It is about that time to introduce you all to the next Tremblay Global artist, Michael Johnston. Michael is not only a singer/songwriter, but an actor as well. Born in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, Johnston admits that he didn’t necessarily grow up in a musical household. Michael reveals, “There was a short time where I was in piano lessons as a child, but singing was always something I wanted to try but was too afraid to. (If I don’t say this now, my mother will kill me: she always told me I should sing!) My father became a bigger part of my life in my late teens and he loved to play guitar and sing, and this definitely inspired me. I sang for him in the car on my big move to Los Angeles when I was 18 for the first time. I remember being incredibly nervous and self conscious about my voice but he was so excited and encouraging. Every time he came to visit me in LA he would always play guitar and we would sing Otis Redding or John Mayer songs together.” 

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While acting was in the forefront of Michael’s mind, he shares that working in voiceover has made him a better singer. In the beginning of Michael’s musical journey, his father gifted him a guitar that hung on his wall for a few years. Johnston reveals, “Once I got decent, I started writing songs and would sometimes perform in small LA venues.” One of those songs is Michael’s latest single “Gravity”. While “Gravity” is Michael’s third single release to date, he is very proud of the song. Johnston shares, “I was on an airplane to Australia for an acting job when I met the producer, Laprete. We just started talking about music and really hit it off. There was a strict quarantine at that time because of Covid, so we made the song while we were locked in our hotel for 2 weeks. Aidan (Laprete) sent me a few tracks he had made and I loved this one. He sent me a loop and I wrote the first half of the song and we built the rest of it together. He’s such a talented guy, and we will definitely make more music together.”