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BEAUTY IN CHAOS WITH SHECTER GUITAR CEO MICHAEL CIRAVOLO

Michael Ciravolo was born and raised in New Orleans, LA and moved to Los Angeles as a founding member of HUMAN DRAMA. MC Joined Michael and Jay Aston for the Gene Loves Jezebel reunion tour in 1997.  When the twins ongoing feud resurfaced, MC continued with Michael Aston playing live as well as co-writing two albums; ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and ‘Exploding Girl’. MC rejoined the other original members of Human Drama to record ‘Broken Songs for Broken People’,  Feeling a bit frustrated with the album’s direction, MC was encouraged to ‘record his own album’ by Michael Rozon in late 2017.

Ciravolo and his BIC cohort and producer Michael Rozon started writing songs for what became ‘finding beauty in chaos’ released in Sept 2018.  With MC at the helm as ‘curator’, a host of diverse and singers lent their talents and voices to Beauty In Chaos:

  • Wayne Hussey (The Mission)
  • Ashton Nyte (The Awakening)
  • Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)
  • Dug Pinnick (Kings X)
  • Al Jourgensen (Ministry)
  • Ice T
  • Johnny Indovina (Human Drama)
  • Michael Aston (GLJ)
  • Michael Anthony (Van Halen)
  • Simon Gallup (The Cure)

Ciravolo decided to follow up this debut double album with a ‘remix’ album ‘Beauty Re-Envisioned’…. Tyring the tracks over to a cast of artists, deejay and producers, including Tim Palmer (Tin Machine, U2, Tears For Fears) and John Fryer (NIN, Stabbing Westward, This Mortal Coil). For what for a fleeting moment was Ciravolo’s solo album has turned into a world-wide evolving revolving entity that has now release four (4)  Studio albums and four (4)  ‘re-envision’ albums in 6 years.

READ ABOUT THEM HERE – https://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com/the-albums

Videos are also a BIG part of BIC, with Ciravolo striving to make each different and unique from its predecessor.  To date, BIC has released twenty eight (28) videos (with #29 in editing, and #30 being filmed on Saturday!) and two ‘making of ‘ documentaries .  See Them Here (newest to oldest): https://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com/videos

Here is a non-inclusive list in non particular order of some amazing artists that are part of the growing BIC Family:

  • Julian Shah-Tayler
  • Leo Luganskivy
  • Zakk Wylde
  • Roger O’Donnell (The Cure)
  • Paul Wiley
  • Tyler Bates
  • Kat Leon (Holy Wars)
  • Tish Ciravolo
  • Whitney Tai
  • Evi Vine
  • Elena Alice- Fossi (Kirlian Camera)
  • Patrik Mata (Kommunity FK)
  • Steven Seibold (Hate Dept)
  • Bentley Jones
  • Curse Mackey
  • Danny Lohner (Nine Ince Nails)
  • Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus)
  • Simon Hinkler (The Mission)
  • Pando (A Flock Of Seagulls)
  • Betsy Martin (Caterwaul)

ALL ACCESS LIVE with MIKE COLLINS

For over two decades, Mike Collins has been one of the busiest and most sought after drummers and percussionists in the Pacific Northwest.

He’s a graduate of the Musicians Institute of Technology and has studied independently with drummers Michael Shrieve (Santana, George Harrison), Zoro (Lenny Kravitz, Sean Lennon), Graham Lear (Santana, Reo Speedwagon) and world renowned instructor Chuck Silverman.

He’s played venues throughout North America sharing the bill with artists such as Little Richard, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett, Cake, Pat Benatar, Sheryl Crow, George Clinton, Sara Mclachlan, Jason Falkner, Gin Blossoms, Sebastian Bach, Veruca Salt, Soul Asylum and many others.

His drumming and songwriting has been featured on local, national and international television and radio. Mike was also the featured drummer on Portland’s American Idol knock-off “Gimme The Mic”.

Collins has recorded and/or performed with notable artists such as Earl Slick (David Bowie, John Lennon), Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X), Cy Curnin (The Fixx), Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, R.E.M.), Tim Smith (Sheryl Crow, Jellyfish), Freedy Johnston (Rolling Stone “Songwriter of the Year”), David Paton (Pilot, Alan Parsons Project ), Lisa Germano (John Mellencamp, Jewel), Danny Peyronel (UFO, Heavy Metal Kids), Dan Reed (Dan Reed Network), Dilana (The Voice, Rockstar Supernova), Gil Assayas (Todd Rundgren, T-Pain), Keith Slettedahl (The 88, Ray Davies) and a who’s who of local artists including Jon Koonce, Terry Robb, LaRhonda Steele, Stephanie Schneiderman, Thrillbilly, The Nowhere Band, Throwback Suburbia, Ants In The Kitchen and many more.

Collins has also recorded with acclaimed producers Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, John Lennon, Cheap Trick), Mark Plati (David Bowie, Prince, The Cure), Jonathan Plum (Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains), Marc Desisto (U2, Pink Floyd), Jeff Stuart Saltzman (Death Cab for Cutie), Gregg Williams (Dandy Warhols, Sheryl Crow), Duane Scott (ELO, Heart), Brian David Willis (Brad Paisley, John Fogerty), Chris Manning (Jellyfish, Santana), Kelly Gray (Candlebox, Queensryche), Kevin Hahn (Scorpions, Paul Gilbert) and Rob Daiker (Katy Perry, Dan Reed Network) to name a few.

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