CONCH TOWN RECORDS SIGNS MOTOWN ARTIST LARIN MICHAELS
- Conch Town Records
- Mar 14
- 3 min read
Larin Michaels' musical resume speaks for itself. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays keyboard, bass pedals, guitar, lap steel, alto saxophone, flute, valve trombone, harmonica, percussion, and banjo.
Larin, born and raised in Motown, started his musical career on drums at the age of 7. By the age of 15, Larin had progressed to playing guitar and piano and started a local rock band with friend Mario Bee, named The Noblemen. The band played through-out the Midwest recording and performing concerts on radio and television. In the 70’s, Larin took a position as Musical Director/Performer with the European show Hair and Now. Returning back to the USA, he continued his musical career performing, recording, writing and producing.
ACCREDITATIONS:
Del Shannon: (Known for the #1 song on Billboards Top 100 1961 “Runaway”) Played backup guitar for live performances (1960 Era) - National
Freddy Cannon: (Known for the #3 song on Billboards Top 100 1962 “Palace Aide Park) Played backup guitar for live Performances (1960 Era) - National
Noblemen: (Recorded Song/Air play Mickey’s Monkey) Guitar, B/U vocals (1960-1970 Era) - Midwest
Gino Washington: (Hit song Gino is a Coward) Backup guitar for live performances (1960 Era) - National
Willie Tyler and Lester: (Motown recording star that was featured on The Ed Sullivan Show) Played backup guitar for live performances ( 1960 Era) - National
Frijid Pink: Known for #7 song on Billboards Top 100; 1970 “House of the Rising Sun”) Band
Member (1990 – 2000) Played keyboards/vocals/writer/arranger and producer on the album
CD “Back Again 2006” - National
Street Wise: (Album Release/Airplay” Motor City Rocks 2” WLLZ) Keyboards and Vocals (1983) - Local Michigan
Joe Finnazo: ( Recording/Airplay song “Red Wings On The Move” 1987) Larin wrote produced and played keyboards ( Joe Finnazo is one of the Lead Singers of the Reflections, known for #6 song on Billoards Top 100 “ Just Like Romeo and Juliet”) - Local Michigan
The Evereadys: ( Gospel National Recording Artists known for their #14 song on Billboards Top100 Year 1991; (Song Nothing Seperates Me From Your Love Arranger) CD “ A Message For You” - National
Session Work With Bad Finger Members: ( Michael Gibbons Drummer and Adam Allen Guitar). Larin recorded unpublished material (1980 – 1990 Era).
2015 European Album Release: Larin Michaels on Vocals, Guitar and keys Album “Train to
Nowhere”. (Noblemen Release)
Jambox Band: Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Alto Sax, Harmonica, Percussions. (2015 – 2016 Era) - Local Michigan
Karen Elizabeth and the Remedy Band: Keyboards and B/U Vocals. ( Concerts and Shows) 2016 - Midwest
2017 – 2024: Festivals across Michigan, Travis City, Saginaw, Bay City, Grand Rapids and Metro Detroit. Okeechobee Florida and Tampa Florida.
COMMERCIALS / JINGLES:
In the 1990’s Larin wrote, produced and played on over 60 Radio and T.V. Commercials. Clients to include: Coca Cola, Ford Motor Co. Suburban Cellular, SEMTA Bus, Wayne County
Community College, Melody Farms, Detroit Red Wings, Minority Business Corp., Tammaroff Motors, Just to name a few.
PERFORMED WITH / SHARED THE STAGE / BILLED WITH:
Bob Seger and the Last Herd, Four Tops, Spinners, Temptations, The OJ’s, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, The Noblemen, Del Shannon, Freddy Cannon, Gino Washington, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Elke Sommers, Bad Finger, Beau Brummel’s, Frijid Pink, Street Wise,
Reflections, Chairmen of the Board, Paul Peterson, Coldwater Band, Sunshine, Flo and Eddie, Aretha Franklin, Grand Funk Railroad, Sheriff, Rare Earth, Shades of Blue, Lane Butler, Jambox, Karen Elizabeth and Remedy Band and the Reed Michaels show. Diana Ross and the Supremes, Grand Funk and Kid Rock.
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