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Michelle Schmitt
Background information
Genres	Americana, rock, folk rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, producer and recording studio owner
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano
Labels	Harrison Street Records Pine Mountain Studio Lilysong Records
Website	www.michelleschmitt.com

Michelle Schmitt (born in Detroit, Michigan) is a Singer-Songwriter, Music Producer living and working in San Francisco, California.

Schmitt began playing guitar and writing songs when she was 12 years old. She moved to San Francisco in 1977. Gifted with a soulful voice, the ability to express her feelings through her heartfelt songwriting and a talented band, Michelle delivers songs that stand the test of time. A modern 70s vibe best describes her sound, beautiful harmonies, strong, honest and intelligent lyrics. Growing up in Detroit, Michelle was exposed to great music and credits artists like Joni Mitchell, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Carole King, Eva Cassidy, Bonnie Raitt, Buffe St. Marie and Emmylou Harris for her inspiration. In 2005 Michelle was invited to contribute a song on a record featuring six Grammy winners and two Rock & roll Hall of Famers (including Bonnie Raitt, Kenny Loggins, Bill Medley, Rosanne Cash, Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell, Beth Neilsen Chapman and Mike & the Mechanics). Michelle worked at Sound Management in San Jose, California in the early 2000s before opening Lilysong Records in Marin County.^[1] In 2006, Michelle opened the doors to her state of the art San Francisco studio, Harrison Street Records, and opened Pine Mountain Studio (both designed by the renowned studio designer, Wes Lachot) in Alexander Valley in 2008. In 2015 Michelle purchased a new Sausalito location to spend more time doing what she loves; songwriting. Michelle is committed to giving back what has so generously been given to her and records for and performs at numerous benefit concerts, helping organizations that assist homeless adults and youth in San Francisco and Marin County, the LGBT communities both in San Francisco & Marin County, Meals on Wheels SF, ExtraFood.org, SF/Marin Food Bank, Shanti Project in San Francisco, Anti-Bullying organizations and various youth drug prevention programs.^[2] 100% of all proceeds of Michelle's music goes to causes that she cares about.^[3] Michelle produces & arranges her own records and has worked and co-produced music with her friend, Ricky Fataar.^[4] Schmitt has spent time writing with her talented friend and songwriting chair at Berklee School of Music, Bonnie Hayes, on projects as well. Schmitt has worked with musicians from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Paris and all over the Bay Area. Her band has included Ricky Fataar & George Marinelli (Bonnie Raitt), Marc Levine, Michael Bluestein (Foreigner), Michael Spriggs and Billy Shaddox, and now consists of Lewis Patzner, Jeremy Lyon, Will Lawrence, Mike Pinette, Graham Patzner, Papa Bear, Anton Patzner, and Trevor Bahnson. She has also been going to Paris to perform annually for the last 12 years.

Schmitt and her band also do benefit concerts every December in San Francisco and Marin County to raise money for the hungry in those communities. The recipients of the concerts are organization near and dear to her heart, ExtraFood.org in Marin County^[5] and Little Wishes in San Francisco

In 2020, Schmitt and her band will perform at La Boule noire in Paris and The Royal Oak Music Theatre in Detroit, Michelle's beloved hometown. Both shows will be benefit concerts.

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Label: Hoffman Institute Foundation, Marin County, California

1. Happy Girl (Beth Nielsen Chapman)
2. Fearless Love (Bonnie Raitt)
3. I'll Be Here With You Til Then (Bill Medley)
4. The Rose (Michelle is featured)
5. The Bus Ride (Anna Willson)
6. There Isn't Any Word For Love (Brent BecVar)
7. You Won't Be There (Jesse Moore)
8. Conviction Of The Heart (Kenny Loggins)
9. September When It Comes (Rosanne Cash)
10. Heart to Heart (John Denver)
11. I Know Love Is All I Need (Rodney Crowell)
12. The living Years (Mike + the Mechanics)

Label: Red Rooster Studio, Berkeley California

1. Promises
2. Don't Worry
3. The Rose
4. Motoring
5. Lord, is it Mine?
6. Clear Eyes, Clear Heart
7. Devil in his Pants
8. You Say
9. Stairway to Heaven
10. Somebody to Love
11. Did I Give You Everything You Need?

Label: Lilysong Records

1. Promises
2. Way Up in Heaven
3. As I Hold You in My heart
4. What Do I Do?
5. Clear Eyes, Clear Heart
6. Hey Maybe
7. I think
8. For You
9. I Have Found Everything In You

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Lying In This Bed
2. Home
3. You're the one I Love
4. Start All Over
5. Tears
6. Heidi’s Song
7. Missing
8. I Hope God Is Listening
9. Holding On Tight
10. You can't break My Heart

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Where To Turn
2. Morning Light
3. These Little Pills
4. I see You
5. Tonight
6. We’re Both Trying
7. Your Words
8. You'll Know
9. Shadows
10. Another Winter
11. As You Sleep

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. By The Fire
2. Song For a Winter’s Night
3. A Lonely Christmas Night
4. Winter Song
5. Breath of Heaven
6. I Believe In Love
7. What Child Is This
8. Don't Let Go of Me
9. The First Noel
10. Maybe This Christmas
11. Angels In Trees
12. Christmas In Killarney
13. Pine Mountain Lullaby

