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James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, sound engineer, mixer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M. Early life He took piano lessons while growing up and sang in Holland High School's show choir, Vocal Dimensions. As a teen, he played in different local rock bands including The Way We Dress and Night Shift. In the late 1980s, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career. Career James Michael has worked as a record producer, songwriter, and/or engineer and mixer with many rock and pop recording artists including Kelly Clarkson, Alanis Morissette, Meat Loaf, Mötley Crüe, HammerFall, Scorpions, Hilary Duff, The Rasmus, Papa Roach, Trapt, American Bang, Saliva, The Exies, Deana Carter, Sammy Hagar, Lillix, Sarah Kelly, Halestorm, Jack's Mannequin, Brides of Destruction, Marion Raven and Victoria Justice. He put out his first solo album in 2000 titled Inhale. Michael wrote, produced and mixed the entire album and often played all of the instruments. Michael is co-founder (along with Nikki Sixx and DJ Ashba) and lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M. The band's debut album, The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack, produced by Michael, was on the Billboard 200 album chart for 26 consecutive weeks and featured the No. 1 rock track of 2008 and gold-selling single "Life Is Beautiful". He also co-wrote and handled production for the band's second album, This Is Gonna Hurt, which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and its second track, "Lies of the Beautiful People", went No. 1 on Active Rock radio. Michael produced, mixed and co-wrote (alongside Sixx:A.M. bandmate DJ Ashba) Mötley Crüe's last studio album Saints of Los Angeles that debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. He also co-wrote the song "Higher Than Heaven" for James Durbin's Memories of a Beautiful Disaster album released on November 21, 2011. He produced Papa Roach's new album, The Connection (as well as co-wrote the track "Where Did the Angels Go"), which debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart. Other projects from around this time include writing the track "People Like Us" for the Kelly Clarkson Greatest Hits – Chapter One mixing Hinder's new album Welcome to the Freak Show and writing with and contributing vocals for Halestorm, plus writing and producing "Take a Hint" for Victoria Justice featured in the show Victorious. He released a solo song "Learn to Hate You," which premiered on November 26, 2012. Michael met up with Sixx and Ashba early in 2013 to start writing songs for a new Sixx:A.M. album, which turned out to be Modern Vintage, released in 2014. It debuted at #1 on the rock charts. The band followed up in 2016 with two albums Prayers for the Damned and Prayers for the Blessed, before going on a successful USA and European tour. The following year, they decided to take a hiatus. In 2019, Sixx:A.M. released their first song in three years, "Talk to Me," in support of the #TalktoMe campaign against opioid addiction. The following year, James performed on a remake of a Sixx:A.M. song, "Maybe It's Time," featuring Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch), Tommy Vext (Bad Wolves), Arron Bruno (Awolnation), Joe Elliot (Def Leppard) and Slash (Guns N' Roses), all proceeds again were donated to the battle against opioid addiction, a cause important to James throughout his career. In 2021, Sixx:A.M. released their Hits album, a compilation of fan favorites and a few new tracks most notably "The First 21." James Michael's 2022 releases include The Retaliators movie theme, "21 Bullets," written by James and Nikki Sixx. He recently released a solo recording, "California Smile." He is currently working in his recording studios in both the US and UK/Ireland developing new rock and pop artists, focusing heavily on his strengths as a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, lead vocalist, producer, and mixer. Partial discography References External links "Sixx:A.M." Sixxammusic.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021. James Michael JamesMichaelMedia.com. Discover the Michael James popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Michael James books.
Best Seller Michael James Books of 2024
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Alert
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The People vs. Alex Cross
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Never Never
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14th Deadly Sin
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Alex Cross, Run
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The 9th Judgment
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Violets Are Blue
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2nd Chance
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Worst Case
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Kill Alex Cross
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Along Came a Spider
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12th of Never
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1st to Die
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Step on a Crack
James Patterson & Michael LedwidgeAs he faces a devastating personal loss, Detective Michael Bennett is about to take on the most sinister challenge of his career: a kidnapping crisis that could destroy the most po...
