Michael Lockwood (guitarist)

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Michael Lockwood
Background information
Birth name Michael Dean Lockwood
Born (1961-05-22) May 22, 1961
Hawthorne, California, United States
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres New Wave, hard rock, experimental rock, pop rock
Instruments guitar, bass, mandolin, slide guitar, harmonica, banjo,
Years active 1975 - present
Labels Capitol Records, EMI
Associated acts Lisa Marie Presley, Carly Simon, Fiona Apple, bijou Phillips,
Website michaellockwood.com

Michael Dean Lockwood (born May 22, 1961 in Hawthorne California) is an American guitarist and producer, a native of Hawthorne, best known for producing and performing with Lisa Marie Presley, Aimee Mann and Fiona Apple among others. Lockwood graduated from Highland High School in Bakersfield in 1979. He has worked with Carly Simon, Fiona Apple, Bijou Phillips, Alana Davis, Ben Taylor, Leona Naess, Susanna Hoffs and Michael Penn. In 1985 Michael Lockwood joined the already established but yet unsigned Hollywood group Lions & Ghosts. They were later signed to EMI America Records and recorded their first album in London. They disbanded in 1989 after a second record was released and several members had changed. He formed a local Power pop band Wink with Michael Marquesen & Brian Keats. He married Lisa Marie Presley in a small ceremony in Kyoto, Japan on January 22, 2006.[1] Michael and Lisa Marie had fraternal twin girls via Caesarean section, weighing 5 pounds 2 ounces and 5 pounds 15 ounces respectively, at birth. The girls have been named Harper and Finley. The twins are the first children for Michael, and the third and fourth for Lisa Marie.[2][3]

Michael Lockwood is also currently the main guitarist for Lisa Marie's 'Storm & Grace' tour, that started on June 14, 2012.

Selected discography

Throughout his career Lockwood has worked with a wide range of artists and bands in various genres both as a musician & collaborator.[4]

Year CD Title Artist Credits
2012 Storm & Grace Lisa Marie Presley Guitar
2008 This Kind of Love Carly Simon Guitar, Soloist
2007 Brittany Shane Brittany Shane Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Omnichord
2006 Lucky Girl Kirsten Proffit Guitar (Electric)
2006 Movie Disaster Music Josie Cotton Guitar
2006 Now What Lisa Marie Presley Composer, Executive Producer, Guitars, Programmer
2004 I Heart Huckabees Jon Brion Guitar
2004 New York's A Go Go Sylvain Sylvain Guitar
2004 Pianoforte Phil Parlapiano Guitar(Electric)
2004 Soundlight Keith Chagall Guitar(Electric), Soloist
2002 Acoustic, Vol. 2 Various artists Producer
2002 Anthology (Carly Simon album) Carly Simon Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
2002 Bleeding Together Dissent Associate Producer, Cover Art
2002 I Am Sam I Am Sam Producer, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
2002 Lost in Space (album) Aimee Mann Producer, Engineer, Editor, Guitars, Synthesizers
2002 Respond, Vol. 2 Various Artists Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer
2002 Songs Inspired by Literature: Chapter One The Sibl Project Primary Artist
2001 Detours into Unconscious Rhythms Calvin Keys Photography
2000 Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo Aimee Mann Composer, Guitars, Keyboards, Melodica, Bkgd Vocals
2000 The Bedroom Tapes Carly Simon Guitar (Acoustic)
2000 Ultimate Collection Aimee Mann Guitar
2000 I'd Rather Eat Glass Bijou Phillips Guitar
1999 Magnolia (soundtrack) Film Score Composer
1999 Rubies on the Lawn Trish Murphy Guitar
1998 (Sleep) Baby Doll Sylvain Sylvain Guitar
1997 Brand New (Salt-n-Pepa album) Salt-N-Pepa Guitar
1995 Automatic 7 Automatic 7 Photography
1995 I'm with Stupid Aimee Mann Guitar
1994 Save Me (Aimee Mann song) Aimee Mann Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Bkgd Vocals
1989 Wild Garden Lions & Ghosts Guitar, Bkgd Vocals
1989 Velvet Kiss, Lick of the Lime Lions & Ghosts Guitar, Vocals

Musical equipment

Guitars and basses
  • Gretsch Champagne Sparkle Penguin
  • Gretsch Gold Sparkle Duo Jet
  • Bigsby/Martin Acoustic
  • Gretsch Syncromatic
  • Gretsch Resonator

Effect pedals

  • Roland Space Echo
  • Custom Pedalboard by David Friedman @ Rack Systems
  • Sekova Big Muff
  • Klon Overdrive
  • Lo Fi Junkie
  • Ernie Ball Ernie Ball Volume
  • Hard On
  • Compressor
  • Vox King Wah
  • Long Echo 13
  • Colorsound Overdriver

Amplifiers

  • Roy Blankenship Fat Boy with Sour Cream 1X12 and 1X15 (Fender Tweed Clones)
  • Fender Tube Reverb Tank
  • Cabling by Steve Eddy @ Q Audio

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lisa-marie-presley-weds-again-20060217
  2. ↑ Sarah Brightman, Lisa Marie Presley, Steven Tyler New York Times Thursday, August 7, 2008
  3. ↑ People: Britney Spears, Eva Green, Lisa Marie Presley New York Times February 17, 2006
  4. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-lockwood-mn0000459845

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