Michael Winger Music Producer / Audio Engineer Songwriter / Musician

Michael Winger plays SF Yoshi’s lounge for “Songwriters Unplugged” series Sun, July 11

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:21:20 -0700

On Sunday, July 11, I’ll be playing a rare solo acoustic performance at Yoshi’s San Francisco as part of their Songwriters Unplugged series.

It’s an all ages show. I’ll also be performing with Kate Burkart and Maya Dorn. We’re each going to be doing rotating 20 minute sets.

Here’s a tune I’ll be playing that night, recorded by my studio mate, Michael Romanowski.

Keynote Address for Soul Music by the Bay Conference in Oakland, CA

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 09:38:36 -0700

On Friday June 25, I’ll be delivering the keynote address for the Soul Music by the Bay Conference. This is the first year for this event and it looks to be a really nice line up of panelists and performances by some talented and experienced music professionals.

Check it out at
http://www.smbtb.com

Recording Academy Trustees Meeting

Sat, 29 May 2010 11:03:03 -0700

Just got back from Laguna Beach and my first Trustees Meeting as President of the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy.  
It was an intense session. Lots of 10 hour days in a windowless room but surrounded by beautiful scenery at a swank hotel on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific. They use bunny rabbits to mow the lawns...

I was really impressed with all the other chapter presidents from around the country and the entire staff of the Academy. It’s a huge thrill to be working with so many amazing and talented folks who really dedicate themselves to helping music creators and recognizing the best in music.

Glad I get to do this for the next 2 years...

Recording Melissa Etheridge, John Butler Trio and Grace Potter at KFOG Kaboom

Thu, 27 May 2010 11:05:45 -0700

Spent a very cold and windy saturday at Candlestick park a week and a half ago recording KFOG’s annual Kaboom concert, this time in the new venue at Candlestick Park (actually in the parking lot)

Despite the frigid wind, it was a really amazing show with three incredibly talented bands. Grace Potter has a hell of a voice. John Butler is one of the most innovative guitarists I’ve heard in a long time and Melissa Etheridge is just an iconic badass.

Grammy U Music Industry Summit

Mon, 17 May 2010 09:34:11 -0700

Spent all day Saturday at Ex’pression College for New Media in Emeryville CA talking to students about careers in the music industry.

The SF Chapter of the Recording Academy put together a full day workshop with some high caliber panelists. I acted as moderator on a panel about booking and management and then appeared later on another panel about online promotion as a panelist. The day ended with a fantastic performance by Martin Luther, star of the Beatles inspired film “Across the Universe”

Super Adventure Club at the Hotel Utah every Saturday in June 2010

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:06:16 -0700

Our February residency at the Hotel Utah was such a smashing success that we’re going to do it again, this coming June.

Beginning June 5, we’ll be bringing you 2 great local bands followed by a rousing Super Adventure Club extravaganza of multi-instrumental tackiness.

The first show begins June 5 with my old friend and former roommate, Gianni Velcreaux opening and DownDownDown. Check out this super sweet video from Gianni...

US World Cup 2010 Team theme song

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:02:29 -0700

This week we finish mixing the song “Strike” composed by Nader Deaik which will be the theme song for the United States soccer team at the this year’s World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa. I recorded and mixed it as well as singing a bit on it along with my old Dayroom compatriot, James Riddle. Hoping the US team can win that thing this year...

President of San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:25:00 -0700

Last month, I was elected President of the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy. I’ve served on the board of the chapter for the past 3 years, serving as Secretary and Co-Chair of Advocacy for the last 2 of those years. In that time, we’ve assembled a great team to advance music as an industry and or artists and professionals in the Bay Area. I’m really excited about the chance to take my work there to another level. My two year term begins on May 1.

Kronos Quartet performs “Bloodstone” (co arranged by Stephen Prutsman and Michael Winger)

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:11:50 -0800

Kronos Quartet performed 4 shows in San Francisco last week at Theater Artaud, including a piece by Amon Tobin that I co-arranged with Stephen Prutsman. Stephen arranged all the string quartet parts while I did the sound design, resampling and mutating of Amon Tobin’s own mutations of his recordings of Kronos that appeared on his album “Foley Room”. So the arrangement is a little like a mirror looking into a mirror.
 Kronos debuted our arrangement of Bloodstone at the SF Jazz festival 2 years ago when they performed and debuted another piece by Wilco’s drummer Glen Kotche.

Super Adventure Club to play SXSW on Sat March 20 at the Key Bar, Austin TX

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:38:30 -0800

My celebrated two man sextet, Super Adventure Club, will be performing on Saturday March 20 at the Key Bar in Austin TX during the maelstrom of music that is SXSW. We go on at 4pm, which is a good time to start up the 2nd round of drinks that go with the week long music fest.

Solo performance at the Union Room on March 10 with Jim Bruno, Jake Flood and Nancy Hall

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:30:24 -0800

I’ll be performing this Wednesday night at the Union Room in San Francisco at 8pm. This will be my first solo performance since 2001 or 2002 (I can’t really remember). I’ll be playing a short set of original tunes and playing with several other fine songwriters, including, Jim Bruno, whose album I produced in 2006. It’s only $5 bucks, so come on out and have a beer with me as I attempt to remember how to play the guitar in front of an audience.

Michael Winger talks about Pro Tools and Record for Propellerheads Software video

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:58:00 -0800

This is a seriously über geeky video of me explaining Propellerheads’ Record software working with Pro Tools. It’s featured on the Propellerheads’ Record software tutorial page .