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Being Here
2. Love
3. Tumblin’ Down
4. Can't Live Without You
5. Pretty Words
6. We Keep Missing Each Other
7. Trying Too Hard
8. Anywhere With You
9. If I knew
10. Hurricane
11. Are You Still There

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Fall Apart Again
2. Love Hurst
3. Goodbye
4. Helplessly Hoping
5. Until I Die
6. Long Ride Home
7. Circle Game
8. I Want You Back
9. Love Ain't For Keeping
10. State Of Mind

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Late Tonight
2. Let Go
3. More For You
4. Paris
5. Knowing You
6. Looking Out
7. Nothing
8. Still Called Love
9. Settled
10. Time Is Speaking

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Messages
2. Before It Breaks
3. Portrait
4. Falling Forward
5. Last Night of the Year
6. Life for Me
7. Running
8. Don't Want To
9. Gone
10. This Too Shall Pass
11. Tread Softly
12. When I Get Up

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Christmas Eve
2. Calling On Mary
3. I Heard The Bells
4. River
5. Green Grows The Holly
6. Under A Beautiful Moon
7. Memories
8. The Heartache Can Wait
9. Silent Night
10. To Remember You
11. Run Run Rudolph

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Mistletoe
2. Midnight Clear
3. Love Is Christmas
4. With Me
5. Another Christmas Story
6. St. Germain
7. A Change At Christmas
8. Christmas for Two
9. I'll Be Home for Christmas
10. Silent Night, Holy Night
11. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
12. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
13. Season of My Memory
14. Do You Remember?

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. I Can't Stand the Rain
2. Some Kind of Wonderful
3. Let It Rock
4. I Can Only Give You Everything
5. Not a Love Song
6. Talking in Your Sleep
7. In the Cold Cold Night
8. Hula Hoop
9. Harvest for the World
10. Detroit City

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Morning Light
2. You're the One I Love
3. You Can't Break My Heart
4. I See You
5. Tread Softly
6. As You Sleep
7. Nothing
8. Pretty Words
9. Tears
10. Tonight
11. Another Winter

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Being Here
2. Tumblin' Down
3. Late Tonight
4. Home
5. Your Words
6. Trying Too Hard
7. Hula Hoop
8. Love
9. Running
10. These Little Pills
11. Detroit City

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. At Christmas Time
2. 2000 Miles
3. Something About December
4. It Really Is a Wonderful Life
5. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
6. Hey Guys, It's Christmas Time
7. Christmas Gifts
8. Finally Home
9. Only You
10. Papa Noel

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. All I want For Christmas Is You
2. I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day
3. All the Pretty Little Horses
4. Mistletoe
5. Everything Is Cool
6. Christmas Without You
7. Shimmy Down the Chimney
8. Our Lullaby
9. Joy

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Do You Remember?
2. By the Fire
3. I Believe in Love
4. With Me
5. Under a Beautiful Moon
6. St. Germain
7. To Remember You
8. Memories
9. Christmas Eve
10. Don't Let Go of Me
11. Pine Mountain Lullaby

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Here We Go Again
2. Before I Die
3. St. Mary's
4. Loud Women
5. The Eye
6. Dignity
7. What Good Husbands Do
8. Note To Me
9. Want Me Happy
10. Tossed and Tangled
11. Catch Me
12. We Don't Leave Anyone Behind

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Somebody to Love
2. Leap of Faith
3. Get Ready
4. Stop Look Listen
5. What I like About You
6. Take Me to the River
7. The Way You do the Things You Do
8. Borderline
9. Midnight Hour
10. Katmandu
11. Who Do You Love

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. A Thousand Beautiful Things
2. Closer to Fine
3. Landslide
4. Back to Me
5. Falling Star
6. What Are You Waiting For?
7. Down to You
8. Until It's Time for You to Go
9. Most of All
10. Home

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Oh Mercy
2. Answer to My Prayers
3. Wouldn't Change It
4. Stop Time
5. Can't You Just Love Me
6. Took So Long
7. Light
8. Our Song Was Playing
9. Give Away the Moon
10. How Much Do You Need
11. I Found Everything in You (1975)

Label: Harrison Street Records

1. Anyway
2. Opened Letters
3. Behind My Back
4. Crazy Thing
5. Don't You Remember When?
6. Drowning
7. Far Away
8. Looking For My life
9. Middle Of the Night
10. The Only Thing That Last
11. Where Do I Begin?
12. Wipe Away My Tears
13. You Can't Hide

Michelle lives in Marin County, California, and has been married to Henry Schmitt since 1984. She has two sons, Eric (born 1987) and Alexander (born 1988). She also has a daughter-in-law, Kim Schmitt, married to Eric and three granddaughters.

• Michelle Schmitt
• Pacific Sun
• Benefit for ExtraFood Marin
• Pacific Sun: Michelle Shares Gratitude Through Music
• Bohemian: Season of Giving
• 8th Annual Concert benefiting ExtraFood.org
• 9th Annual Concert Charity Benefit
• Marin Journal: Little Wishes
• Marin Magazine: Singer/Songwriter Uses Her Music to Help Millions in Need