Now in his fifth decade as a full-time artist and performer of all original music, Michael On Fire continues to forge new creative ground, playing in different instrumental formats, exploring different styles, with new songs, traveling to new places, and connecting with an ever-expanding audience of longtime fans, and others who’ve been newly introduced to his brilliance as songwriter, musician, performer and entertainer. In MOF, all these characters and characteristics get rolled into one distinctive package of artistry, emotion, expression and communication.

“... one of the most powerful and personal performances I’ve ever seen. Michael On Fire lights a room and connects with something deep in the psyche in a way that makes you feel you have known the songs and ranged over the emotion of them for your whole life. His tunes are as though they were preordained in memory. Almost his entire playlist clicked open a receptor that made it immediately recognizable, though I’d never heard his music before. Over the decades I’ve seen big acts, major stars, impressive tours,but there is something about Michael on Fire that connects like no other. He is singularly peerless.” - Tom Cochrun, Light Breezes [Cambria, CA.]

Michael has released five albums in the past six years, each to critical acclaim.

Michael On Fire has a sound and style that epitomizes all that is so good about the Americana genre … honest, rootsy music by a veteran artist who makes music on his own terms regard-less of current fads and fancies – we celebrate artists like that, especially when the music is of such uniformly high quality.”- Alan Cackett, Maverick Magazine (UK)

“Out of the darkness and void of a decimated music industry comes a singer/songwriter that lights the fires of peace, love and empathy for a world that is desperate for positive energy. Mi-chael On Fire rekindles the passion and light in an art-form that holds the heart, soul, and voice of the people.” – Stewart Bren-nan, World United Music

In commenting on his return to the Jazz & Beyond Concert Series at the Festival Theater, MOF says, “Each time I come to Solvang, it is with the intention of giving all of my love and enthusiasm, and warmth and dignity, and each time, that’s exactly what I get from this community. I’m humbled and grateful to play in such a magnificent venue to such a wonder-ful audience.”

Contact: Ron Colone (805) 448-4208, ron.colone@gmail.com / www.michaelonfire.com

“Michael on Fire is so good you’ll be stuck trying to invent new adjectives to describe it all. He’ll make you laugh, cry, see God and tap your feet … all at once.” – Bill Locey, Ventura County Star

“I cannot say enough about Michael On Fire. Not only does he touch your heart with his lyrics, but he touches your soul. He’ll treat you as if you were a lifelong friend, and when the night is over, you’ll believe you are one.” - Georgeann Jouflas, Club owner [Grand Junction, CO]

“Michael won me over from the moment he opened his mouth. He’s one of the most brilliantly charismatic guys I’ve ever come across; his stories between songs are side-splittingly hilarious and he creates an arena-like at-mosphere from his brilliant connection with the audience. i got lost in his words, mentally transported, and his voice perfectly melted together with the tone of the song.” – Tim Milligan, Palmers Green (U.K)

“Michael on Fire projects a combination of musical strength, unbridled energy, and pure joy that continually elevates those around him.” - Dave Zimmer, BAM Magazine, author Crosby Stills & Nash: The Authorized Biography, (St. Martin’s Press)

“Michael on Fire is one of our leading troubadours. He has the elusive, inspirational quality of a cult hero.” - Bobbi O’, The Rock City News (Hollywood, CA)

“The music is unmistakably passionate, wedding Michael’s penchant for dust ‘n’ bones guitar arrangements with his classically-trained musical sensibilities. The result is a sound that is primal, raw and powerful. When I caught his live show last Sunday, his words seemed like gospel. He is an electrifying performer.” – Glenn McDonald, The (East Lansing) State News

“... emotive, soaring display of potent songwriting and soulful vocals.” - Glen Starkey, New Times [San Luis Obispo, CA]

“As the music industry dictates who and what is valid, the lifers, like Michael On Fire, keep fi nding new ways and new stages by which to express themselves.” - Stephen Brundage, The Herald-Palladium [St. Joseph, MI]

“Michael on Fire is neither old nor young, but both – with the wisdom of age and the exuberance of youth.” – Christopher Batio, The Freeport Journal Standard

Contact: Ron Colone (805) 448-4208, ron.colone@gmail.com www.michaelonfire.com www.YouTube.com/MichaelOnFireMusic www. https://michaelonfire.bandcamp.com/

The Detroit Jazz Festival Sweet Pea Music Festival (Bozeman, MT) The Boulder Theater (Boulder Co) McDowell Mountain Music Festival (Phoenix, AZ) The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville, TN) The Paramount Theater (Denver, CO)Tales from the Tavern (Santa Ynez, CA) The Toledo Sports Arena (Toledo, OH)The Ark (Ann Arbor MI) The Ventura Theater (Ventura, CA) The Dosey Doe - Big Barn (the Woodlands, TX) The Bugle Boy (LaGrange, TX)Sweetwater (Mill Valley, CA) The Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN)KAFM Radio Room (Grand Junction, CO) The Mangy Moose (Jackson Hole, WY)The Live Room (Palmers Green, UK) The Soiled Dove (Denver, CO) Eddie’s Attic (Decatur, GA) The Mint (Los Angeles, CA) The Beat Kitchen (Chicago, IL) Park City Winterfest (Park City, UT) The Back Room (Seattle, WA) The Trinity House (Livonia, MI) Birmingham Theater (Birmingham, MI) Canal Street Tavern (Dayton, OH) SOhO Music Club (Santa Barbara, CA) Poor David’s Pub (Dallas, TX) Rockin’ The Tetons (Alta, WY) Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)Dennison College (Granville, OH) The Empty Glass (Charleston, WV) Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall (Elk Rapids, MI) The Stone (San Francisco, CA) The Cabaret Metro (Chicago, IL) The Kachina Lodge (Taos, NM) The Lighthouse (Hermosa Beach, CA) Steamboat (Austin, TX) Herman’s Hideaway (Denver, CO) The Michigan Theater (Ann Arbor, MI) The Zephyr (Salt Lake City, UT) The Strand (Redondo Beach, CA) Club West (Santa Fe, NM) Club Lingerie (Hollywood, CA) Masonic Auditorium (Detroit, MI) Liberty Lunch (Austin, TX) Michigan State University (Lansing, MI) Univeristy of Utah (salt Lake City, UT)Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) Moonlight on the Mountain (Birmingham, AL) Salt Lake Community College The In & Out Gallery (Traverse City, MI)The State Theater (Kalamazoo, MI) and many, many more ...

Michael on Fire has toured extensively. Here’s a sampling of the places he’s played: