Start your production career on a sound footing with Mackinaw Harvest

MICHAEL CRITTENDEN President/Producer, the Mackinaw Harvest Music Group, Inc. A native of Grand Rapids, MI, Michael comes from a long history in the business of music. He is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in piano and guitar, and has been producing audio projects for 20 years. Michael has produced recordings for local and national artists including Hello Dave (Chicago), Kimber Cleveland (Nashville), Drew Nelson (Grand Rapids), Bless You Boys (Grand Rapids) Pop Evil (Grand Rapids) and a long list of others. Crittenden is also the founding member and chief songwriter of the group Troll for Trout. Michael's songs have been heard on dozens of radio stations across the country as well as on MTV, ABC and PAXnet television. He has received an ASCAP Songwriters Award, Two Billboard Awards for Songwriting, an InterActivist Award from Los Angeles Based META Association, and a WYCE Jammie for Rock Album of the Year. In 2007, Michael was asked to be part of the instructional staff at the prestigious Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters.??A graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, with a degree in Film Scoring and Composition, Michael has a thorough understand of writing and arranging music from simple singer-songwriter style to full orchestrations. He is proficient working in Pop, Rock, Jazz, Acoustic, Folk and New Age styles. In addition to his studio and writing work, Michael has performed most of his life. He has toured the country numerous times and shared the stage with the likes Todd Rundgren, The Doobie Brothers, Hootie & the Blowfish, John McVey, Dana Cooper, Jonatha Brooke, & Peter Frampton among many others. "What can I say about my experience with Michael Crittenden? He is a multi-talented, multi-instrumnetalist with a great ear. Whether in the role of producer, writer, arranger, teacher or the everyday role of running a business, he has integrity. He has great respect for art whether his own or his clients. Every time I work Michael Crittenden I learn from him."            --Drew Nelson, WATERBUG RECORDING ARTIST

"I have worked with Michael Crittenden of Mackinaw Harvest Music Group on several important community projects over many years now. He is a brilliant musician. Perhaps more importantly, as a producer of both veteran and new artists, he openly shares his talents and is truly a mentor within the music industry. And different from others in the music field, his acumen isn't limited to the instruments he's mastered or even engineering board - although that would be a lot: add to all of it his savvy as a marketer and businessman and you end up with someone with immense diversity and who cares deeply about those he collaborates with."            --Phil Biggs, PRINCIPAL, ONE WORLD MUSIC CLASS OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION & PRE-PRODUCTION We'll focus on the importance of pre-production and arranging. We'll discuss signal chain and basic tools and spend some time getting to know our sample song. DRUM TRACKS Demonstrating microphone placement, input settings and production techniques, we'll show you step-by-step how to get the best sounding live drum tracks. GUITARS, BASS & KEYBOARDS Using microphones and direct input, you'll learn a variety of different methods for producing and tracking instruments just like the pros. VOCALS Using voice-coaching, microphones and pre-amps, we'll show you how to get professional sounding vocal tracks. MIXING Now that we've completed tracking of our song, we'll show you how to do an actual mix from start to finish.

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