Michelle Brayson
Michelle Brayson has had a lifelong love for music and officially started taking lessons at the age of seven for voice. She spent the first part of her training focused mainly on musical theater and choir.
Years later she joined School of Rock Portland, where she enrolled in vocal, keyboard and guitar lessons. Through School of Rock she has played with Frank Black of the Pixies, Page Hamilton of Helmet, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and Kelly LeMieux of Goldfinger.
Michelle has lent her skills to multiple bands spanning a wide range of genres from funk to heavy metal and has played events such as the Nike Olympic Trials, Bumbershoot, Folklife and Fall into Darkness Metal Festival. Michelle has also been seen playing her keytar at casinos all over the PNW with Poker Face: A Tribute to Lady Gaga.
Michelle moved to Seattle, WA to get her A.M. degree in Classical Voice in 2011 and has loved the city so much she hasn’t left. Michelle loves to teach music theory, sight-singing and healthy voice techniques in everything from musical theater to contemporary pop singing. She also has a deep love for pop-synthesizer riffs and blues piano improvisation for her keyboard students. She loves helping both keys and vocal students find their unique sound and reach their musical goals. In addition to teaching, Michelle can be seen playing shows with her bands Charmed, I’m Sure and Deft Lips.