Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson

g, *1954 US, Brooklyn
Musician / Songwriter / Arranger of Pop
A.k.a. Michael Wood Thompson

Michael Thompson (born Michael Wood Thompson, February 11, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American guitarist and songwriter.Thompson achieved enduring modest success with his 1989 melodic rock/AOR group Michael Thompson Band but is most noted for his work as a popular session guitarist on the recordings of some of the most popular musical artists of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s spanning the genres of pop, rock, R&B, Country music and Latin music. Thompson has continued to play his own compositions on solo albums and gigs, and founded the melodic rock group TRW in 2007.

Instruments

Guitar
Electric guitar
Acoustic guitar
Bass
Vocals

Genres

Pop
Rock
R&B/Soul
Electronic
Soundtrack

Plays With

Culver Kingz

Michael Thompson Band

Rufus

TRW

Nick Glennie-Smith

Osmond Boys

Munetaka Higuchi

Jaime Kyle

Maranatha! Promise Band

張宇

Nakamura Masatoshi

Dream Castle

Motivo

Alex Salomon

Harlem Yu

Rocha

Terry Lin

Popular Tracks

Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, K. 412 (reconstructed by J. Humphries): I. Allegro on Mozart: Works for Horn and Orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Michael Thompson

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 / Gloria: Quoniam tu solus sanctus on Bach, J.S.: Mass In B Minor BWV 232 by Johann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner

Horn Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 407: II. Andante on Quinteto para Clarinete - Cuarteto para Oboe - Quinteto para Trompa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & The Academy Of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble

Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Hob. VIId:3: I. Allegro on Haydn: Trumpet and Horn Concertos by Joseph Haydn & Various Artists

Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, K. 417: III. Rondo: Allegro on Cinema Classics, Vol. 11 by Various Artists, Johannes Wildner, Richard Edlinger, Alexander Rahbari & Istvan Bogar

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo: Allegro vivace on Mozart: Works for Horn and Orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Michael Thompson

Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Hob. VIId:3: II. Adagio on Haydn: Trumpet and Horn Concertos by Joseph Haydn & Various Artists

Cocoa Butter on Cocoa Butter by Patrick Lamb & Michael Thompson

Nocturne, Op. 60: IV. Midnight's Bell Goes Ting, Ting, Ting... on Britten: Serenade for Tenor / Les Illuminations / Nocturne by Benjamin Britten & David Lloyd-Jones

Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Hob. VIId:3: III. Allegro on Haydn: Trumpet and Horn Concertos by Joseph Haydn & Various Artists

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
M.T. Speaks	Michael Thompson	2008	Album
A Change Is Gonna Come	Bobby Womack, Michael Thompson	1998	Single

External Links

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.