A man who placed right near the top (and who I always said had the best voice of the entire group of contestants) was in town tonight.
He was playing the last date on a world tour of all the Hard Rock Cafe's to promote his upcoming debut CD on Decca, as well as to raise money for Music Rising, the organization founded by The Edge of U2 to raise money to replace instruments lost in Hurricane Katrina and to benefit other worthy musical causes like providing support for impoverished school systems who need help to keep their music classes running.
Mig Ayesa didn't disappoint my expectations. This young man from Australia had an amazing voice, with power and control and an effortless ability to inject just the right amount of emotion to help the listener connect with the lyrics without being too sappy.
Years spent in starring roles on both the Sydney and London theatre circuits have served him well.
I was the sound engineer at the show tonight, and Mig and his wife Simone couldn't have been more gracious to the crew and fans. After performing, anyone who wanted an autographed promo CD and/or a photo taken with Mig were cheerfully accommodated, despite a 7am flight to LA tomorrow.
Guitarist/electric violinist Darion was a talented sideman who's accompaniment enhanced MiG's singing and electric piano work.
I have worked with hundreds of musicians during my 27 years in the business, some of them household names, and Mig will always be remembered fondly as a consummate professional who was humble and funny and friendly and charming, even at the end of a long tour all over the world. He came across as just a regular guy who happened to have a ton of talent.
I wish him well as his career is about to take off to another level.
Hopefully Magni from ROCKSTAR: SUPERNOVA® will come to town some day.
He's another singer who has all the talent in the world and seems like a cool guy to hang out with.
The photos above and four others are on exclusive display in the gallery at MiG Nation, the top website for MiG fans.
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I have a fan site of the only mig in Japan. Since MiG is not known so much yet in Japan, I introduce MiG to the Japanese poeple in Japanese at the site. I think that your photographs express his sincere character well.
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