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Dee Michaels From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dee Michaels

Genres	Classic Rock, Rock & Roll as it should be. Occupations	Keyboardist, musician, songwriter, record producer, sound engineer Instruments	Lead Vocals, Keyboards, guitar, drums Associated acts	Cigar Band 1980-1984, Dee Michaels Band 1985-1990, Beggerz Daze 1990-1992, Phantom 200Flint Drive, Area 23, Night Ranger

Dee is a self-taught musician having taken only a handful of lessons as a child. He plays guitar, piano, drums, keyboards, bass

Beginnings

At age 15 he started playing at local parties and school dances. At 18 he played at local nightclubs at night while attending college.

[edit]Producing & engineering- Early years

Dee spent most of the early to late eighties learning the craft of analog recording went to Wayne State University, studied and got a Bachelor degree in Mass Communications - Broadcasting. Wrote commercials, voice overs for WDIV-TV Detroit, Steve Hacker Productions, and Last Minute Productions. Later, while working at General Motors as a project manager, Dee produced several industrial videos for World Wide Purchasing. Lately he has been the MC at Past Tense County Fall Festival, wrote and produced 151's (formerly Reverend Right Time and the 1st Cuzins of Funk) "Counterfeit Superstar", Elvis Presley's cover, "In The Ghetto", and several other notable contributions in the music industry. He was worked on records by artists as diverse as Phantom, Beggerz Daze, Reverend Right Time and the 1st Cuzins of Funk, FlintDrive, Area 23, 3rd Conversion, and many more.

Production & engineering- Recent times

When Flint Drive disbanded, Dee returned to his first love. Production. In recent years he has worked on records by Ferris of 151, Area 23, 3rd Conversion, Dee Michaels and the Hired Gunz.

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