Born in Chicago Illinois, Michael Scott Simon is a singer-songwriter guitarist, pianist recording engineer, and producer.  His upcoming LP break to the gray is set for release September 1 and encompasses 16 songs all written by Simon and Co-produced by Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Rolling Stones, the Beatles). 

The album will be broken into two parts (Ballads & the Rough).  As it turns out there are eight songs that are very Ballad-friendly and eight that are a bit heavier.  

The album also features some great studio players including Matt Walker of the smashing pumpkins in Morrissey on drums, pat Sansone of Wilco, Andrew Joslyn arranged strings and horns (Andrew has worked with Macklemore as well as Kesha and others.  Most notably the song “praying”.  

Most notably, all 16 songs will be mixed by Simon in his professional studio.  

The album is set to be mastered in August by famed mastering engineer Howie Weinberg (smashing pumpkins, Soundgarden, beastie boys, muse).  The oven will be available via Mike’s upcoming website michaelscottsimon.com. For download, hard copy and vinyl.

He is the Founder of the Music Teachers Network, is a lifelong singer and songwriter, but also has been an engineer for over 20 years, perfecting the art and science of post-production and mixing in the modern/virtual world. 

I've been looking forward to this for some time now, and I know we'll have an amazing chat this morning...

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