Michael Sheridan (musician)

Michael Sheridan
Also known as	Scaleshack
Born	ca. 1960 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1975–present

Michael Sheridan (born Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian jazz, punk and noise guitarist who sometimes performs as Scaleshack and has been a member of several bands since 1975 including No (1987–1989) with Ollie Olsen and Marie Hoy, which were described as "One of Australias most compelling stage acts incorporating speed metal, hip hop and electro funk". In 1989 he followed Olsen to join Max Q with Michael Hutchence of INXS on vocals.

Michael Sheridan was born and raised in the Melbourne. In the seventies, whilst still at secondary school, he became fascinated by the guitar playing of Jimi Hendrix and others. He has been a member of several bands since 1975. Sheridan moved to Sydney to further his interest in improvised music. In 1982 he formed a jazz, punk outfit, Great White Noise, soon followed by an improvisation group, Slaughter House 3, with Jon Rose and John Gillies. By the mid-1980s Sheridan had moved back to Melbourne and formed Trans Waste with keyboardist, Jamie Fielding. He also played in Whaddya Want? with David Chesworth.

In 1987 Sheridan, on lead guitar, formed an electro-punk band, No, with Marie Hoy on keyboards and samples, Kevin McMahon on bass guitar and Ollie Olsen on vocals, samples and keyboards. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described them as "the ultimate crossover act due to its confrontational fusion of hardcore energy, abrasive heavy metal guitar riffs, electro-funk beats and acid-house grooves." Sheridan and Olsen also work with Michael Hutchence (of INXS) in Max Q (1989–90). While still a member of No, Sheridan formed Dumb and the Ugly (1987–93) with John Murphy on drums and synthesisers (ex-the Wreckery) and David Brown on bass guitar and guitar.

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