Michael Carey

What is your hometown?

Chicago, IL

What is your current location?

Woodland Hills, California

Who are your favorite composers/producers?

Daniel Lanois, Thomas Newman, Ennio Morricone, Peter Gabriel, Eric Valentine, Neal Avron, Dan Korneff to name a few.

What is an interesting fun fact about you?

Unapologetic connoisseur of scathing satirical humor and awful dad jokes (I’m a dad so I get to do that), spicy ethnic food from anywhere, good wine, spirits, IPAs, filthy 70s funk/soul, and gorgeous old guitars and amps.


Michael Carey is an award-winning composer, songwriter, producer, mixer and session guitarist specializing in modern/indie-pop, rock, neo-soul, and Latin pop. His album credits include Gavin James, Escape The Fate, Gwen Stefani, Idina Menzel, Santana lead singer Andy Vargas, and Mary Lambert to name a few. he’s also composed and produced original music for national campaigns for Coca Cola, Toyota, Ford, Sonic, Outback Steakhouse, and Mattel, TV themes for TBS, ABC, and CBS, and main title tracks and underscore for ward-winning indie feature films and documentaries.