Michael Vick aka Michael aTonal Vick, is a multi-instrumentalist & the “ringleader" behind the Fretless Guitar Festival. In Asian circles, he is also known as vVv, often handing out Free-Bananas & enjoys extended & limited guitars, basses, micro-keys, Glissentar, bansuri, polychord, touchpads, percussionz, found-objects, Earth & vox to create SoundAsMusic. Vick’s style uses microtonal tuning systems & natural sounds to the beyond, & if you enjoy MAV then also check out Michael Vick, The Michael Vick Trip, Wit’s End, MusicaMundana.tv, Vead & VVVead for the full-spectrum of his ever evolving sound.
Below are a few hyphenated-highlights about MV.
- Has written & released music w/ MonoNeon, Todd Campbell & Johnny Reinhard
- Has performed live with Debashish Battacharya, Brad Catler & Jeff Sipe/Apt. Q-258
- Has been heard on music compilations alongside Robert Fripp, E#, Steve Lukather, Pierre Bensusan, Adrian Belew & Bumblefoot/Ron Thal
- Has been seen in & on GuitarPlayer, GuitarWorld, ProgressionMagazine & GuitarClassique
- Has performed at the Spoleto Festival USA, Shawn Lane 10 Year Memorial Celebration in Memphis, NYC Fretless Guitar Festival & the Mountain Skies Festival
- Is an artist & board member for the American Festival of Microtonal Music
- Currently endorsed by Godin Guitars, FreeNote Music & AFMM
- MV has released over 20 full-length recordings/albums & has been a guest on numerous releases + free-bananas.
www.MichaelAtonalVick.com