Rock'n'Roll of the Future
Think Glam rock with a dash of Dark Wave. Throw in some advanced cyber attributes and you get
Baya Michaelson.
Vocal influences:
Anthony Newley, David Bowie and Nivek Ogre.
Musical Influences:
Bach, Vivaldi, Brian Eno, Reeves Gabrels and David Bowie.
Baya Michaelson (Born: Michael E. Clay), was raised and schooled in the Big Sur/Monterey area. Michael started playing Suzuki Violin at age 2. By 4 he was playing the Piano in classical fashion and at the age of 9 had developed into an Alto Saxophone player. By the age of 14 Michael had performed in Jazz clubs with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Soder and Clyde Stubblefield. Though not keen on Jazz, in 1987 Michael quit the Saxophone and turned to computers as a viable option for creating new musics. This is when the persona of Baya was manifested. There is no record on file for the next decade. Baya hit the San Francisco scene in 1999 though decided to isolate himself again, this time for decades.
After an explosion, Baya repurposed amputated spaces to incorporate Digital File Storage and Connectivity ports, hence becoming one of the first cyborg musicians.
Band Members:
Jonah Schulman: The Drummer. Jonah joined the Band for the album Visiting Machine and has assisted with Drum Compositions for TORN, Bogota (single), For Masons Intellectuals The Few and Leftbehind and The Elemental Cosmic Butterfly.
MTK: Was Guitarist and Bass player for the Visiting Machine album and was in tracks on the album TORN.
DISCOGRAPHY:
The Elemental Cosmic Butterfly
2024
For Masons, Intellectuals, The Few and Leftbehind
2024
Bogota (single)
2024
TORN
2023
Visiting Machine
2022
Dangerous Toy
2015
Lexiconographics
2012
For Sparks
2011
Tokyo Joe
2010
Eastward Bound
2005
H4X02
2003
Digitech
2000
Origins
1999
Sterling Meadows
1997
Temple of Stone
1995
All material and music copyright Baya Michaelson
