Michael Farrell (musician)

Michael Farrell
Birth name	Michael Kevin Farrell
Born	Cleveland, Ohio
Genres	pop, rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Keyboardist, composer, record producer
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Sanctuary Records
Associated acts	Morrissey Macy Gray Vanessa Carlton
Website	www.MichaelKevinFarrell.com
Notable instruments
Keyboard, Trumpet, Trombone, Guitar, Accordion, Cowbell

Michael Kevin Farrell is an American keyboardist, musical director, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work both recording and touring with Morrissey and Macy Gray.

Farrell was born and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended John Carroll University where he won a Fulbright Fellowship to study at the University of Waikato New Zealand in 1991. He later received a master's degree from Syracuse University in 1993. After college, he moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to pursue music.

Farrell was the musical director/keyboardist for Grammy winning artist Macy Gray. Farrell and Gray opened for David Bowie for 6 weeks at the end of 2003. Though he isn't a member of her band, Farrell still collaborates with Gray as a writer having contributed original material to her 2007 release, Big, produced by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. They also recently recorded original material for ABC's Desperate Housewives soundtrack.

In 2004, Farrell joined Morrissey's band on the world tour in support of his platinum album You Are the Quarry. That tour featured worldwide festival and headline dates, including the Glastonbury Festival and the KROQ Inland Invasion. Subsequently, Farrell was the featured keyboardist and percussionist on the album Live at Earls Court (where he is erroneously billed as 'Mikey V. Farrell), the "Let Me Kiss You" and "I Have Forgiven Jesus" single B-sides and the live concert DVD, Who Put the M in Manchester?.

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