michael fix

A new single Saltbush Express is ready for departure, on all streaming platforms, and also available to purchase as a download. It's a musical depiction of a mythical rail trip through the outback of Australia. Inspired by some…

I'm a bit old school - I still like CDs. Does anyone else? I'm about to find out…I've just released my latest album Road Wear, and it's available to buy right off my website. It features a collection of…

Tour dates, & ticket info: michaelfix.com/tours

Hello friends,

A quick update on my recent musical endeavours. I barely leave my studio these days, Im heavily involved in creating music for film, TV, and advertising.

It's creative and fun, and I'm working from home; I enjoy it…

Hello dear friends,

In time for Valentine's Day - a gift of a song with the hope that you will 'share the love' with someone special.

I've recorded a cover of a fairly obscure song called Book Of Love, and…

Just a short note, to wish you a happy festive season. 

I hope these coming weeks bring some peace and joy. 

Thank you to all of you who visited my website, joined the email list, watched my videos, listened to…

I have an early Christmas gift for you: Merry Christmas Medley 

As you probably know by now, I've been releasing a new track on the first of each month, and for December I put together an arrangement of some…

My new single 'Due Voci (Two Voices)' released November 1

This solo guitar piece was composed as a wedding gift to Andrea & Marianna, who were married in December, 2019.

Of course it's a romantic tune, and I hope you…

New song Happy Place - Oct 1

This fingerpicking acoustic guitar instrumental was composed on a cruise ship exploring the islands of the South Pacific.

I’d visited Vanuatu a number of times, and was always taken by the joyous sound…

A new month - a new tune!  My September single Road Wear is a personal reflection on the ageing process shared by both player and instrument .

In a recent photo shoot, the photographer had me hold my rather scratched…

Check out this recent review of the Michael Fix & Richard Gilewitz album Echoes from the Past. There's a great interview with Richard, as well.

Here's an excerpt:

On Echoes From The Past, Richard Gilewitz and Michael Fix prove…

A new month - a new tune!  My August single is Marking Time is a new country/blues acoustic guitar instrumental. 

For people working in the arts industry, life has been on hold this past couple of years, and phrases like…

July 1 is the release date for Man On The Wire. Co-written with Mark Cryle, the song details the life of one of Australia's most celebrated entertainers. 

Con Colleano - the 'Wizard of the Wire' - was an internationally…

We interrupt normal transmission to bring you news of an unexpected musical surprise: a new duets album by Michael Fix & Richard Gilewitz - Echoes From The Past 

Richard, from the USA, has been a regular visitor to Australia, and…

New Single - June 1. This month's track is called The Traveller, a minor key fingerpicking guitar tune that twists & turns like a country lane, the sort of tune I might have been playing when the photo…

Last month I suggested we ride the Red Vespa, this time...it's a Bumpy Ride...I didn't plan the track sequencing this way - honest! - it's just the way the tracks are popping out each month.

Bumpy Ride is an acoustic…

New single, plus video - April 1. 

If I were the motorbiking kind, I’d ride a Vespa. A red one. I’ve been threatening to buy a Vespa each time I’ve returned home from a tour of Italy, (and especially after…

Yes, it's the first of the month, and as promised, a new song, and video. 

Arriving on streaming platforms on March 1 is a new/old tune called Rainy Day Blues. 

Rainy Day Blues was composed over twenty years ago. No…

Hello friends, 

On the first of every month, I will be releasing a new track. 

Arriving on streaming platforms on February 1 is a new solo piece called Flâneur. 

Flâneur is a peculiar French word that describes a person…

It's been 2 years since Christine Collister & I last performed together, in fact, our very last concert was in Gladstone (Qld), the night before the first wave of Covid lockdowns began in March 2020.

North & South is our…

My last newsletter for 2021...well, it's been quite a year, hasn't it! Even today, I learnt that Tasmania's Cygnet Folk Festival - where I was booked to perform in 3 weeks time - has been postponed to 2023, due to…

One Christmas Eve is the title of my newest album, featuring 13 stripped-back, peaceful, guitar arrangements of traditional Christmas Carols.

I wanted to re-create the mood of my childhood Christmases; we celebrated in the European tradition on Christmas Eve, by…

My Wollongong Guitar Camp - twice re-scheduled due to Covid-19 - is going ahead! There are only a couple of spots left, so act fast!  

June 5-6, 2021 @ CentroCBD, Wollongong. Lunch included. Limited places, Info & Ticket Link

Just back from a tour around NSW, presenting a new show and album: Timelines - Australian Stories in Song 

It was really wonderful to performing again, and Mark Cryle & I had a lot of fun on the road together. 

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