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Hope to Die
James PattersonDetective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross's familyhis loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and...
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7th Heaven
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Haunted
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Peril
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Unlucky 13
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Invisible
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11th Hour
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I, Alex Cross
James PattersonWhen a beloved relative is murdered, Detective Alex Cross vows to hunt down the killer . . . and discovers a secret that could rock the entire world.Detective Alex Cross is pulled ...
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The 6th Target
James Patterson & Maxine PaetroWhen a horrifying attack leaves one of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt.Lindsay Boxer and h...
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Kiss the Girls
James PattersonJoin Alex Cross on his most terrifying murder case yet in this #1 New York Times bestseller and one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads."In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a s...
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Cross Justice
James PattersonFor Alex Cross, the toughest cases hit close to homeand in this deadly thrill ride, he's trying to solve the most personal mystery of his life.When his cousin is accused of a heino...
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Bullseye
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Tick Tock
James Patterson & Michael LedwidgeNYC's #1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problemthe Son of Sam, the Werewolf of Wisteria and the Mad Bomber are all back. The city has never been more terrified!When a rash ...
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16th Seduction
James Patterson & Maxine PaetroStill recovering from her husband's betrayal, Detective Lindsay Boxer faces a series of heartstopping crimes and a deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy San Francisco.Fifteen...
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Burn
James Patterson & Michael LedwidgeDetective Michael Bennett finally returns to New York Cityand to the most unsettling, horrific case of his career in this #1 New York Times bestseller.At last, Detective Michael Be...
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The 8th Confession
James Patterson & Maxine PaetroJoin the Women's Murder Club on an exhilarating thrill ride as love and murder test their friendships like never before.Someone is killing the richest people in the cityand the Wom...
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15th Affair
James Patterson & Maxine PaetroWhen an alluring blonde with ties to the CIA disappears from a murder scene, Detective Lindsay Boxer turns to the Women's Murder Club to help her track down an elusive suspect: her...
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10th Anniversary
James Patterson & Maxine PaetroSecrets. Lies. Murder. In this pulsepounding Women's Murder Club novel, mysteries and lives unravel.Detective Lindsay Boxer's longawaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memo...
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Rage
Bob WoodwardRage is an unprecedented and intimate tour de force of new reporting on the Trump presidency facing a global pandemic, economic disaster and racial unrest.Woodward, the #1 internat...
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Gone
James Patterson & Michael LedwidgeA crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why.Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic, ruthless strongman, he slaughters ...
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3rd Degree
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Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
James PattersonOn Christmas Eve, Alex Cross must risk everything to solve a mystery and stop a hostage situation from spiraling out of control.It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been...
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Cross My Heart
James PattersonThe stakes are higher than ever for Alex Cross as he faces his most personal enemy yet: a criminal who threatens his family.Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart: nothing m...
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Shoe Dog
Phil KnightIn this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously mediashy man behind the sw...
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Roses Are Red
James PattersonAlex Cross races against time as a series of crimes stuns Washington, D. C.and he might be facing his most brilliant enemy yet. In a series of terrifying crimes, bank robbe...
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The 5th Horseman
James Patterson & Maxine PaetroDare to face the most terrifying heights of suspense. From hospital murders to explosive court battles, the Women's Murder Club takes on their most harrowing challenge yet.It is a ...
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The Russian
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Cross Fire
James PattersonAlex Cross encounters his most explosive case ever as a D. C. assassin picks off politicians . . . and his most deadly enemy is waiting to kill everyone he loves. Detective Alex Cr...
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Fear
Bob WoodwardOVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD RUNAWAY #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SENSATIONAL #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Explosive.”The Washington Post “Devastating.”The New Yorker “Unprecedented....
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Texas Ranger
James PattersonIn James Patterson's #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, a Texas Ranger fights for his life, his freedom, and the town he loves as he investigates his exwife's murder.Across th...
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I, Michael Bennett
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4th of July
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Cross the Line
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