Michelle Lambert
Michelle Lambert
Lambert during soundcheck in 2023
Background information
Birth nameMichelle Marie Lambert
Born (1985-05-02) May 2, 1985
Covelo, California, US[1]
OriginSan Francisco Bay Area, California, US
Genres
[2]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • violinist
  • record producer
[3]
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • Violin
  • Guitar
  • Piano
Years active2015–present
Websitemichellelambert.com

Michelle Lambert (born May 2, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter[4] and musician.

Early life and education

Born in Covelo, California, and raised in the Bay Area, Michelle Lambert started studying the violin when she was two years old under the Suzuki Method.[5] At the age of 14 she was already working as a professional violinist in Northern California.[6] In 2008 she moved to Boston where she attended the Berklee College of Music[7] on a full scholarship.[8] majoring in Professional Music.

Lambert became a Catholic at the age of 12 and briefly considered a vocation to religious life at 19. According to the singer, a visit to the Salesian Sisters ended up showing her that music was her true calling.[9]

In an interview for Asia Pop 40, Lambert told Dom Lau (host of the show and former Channel V VJ and E! News Asia) that she considered a career in private aviation in her teenage years. She started being trained and got 100 hours of flight time while pursuing her pilot's license.[10]

Career

Michelle Lambert live in Oakland in 2018

While in Boston attending Berklee College of Music,[7] she was part of the Captain Wolf Band and got featured in 3 songs from their debut CD, as a singer and songwriter.[11] Lambert's participation on the album was so notable that she was even featured in the cover of the CD. Despite being a self-release, the album was well received and became a "jukebox star," being featured in over 28,000 jukeboxes across North America.[12]

Lambert moved to Nashville in 2011[13] after graduating from Berklee, to pursue a career as a studio and stage musician.

Michelle toured with country rapper Jessta James during 2013 and part of 2014 as a violinist and backup singer.[14]

In 2014 she had her first experience performing overseas as part of Johnny Rodgers' band during their US Embassy and the US Department of State's American Music Abroad tour in Malaysia.[15][16]

In early 2015, Lambert released her first official music video with her rendition of The Devil Went Down to Georgia featuring Regi Wooten from the Wooten Brothers on the electric guitar.[17][18]

One of Lambert's highlights during her Nashville years was the halftime performance at the NCAA women's basketball national semifinals (Final Four) in 2014 in front of 18,000 people at the Bridgestone Arena.[19]

After a 4 years in Nashville she released her debut album Warrior in 2015 after relocating to Los Angeles, California. That album was a turning point in her career, the moment where she decided to pursue being a solo artist. Warrior has the collaboration of Grammy winners Shannon Sanders (president of the Nashville Grammy Chapter) and Billy Hume. It also features three time Grammy nominee Kief Brown as a co-author of " Rain on You" and singing a verse in "I'm Just a Girl".

On January 9, 2015, she made the front page of the Reporter-Herald in an article about her official music video Warrior - that spotlights high school football players during a game.[20]

Michelle Lambert at Union Street Festival 2023 – San Francisco, CA

In January 2016 she was elected to be the female face of SkyHigh Radio in the UK.[21] In February 2016 she gave a long interview to the Sound Profile Magazine,[22] where she explains in detail how important women empowerment (that's a recurrent theme in her songs) is for her.

The second official EP Angel was released in February 2017. The album was written, executed, recorded and produced by Lambert.[23]

In December 2017, My California[24] was released as a single by the artist, and after the attention that release received in her native Northern California[25] she decided to relocate to the Bay Area.[26][27][28]

In early 2020 the singer released the single Girl on Fire, an autobiographical song that shows a change of tone from her 2015 release I'm Just a Girl, from a girl trying to find the courage to follow her dreams to one actually fighting for it.[29]

In February 2021 the release of the love song Come to Me reached number 1 on the indie charts in New York City.[30]

Artistry

Michelle Lambert playing the Turtle Violin in 2021

Influences

Michelle grew up in a household with five older siblings, four of them studying the violin. Being the youngest child, she was exposed to all kinds of music, from classical music to punk rock. According to an interview for a radio station in the U.K., her biggest influences are Elvis Presley and Alison Krauss.When she was 12, Lambert traveled to Scotland with her sister Heidi Clare (who is a professional bluegrass violin player),[31] to study violin at the Isle of Skye under Alasdair Fraser. She also visited the Western Hebrides region where she studied Celtic music. That is still a big influence in her work.[32]

