Collin Michaels

...I’ve always been a songwriter….

Ever since I first sat down in front of my grandma's piano at age 8,

I’ve always heard songs, but with a bigger picture in mind:

Where do the drums live in this song?
What kind of beat does it breathe with?
What kind of instrumentation are we looking at?
What’s the bass line…. the melody…. the lyric….

I wanted to produce everything….

The creative process is where I would spend all of my waking hours if I could.

So.... I wrote a lot of songs that sucked….

I recorded even more that I thought were cool….

And then I heard them and realized that….

…well…

they were in fact NOT that cool.

But the past 6 years of my life have been a roller coaster unlike any other time before it.

—Marriage.
—A daughter.
—And the exit from my brothers in the band I always wanted, and the professional life I never imagined I would leave...don't let this attempt at a clever landing page to announce my musical rebirth fool you.... I miss being an active member in the tyler rich band dearly, and daily.

but! .....Somewhere in the middle of all that…

I found myself taking the craft of songwriting far more seriously…. and far more humbly.

I began approaching it with new eyes.

But also with a certain degree of “screw it.”

I stopped trying to force songs into bubbles…. categories…. expectations….

And instead, I simply started writing songs that I loved….

Songs I wanted to hear.

Songs that told stories I hoped people could connect to, relate to, and most of all….

FEEL.

….so eventually I found myself sitting on 20 songs….

But with full time work, the challenge of learning how to be a dad, and a husband....

and most importantly, i had sold off a ton of gear

---Namely my recording rig-----

so tracking anything on my own wasn't possible.

So, rather than give up, the outsourcing began.

old friends from my crazytown/shifty binzer days in Los Angeles, stepped up big to help bring these songs to life. I had the guitars, and bass parts done....

but:

Strings….
Programming….
Percussion….
Drums….

And most of all….

Vocals.

The songs called for strength in multiple genres….

Emo….
Hard rock….
Folk / Indie….
Rock-country….

And I wanted someone who could cover all of that ground sonically, and what was best for eacH Song.

Even though, if I’m honest….

letting go of the reins and not singing them myself was harder than I expected.

But,

I couldn’t be happier with how these turned out….

And yet….n the end….

they’re still just demos.

But instead of letting them sit hidden away on a hard drive….

--Waiting in hopes of a placement….
--Another artist to cut one of them...
--A film….
--A streaming series….etc.

I decided to release them.... Because they’re special to me.

And because they represent more than songs.....They represent over 10 years of growing pains.

There’s an old saying in the recording studio world:

—“Demo Love.”

That’s when the takes and tracks laid down during a demo are so good…. so magical….

that they survive all the way to the finished product.

I believe these songs have some of that magic….

Some of that Demo Love.

Hope you enjoy them…. as much as I did creating them….

-Cheers! -Mike

My writing room

Get in Touch

Questions or feedback? Reach out and let's keep the music alive.

For bookings:

+1-626 228-8142

mikaplatt@me.com

Hey!! -If you've already committed and bought DEMO LOVE, THANK YOU!!

The QR code, & Large Button above however, is an optional way to, if you feel inspired, help pay it forward to a.) Support my family while I focus on taking my music to the next level, and b.) Getting ME, and the next batch of songs I have cookin' into a studio.... for however long it takes to get them where they need to be.

But all of that costs...well a LOT: Flights, car rental, place to stay, studio/producers getting their rates $$ covered etc. ....All of that is out of pocket for Independent Artists up front.

But also, and much more importantly, a good portion of extra proceeds will go into a savings acct, for myself and my wife Jessica to help those in need in the various ministries we've found ourselves involved with worldwide.

-Jessica has a 501C3 Non-Profit called 'Eve's Refuge', based in Nashville (link above 👆), that is in the infantile stages of funding for quality shelters for victims of human trafficking--- specifically young women who have recently been rescued. The amount of TRAUMA, and internal wounding will take years if not decades to fully recover from. So providing Safe, Clean, no expenses spared living arrangements for them, while also providing Counseling, LOVE, and Nourishment is absolutely essential.... and plays a Massive role in their initial stages of healing.

It is Jess's lifetime dream to make these shelters a reality, so every little bit helps.

So thank you 🙏, if you've read all of this... Even if it's $5, $10, ALL of your collective efforts will move mountains! As Jesus said, and we BELIEVE:

"...FOR TRULY I TELL YOU, IF YOU HAVE FAITH AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED, YOU CAN SAY TO A MOUNTAIN, 'MOVE FROM HERE TO THERE', AND IT WILL MOVE.... NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU." -Matthew 17:20