Michael Fredo

Location:
NYC, New York, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Pop / Rock / Visual
Site(s):
Label:
Michael Fredo Music
Type:
Indie
Michael Fredo was influenced by recordings by artists such as Antonio

Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, and Duke Ellington, Michael

studied and performed in highschool productions and

coffee houses developing a reputation as an entertainer

and jazz aficionado.

At the age of 17 Michael moved from his hometown of Elmire NY,to Manhattan to study

at the prestigious Professional Children’s School for

the performing arts.

Michael’s talent was soon noticed by fellow student

Paul Ellington, Grandson and heir to the famed Duke

Ellington Orchestra. Paul had Michael audition for his

father Mercer Ellington, the conductor of the Duke

Ellington Orchestra and was cast as the lead male

vocalist for the worldwide tour. For the next four

years, Michael toured the world with the Orchestra

performing in theaters and concert halls with the likes

of Diana Krall and many others.

One night at an industry party in Los Angeles,

Michael met Grammy award winning producer Quincy Jones

and convinced him to take 5 minutes to hear him sing in

his hotel room. Quincy agreed and was so impressed

that he signed Fredo to his first major label record

deal later that month where he went on to sell over 2

million copies of his debut album. (Quest/WarnerBros.)

Fredo’s music accompanied the Tommy Hilfiger ad

campaign of which he became the model and spokesperson.

Touring the world with Britney Spears, The Backstreet

Boys, N’SYNC, and other pop supergroups gave Michael

unprecedented exposure and experience but something

about his Jazz days never left his soul.

“Those days were crazy and exciting but in the end I was

most natural with a Billy Strayhorn tune and a martini

glass in my hand”

Michael Fredo is currently recording his big band

album with producer Jay Levine that will be called

American Classics and features a full orchestra.



contact:JayLevine

jay@lefthookrecords.com
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