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Michael is a composer, musician, actor,
director, producer, audio engineer, and an
educator. As a young child he was recording
and mixing on his father’s SONY reel-to-
reels and tape recorders, playing
percussion, and teaching himself guitar.
Michael began performing and recording in
grade school, and he had started working
professionally before graduating from high
school. His contribution to the
entertainment industry is extensive with
over 20 years of performance and
recordings.
Honeybeegroove was the first successful
band Michael was involved with. The band
included Rusty and Matthew Morris, Chad
Wiseman, Darren McSweeney, Ryan Smith,
Joe Peck, and Doug Baughman. They
composed, performed and toured for
several years with their origin in Wichita,
KS. Their debut release "Move" was to be
the band's only recording project.
He taught acoustic and electric guitar,
piano, and voice at Harmony Road Piano
School in Eugene, OR. The guitar is Michael’s
primary instrument, though he strives not
to be tied down to any singular instrument
or style. He has most recently studied
acoustic/electric guitar under jazz guitarist
Don Latarski and piano and keyboarding
under Dr. John Jantzi.
Michael is proficient in studio recording as
a musician/composer and an audio engineer.
He studied digital audio editing and mixing
under Chris Richards, Ed McManus, and Don
Latarski. He has produced numerous
albums, collections, archives, audio books,
and presentations.
Michael plays:
-Louden, Gibson, and Martin acoustic guitar
-Custom Fender Telecaster electric guitars
-Tama, Roland, Ludwig, and Pearl acoustic
and electric drum sets
-Zildjian, Sabian, and Paiste cymbals and
gongs
-Latin hand and stick percussion
-Lakota Native flutes
-Kurzweil, Yamaha, Roland and Korg
keyboards
-MOOG modules, Roland Virus C and Yamaha
synthesizers
-Digitech multi-track samplers
-Korg effects processors
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Michael was Hades in the Blue Door production titled "The Creation of
the World, As We Know It." This student production staged for two
performances. His acting coach in college was Judith (Sparky) Roberts,
and Michael later became a performing artist under her direction.
As an actor, Michael worked on both improvisational and scripted
stages. His work with the Rabble Rousers in the Pacific Northwest
involved everything from political commentary and activism to live
performance pieces at Universities and festivals. His work with the
OFAM Magical Moombah (2004-2006) included vaudeville-style
performances for children and families. Michael worked with Sylvan
Duplant, Mitch Hider, Scotty Perey, Chico Schwall, and Anna Barnett
under the direction of Sparky Roberts.
Working in coordination with his wife, Kristen Chandler Zimmerman,
Michael produced the album "bird". This 12-song album contains
compositions Michael created, arranged, orchestrated, engineered,
and mixed. He worked at ETC studio (along with Kristen, Jeremy
Gibons, and Rusty Morris) throughout 2005 finishing the album that was
released in the beginning of 2006.
As a video producer and director Michael found his first attempt to be
successful. The song Live Again from the 'bird' album was chosen for a
music video. Michael recruited Bryan Jochumson, owner of Absolutely
Entertaining INC, and his crew to shoot the video. Jennifer Loghry was
the choreographer, and Terms created set pieces using spray paint and
mixed media. Performance painter Mika Holtzinger was featured in the
video as well. Michael created the story boards for the main themes,
produced the project, and edited the video. He was also featured in
the video playing guitar, piano, and dancing.
Michael studied African percussion, rhythms and dance at the
University of Oregon under Brian West, Rita Honka, Mondjou and Salif
Koné. He earned his BS in Music from the University of Oregon in 2006.
Most recently Michael has started using multi-track samplers in live
performance. With this technology Michael layers percussion, guitars,
piano/keyboards, and voice creating a rich texture and the sound of
multiple instrumentalists. Check the Kristen Chandler calendar for
upcoming performances.
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