According to Lambert, Amy Winehouse, Ed Sheeran[8] and Macklemore became very important influences in her solo career.[33][3]

Fire breathing

While working in Nashville, Lambert learned and started to use fire breathing in her live performances.[34]

Instruments

In July 2021 Lambert started using The Turtle Violin from Andrew Carruthers' Off Beat Collection in her live performances.[35]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details
Warrior[36]
  • Release date: June 12, 2015
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD, music download and streaming
Angel[37]
  • Release date: January 27, 2017
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD, music download and streaming

Singles

Title Album details
My California[24]
  • Release date: December 7, 2017
  • Label: Western Sky Music
  • Formats: music download and streaming
Girl on Fire[38]
  • Release date: February 1, 2020
  • Label: Self Released
  • Formats: music download and streaming
Come to Me[6]
  • Release date: February 22, 2021
  • Label: Self Released
  • Formats: music download and streaming
Title Album details
The Hunt[39]

(Achraf Kallel Feat. Michelle Lambert)
  • Release date: April 12, 2016
  • Label: Playectra Records
  • Formats: music download and streaming

Music videos

Year Video Director
2015 Warrior Hunter Neiblum
2015 Devil Went Down to Georgia Mark McIntosh
2020 Girl on Fire Marco Ferreira[3]
2021 Come to Me Cedric Letsch[40]

References

  1. ↑ "Alameda County Fair Concert to Feature Local Singer, Songwriter Michelle Lambert". July 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Napa Valley Register Emerging Artist's Profile: Michelle Lambert". August 18, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Napa Valley Register Emerging Artist's Profile: Michelle Lambert". August 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Vero Beach annual July 4th Family, Fun and Fireworks". July 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Soundwaves TV #7 – Fit as a Fiddle". August 26, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "INTERVIEW // MICHELLE LAMBERT – Amplify Music Magazine". June 18, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Michelle Lambert on Spotify". Spotify. December 19, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Interview with Greater Bay Area Talent Television". June 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ "North Beach festival highlights parallels between homeless, Holy Family". December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dom Lau interviews Michelle Lambert". March 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Call of The Wolf at AllMusic". AllMusic. February 1, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Call of The Wolf on the Daily Item". August 2, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Mount Shasta Herald". June 29, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Atlanta Music Guide Live Review: Jessta James". January 15, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Johnny Rodgers' Tour – Malaysia 2014". March 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ "We're Off To See Malaysia…". February 12, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Exclaim Tribute to Charlie Daniels". July 6, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Daniels and the Devil". July 7, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Fiddler going from Tootsie's to NCAA finale". April 8, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Reporter Herald Article on Official Music Video for Warrior". January 9, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Elected Female Ambassador of SkyHigh Radio – UK". January 10, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Sound Profile Magazine Interview". February 1, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Behind The Music – Michelle Lambert on Angel". February 13, 2017.
  24. 1 2 "My California ~ Release by Michelle Lambert". Spotify. December 7, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Singer Michelle Lambert celebrates the holiday with music on Monday". July 1, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Michelle Lambert on GooglePlay". December 19, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Michelle Lambert Interview at KMMT/KRHV-FM". YouTube. July 23, 2018.
  28. ↑ "The North Bay Bohemian – Girl on Fire". November 27, 2019.
  29. ↑ Swanson, Charlie (November 27, 2019). "Girl On Fire – Michelle Lambert makes a melting pot of pop". Bohemian. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Alameda County Fair Concert to Feature Local Singer, Songwriter Michelle Lambert". The Independent. July 5, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Fiddler Clare honors billionaire friend, musician Hellman". February 22, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Acid Planet Profile". December 29, 2003.
  33. ↑ "Drake Bell, Michelle Lambert at The Uptown". February 26, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Atlanta and Nashville: the new face of the South". June 4, 2014.
  35. ↑ "Michelle Lambert and Andrew Carruthers' Turtle Violin". July 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
  36. ↑ "Warrior ~ Release by Michelle Lambert". July 10, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Angel ~ Release by Michelle Lambert". iTunes. January 27, 2017.
  38. ↑ "Girl On Fire – Michelle Lambert makes a melting pot of pop". November 27, 2019.
  39. ↑ "The Hunt ~ Release by Michelle Lambert & Achraf Kallel". April 11, 2016.
  40. ↑ "Michelle Lambert – Come to Me (Official Video)". YouTube. September 1, 2021.
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