As an artist and a storyteller, Michael On Fire has traveled the roads of America and the path of his soul, shaping his journey of discovery in song and story...
“I never wanted to be a pop star or a rock star. I was always suspicious of those guys, the way they were being portrayed. I wanted to be an artist, I wanted to respect myself in what I did. The first time I ever went into a recording studio, I was blown away because I was sitting there with The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - and it had nothing to do with stardom. These were a bunch of older guys who were just great players. So fortunately, I got to see the greatness I was striving for.” 
“One of the Top 10 CDs of the Year!”
Ventura County Reporter
My uncle was a musician and band leader. He gave me clarinet lessons and an alto saxophone, and we always had music from Cuba playing. From the first time I heard the rhythms and the romantic melodies my path was clear to me. Rock and Roll was like religion - I grew up in Detroit and Motown music was like a prayer - then Dylan - he opened up my brain to poetry and mysticism … Duke Ellington, Coltrane, The Bird, Louis Armstrong Fats Domino - further expanded my awareness. I learned harmony from the Everly Brothers and the Beatles and Brian Wilson. I learned attitude from John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. I learned humility from Joe Pass and Oscar Peterson and Chet Atkins. I was in many garage bands as a kid and had the good fortune to play with some great young musicians. I watched as the music business developed. I’ve had more opportunities than most. I’ve played on stages in front of 50,000 people - in arenas and at festivals and in funky little bar room dives to nobody. I’ve had great bands and lost great bands and friends along the way...I can name drop with the best of them but I have long since gone into a place of silence and humility. These days I mostly play solo which is the most easy and the hardest ...” 
“When an album is released containing no weak tracks and each cut outshines its predecessor it quickly earns recognition as a classic. Keepers of the Flame is surely a classic.”
-Michael Hull The Promised Land [Grand Junction CO.]
“Michael On Fire weaves his considerable talents as a songwriter, vocalist, guitar player/multi-instrumentalist and producer into an aural tapestry that brings favorable comparisons to J.J Cale, Dire Straits, and Van Morrison.”
- Norman Hunter Board Of Trustees, Association for Independent Music
Songs about spiritual advancement, and the evolution of the individual on the human level. Trusting in the intellect more than most artists do, Michael on Fire has attracted a loyal following who feel a deep personal coneection to him.
- Michael Hull The Promised Land (Grand Junction, CO.)
Michael shares the rarified air of artists who can truly effect, and affect,emotional well-being through their art. The perfect confluence of loving message and captivating music.
- Sean Dooley, Country Music Greats Radio Hour www.rockgreats.com
As the music industry dictates who and what is valid, the lifers, like Michael On Fire, keep finding new ways and new stages by which to express themselves.
- Stephen Brundage The Herald-Palladium [St. Joseph, MI]
A SAMPELING OF PLACES HE HAS PLAYED
The Boulder Theater (Boulder,Co)
The Paramount Theater (Denver,Co)
The Michigan Theater (Ann Arbor,Mi)
The State Theater (Kalamazoo,Mi)
The Birmingham Theater (Birmingham,Mi)
The Ventura Theater (Venyura, Ca)
The Stone (San Fransisco,Ca)
The Cabaret Metro (Chicago,IL
The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville,TN)
Canal Street Tavern (Dayton,OH
The Beat Kitchen ( Chicago,IL)
The Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis,IN)
Sweetwater (Mill Valley,CA)
The Mint (LA,CA)
The Strand (Redondo Beach,CA)
The Back Room (Seatle,WA)
The Zephyr (Salt Lake City,UT)
Club West,(Santa Fe,NM)
The Kachina Lodge (Toas,NM)
The Lighthouse (Hermosa Beach,CA)
Steamboat (Austin,TX)
Herman's Hideaway (Denver,CO)
Club Lingerie (Hollywood,CA)
The Mangy Moose (Jackson Hole,WY)
Liberty Lunch (Austin,TX)
Sully's (Detroit,MI)
The Toledo Sports Arena (Toledo,OH)
Masonic Auditorium (Detroit,Mi)
Sweet Pea Festival (Bozeman,MT)
Spring Fling (East Lansing,Mi)
Rockin'The Tetons(Alta WY)
Ann Arbor Art Fair (Ann Arbor,MI)
Hill Auditorium (Ann Arbor,Mi)
Mill Avenue Fair (Tempe, AZ)
McDowellMountain Music Festival (Scottsdale,AZ)
Park City Winterfest (Park City,UT)
UCLA (Westwood,CA)
Gigs in every State of the Continental USA......