Michael Ford is a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina. He is a senior at Anderson University (AU) majoring in Commercial Music with guitar as his primary instrument. Michael has been playing guitar since he was 9 years old and has always had a passion and desire to work in the music industry. He began studying with Rusty Milner, Steve Watson, Lyman Golden, and now Derick Cordoba. Michael is the guitar player and co-leader of Authenticity, which is the premiere commercial music ensemble at Anderson University. He has also led another commercial music ensemble and has been a part of President's Gala which is the biggest music production of the year for the South Carolina School of the Arts. He is also in the jazz combo and the big band at AU. Some of Michael's influences include Mike Stern, Allan Holdsworth, Thundercat, Greg Koch, and Frank Gambale just to name a few. He is currently working on an album with vocal and instrumental music with all genres from hard rock to jazz fusion.
Thursday, January 5, 2023
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM US EST