ABOUT MICHAEL
Michael Paynter has been a significant part of the Australian music industry landscape since first appearing in the clubs of Melbourne in 2004. He has been an international recording artist with Sony Music Worldwide, culminating in several top 20 singles and the multi-platinum Love The Fall (feat. The Veronicas) in 2010.
He has recorded albums in Los Angeles and the UK and written and worked with the best of the best the world over. He has toured extensively in Australia and Internationally, sharing arena and stadium stages with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Seal, The Script and 5 Seconds of Summer, as well as legends such as John Farnham and Hall and Oates. After more than a decade of creation and achievement, his name has become synonymous with quality, consistency and passion.
As a session musician, Michael is currently a full time member of classic Australian band ICEHOUSE, as well as the guitarist and vocalist in Australian icon JIMMY BARNES' band, and performs, or has performed, live with Bachelor Girl, Killing Heidi, Delta Goodrem, Reece Mastin and many others. Michael held the esteemed position of live music director for The Veronicas from 2013-2020, touring with them all over Australia/NZ, Europe, US and Asia. When not on tour, he is one half of MSquared, the 2023 ARIA Award-winning, Melbourne-based songwriting and production team currently making waves both here in Australia and internationally.
In November 2024, Michael will take on the lead role of ‘Jesus’ in the brand new Australian run of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s all time classic rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar.
Michael is a passionate, proven and professional performer who is guaranteed to leave clients and patrons delighted by bringing a class and reputation that very few others can.
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