Michael Shay
*Instrumentalist- cello, guitar, bass, tenor banjo, keys, Venezuelan cuatro, and voice
*B.A. Music, Prescott College, 2006
*Owner, Director, Third Coast School of Music 2006-present
*Licensed teacher of Music Together (early childhood music education,) 2006
*Private teaching studio, cello, guitar, bass, piano, theory, composition, songwriting, collaborative composition, improvisation, 2001-present
*Trained in Non-violent Communication with Marshall Rosenberg 2001
*Trained in Montessori, Denver 2001
*Teacher, Austin Chamber Music Center, 1998-present
*Audio engineer, producer, songwriter, composer, session cellist

Original Recordings:
The Just Desserts “Love or Die!”2008
The Just Desserts “Meet me at the Playground” 2007
Michael Shay “Lines of Darkness, Lines of Light” 2004- Original vocal folk/pop/Americana
Alive and Well “Life is Short”2002- Original vocal Americana/bluegrass/folk

Appearances with:
Libby Kirkpatrick (www.libbykirkpatrick.com), Zoe Lewis (www.zoelewis.com), Will Taylor and Strings Attached (www.stringsattached.org) , Eliza Gilkyson (www.elizagilkyson.com), Stanley Jordan (www.stanleyjordon.com) , Raphael Bas (www.vavavoom.com)