Once the high-volume lead guitarist of Femme Fatale (MCA/Atlantic) and The Sharks (AKA Mick Nichols), Michael has made waves around the world with an acoustic/pop/rock solo career. His release, america (2007), reached #6 on the national Adult Contemporary charts. More recently, Michael’s attention has turned inward and found expression in the spiritual/world music of kirtan and mantras and the ambient/new age music of his new album ‘AWAKENING‘, released 9/01/17. Learn more about Michael here: http://www.michaeljdowney.com