A BIMM Brighton-trained session guitarist whose partnership with M-VAVE began at Musikmesse 2018 β a quiet handshake that turned into one of the brand's longest-standing artist relationships.
Michael picked up the guitar at thirteen, taking lessons at Idol Hands in Surrey β a path encouraged by a family deep in music. His grandfather, known on stage as Randy, and his uncle Matt Hayes had already cut their grooves into the same scene Michael would eventually join.
He studied at BIMM Brighton, completing a guitar diploma and a degree in Professional Musicianship. Today he works across session recording, live performance, musical theatre showreels, and instrumental releases of his own.
His partnership with M-VAVE traces back to Musikmesse Germany in 2018, when CUVAVE (the brand's earlier name) met him at the show. The relationship deepened, and CUVAVE brought him to the NAMM Show in Los Angeles in 2020 as a featured endorsee.
Session work demands a kind of invisibility from gear β it has to disappear so the part can be served. Michael's case for going wireless is exactly that: fewer cables, fewer points of failure, faster line-checks, and the freedom to move with the song rather than the patchbay.
That working-musician mindset is why M-VAVE's wireless ecosystem fits his rig. From tight rehearsal rooms in Brighton to bigger stages he flies out for, the same compact transmitter rides his strap and lets the room hear the same tone he'd commit to a mix.
