredness into even the most mundane events of daily life. There's a kind of mystical yet practical spirituality to his music that has the effect of both calming and energizing.

Tomas creates music that is exotic with a lingering sense of the familiar. Perhaps it's his ability to meld the sights and sounds of his travels to far away places with his upbringing in the American pop culture. He writes the kind of songs that creates images of places you'd like to be often - even if only in your imagination. His influences are such diverse music talents as Santana, who communicates profound beauty in the way he plays even a few notes, and the Gipsy Kings, who are masters at creating songs which take the listener on a romantic, exotic adventure.

In his new album,” New World Flamenco Jazz", songs such as "Seville" not only take you on a musical imagery filled trip to Seville, Spain where he composed the song, but brings us face to face with the mysterious and somewhat magical force that delivers ideas and realizations in our dreams while we sleep. Inspired by a dream, one can’t help but wonder where a powerful and evocative melody like this comes from.

From beginning to end of this CD Tomas puts forth a musical calling for embracing and being grateful for who we are, for being alive and believing in ourselves and for appreciating both the uniqueness and the common elements we share as different cultures and one humanity. An example of this can be experienced by listening to the song “Moroccan Lullaby” with eyes closed. While this song lures us on an adventure to an exotic world of belly dancers and musty smells one can’t help but experience, at the same time, a world where diverse instruments and sounds work together seamlessly and in perfect harmony.

It’s been said that music has the ability to “sooth the savage beast”. If this is true Tomas takes it to new heights. He communicates intimately; one on one, with his listeners with music that seems to reach right into a deep, tender place. The effect is that of not only soothing the emotional beast but uplifting on a profound spiritual level as well.

In addition to being a recording artist and performing musician, Tomas is the founder of Starland Music Center, a music education center in Alameda, California, which delivers over 450 music lessons to its local community each week and offers his proprietary system for learning guitar call the Starland Guitar System.
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Member Since:

May 27, 2007

Members:

Tomas Michaud - Guitar, Don Turney - Keyboard, David Margen - Bass, Brian Andres - Drums, Antonio Gomez - World Percussion

Influences:

Chris Speeris, Ottmar Liebert, Johannes Linstead, Santana, Peter White, Gipsy Kings, Jesse Cook, Strunz and Farah, Govi, Shastro, Keiko Matsui,

Sounds Like:

Ottmar Liebert/Gipsy Kings with a jazzy melodic twist

Record Label:

WorldMelodies

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