| Michael Wookey | |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1983 |
| Origin: | Southampton, England |
| Occupation: | Musician, composer |
| Label: | We Are Unique Records |
Michael Wookey (March 23, 1983) is an English singer-songwriter and composer, born in Southampton and based in Paris.
Wookey self-released his first album, Dreams of You, in 2003. His fourth album, Submarine Dreams, was released in 2013 by We Are Unique Records.[1] The album was mastered by Valgeir Sigurðsson at Greenhouse Studios in Iceland, with original album artwork by Gabríela Friðriksdóttir. The disc was recorded in Cantal, France with four members of Angil and the Hiddentracks, with whom Wookey toured.[2]
Wookey is known for using toy instruments in his music, and in 2013 he arranged a 10-person toy orchestra to play his compositions at Paris's Théâtre du Châtelet; a second performance followed in 2014.[3] [4] He collaborated with Margaret Leng Tan and wrote a concerto for her named "Coney Island Sous l'Eau." The U.S. premiere of Wookey's concerto was in 2013 at the Washington Square Music Festival in New York City, with The New York Times calling it "the most rewarding of the pieces for toys on the program."[5]
Wookey also composed the music for the film Brochet comme le poisson, directed by Anne Brochet and broadcast by Arte TV in 2013[6] and multiple documentaries since.
Micheal Wookey is also member of Contrebrassens, a French band that makes covers of the French singer, Georges Brassens.[7]
| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dreams Of You | |
| 2007 | You Shield Me From Darkness | |
| 2010 | Gun Gala | |
| 2013 | Submarine Dreams | |
| 2016 | Wild and Weary | |
| 2018 | Hollywood Hex | |
| 2022 | Truelove $ Day |