ABOUT
MICAELA
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, lifelong music educator and intuitive somatic bodyworker.
Micaela Kingslight is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, lifelong music-educator and intuitive somatic bodyworker. Micaela began playing violin and piano at age 3, recorded her first track at age 5, and began teaching music at 15. A truly protean talent, Micaela is equally comfortable with the funky and folksy as well as ultra-hard rock and blues! As lead electric guitarist and songwriter in her group Flypaper, Micaela opened up for internationally touring bands like Primus, The Dresden Dolls, and B.B King, while as a studio musician in Detroit she cut her guitar and vocal chops playing funk and R&B alongside members of Motown staples like the Temptations, The Drifters, and The Supremes.
Most recently, Micaela has gained acclaim singing intricate three-part harmonies with the folk/medicine supergroup Three Wheels Turning alongside her collaborators Samara Jade and Aimee Ringle. Her own music combines all of these diverse influences into an eclectic global synthesis incorporating classical guitar, mandolin, harp, and South American Medicine music.
ACCLAIM & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2010 winner of the Indigrrl International Songwriting Competition
MUSIC & VOCAL
EDUCATOR
As a music educator Micaela co-founded the Kalamazoo Academy of Rock, was the director of Music Together: for parents and children, taught at the Crescendo Academy of music and was the primary guitar instructor at Kalamazoo College for three years. In total she has taught private music lessons for over 25 years. She became a certified Hatha yoga instructor in 2003 and is also a certified Vocal Yoga™ instructor under Heather Lyle.
Drawing from this rich lifetime of music performance, teaching, and yoga practice Micaela has developed her own approach to Somatic Vocal Embodiment: which through a combination of asana (body postures) and intuitive toning opens the body into greater avenues of expression and confidence by healing blockages and trauma and releasing stagnant energy patterns thereby enabling you to embody your true voice.
MISSION
To be a force of change through musical expression, shared vulnerability, and community connection.
VISION
To inspire all beings to find and follow their heart’s music.
VALUES
I communicate through authentic expression and vulnerability.
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I am devoted to sharing music that comes from my heart.
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I am guided by inspiration from nature.
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Magic is in every moment.
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I’m committed to leading a life that reflects the changes I wish to see in the world.