For Immediate Release   
      
   Guitar Virtuoso Micha Schellhaas To Release Full-Length Debut Album Featuring   
   Supertramp's Carl Verheyen and Drum Legend Chad Wackerman   
      
   Los Angeles - Much to the excitement of guitarists worldwide, guitar virtuoso   
   Micha Schellhaas will be releasing his full-length debut album "Double Take"   
   on December 1st. The album features Supertramp guitar legend Carl Verheyen and   
   drummer Chad    
   Wackerman, who is best known for his work with Frank Zappa and Allan   
   Holdsworth.   
      
   Says Micha, " 'Double Take', my first full length release, reflects my   
   relationship with the US and my journey to come and in the end live here.   
   After I was already established in Europe with steady gigs and my own   
   recording studio, the artist in me was    
   still not happy and I needed to go and check out the source and birthplaces of   
   the music and 'sound' I was most inspired by: Jazz, Blues and Rock. My first   
   trip was a 3 month driving loop starting and ending in NYC all the way through   
   New Orleans, Austin,   
    LA, San Francisco and back. Songs like 'Travel Song' and 'Texaleans' reflect   
   that time. Later I lived in Austin/Texas for a while and you can hear that   
   'Stevie Ray' sound in my songs 'Ford F-150' and 'Your Turn' that also features   
   a blazing solo by Carl    
   Verheyen. Now living in LA more fusion influences came back to my writing in   
   compositions like 'Velocity' and '5&6'."   
      
   "Micha Schellhaas has a unique touch on the guitar that sets him apart from   
   everyone playing the instrument today. That feel, in combination with his   
   beautiful composing is what makes him a joy to listen to." - Carl Verheyen   
      
   Micha Schellhaas is an LA-based guitarist living his dream and fulfilling his   
   mission to make music as a solo artist, accompanist and composer. In 2013, he   
   released his first EP, "Wings of Fire", recorded at the renowned Sunset   
   Studios in Hollywood. "   
   Wings of Fire" was produced by Carl Verheyen (Supertramp) who also performed   
   on the tracks, and featuring several other industry veterans (Chad Wackerman   
   (Frank Zappa), Dave Marotta (Manhattan Transfer, Burt Bacharach), Jim Cox   
   (Mark Knopfler, Robben    
   Ford). The EP is an exciting prelude to the full-length album due for release   
   in 2015.   
      
   Heavily influenced by classic rock, blues and jazz, Micha has been playing   
   guitar since he was 9 years old. Born in Germany, his musical career began in   
   Europe where he gained a Master's degree in jazz guitar from the prestigious   
   Dutch ARTEZ conservatory,   
    and produced music from his former recording studio, TRINIX Studio, in the   
   Netherlands. Having performed and toured in numerous European countries, he   
   took on the U.S. for the first time in 2008, to explore the home of original   
   blues and rock 'n' roll    
   music and the main inspiration for his artistic journey. Coast-to-coast   
   travels included an extended stint in Austin, Texas, where he was actively   
   involved in the local jazz and blues scene, and enjoyed the opportunity to   
   perform at the renowned    
   SXSWfestival with his improvised street band, the "Rebel Street Show". Micha   
   is keeping his bonds with Austin strong, visiting on a regular basis and   
   constantly exchanging with Texan and local Austin artists.   
      
   Micha settled in California in 2013, where his musical career has gone from   
   strength to strength, operating from his private recording studio in Venice   
   Beach. With a top selection of classic vintage instruments, amplifiers and   
   state of the art recording    
   equipment, the MichaMusic Studio is a home base for recording guitars on his   
   own projects, collaborations and hired recording work. Micha is recording   
   instruction videos and gear demos from his studio as well, most notable is his   
   recent work for the top    
   class, southern California boutique guitar builder Ian A. Guitars and Electric   
   Alchemist Pickups.   
      
   Says Micha, "Carl Verheyen produced the album. He is a guitar legend, and   
   brought all his guitar wisdom and experience with him in the studio. He is   
   also a vintage guitar expert and has countless hours of experience recording   
   great guitar sounds with    
   vintage gear. His own albums set standards in guitar music today.   
      
   "Chad Wackerman played the drums. He started his career when he was only 17   
   years old and played alongside Steve Vai in Frank Zappa's band. He is to this   
   day one of the top drummers in the world. His organic playing is just as much   
   supporting as it is    
   exciting and really defined the sound of this album. Chad caught on the unique   
   details of each tune and groove immediately, and really made everything shine.   
   He was my number one drummer in the world for the record, since I knew he can   
   play a swing, a    
   texas blues, a tune with brushes and a heavy riff odd meter tune all on one   
   record and make it fit together perfectly.   
      
   "Jim Cox played Hammond B-3, Grand Piano and Fender Rhodes. He is touring with   
   Mark Knopfler and Robben Ford regularly. Jim has a fantastic way of playing   
   that is colorful and strong, always supporting the song and never in the way   
   of the guitars. He can    
   pick up a solo in any style right away and plays great chords to support the   
   melody. He is one of the finest Organ players around and we made sure we had a   
   B3 at the studio.   
      
   "Dave Marotta played bass. He also played on several of Carl's albums and is   
   well known for his work with Gino Vannelli and Burt Bacharach. He, Carl and   
   Chad have been playing together for a long time and it was great to have a   
   well working rhythm    
   section for the recordings right from the start. Dave's super solid playing   
   and quick communication with Chad solidified the vibe of a great band just   
   having fun in the studio and recording a record full of interesting grooves   
   and great arrangements."   
      
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   Micha Schellhaas "Double Take" will be available for digital and physical sale   
   at www.michamusic.com   
      
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