Performing ASCAP singer songwriter arranger, John Michael Ferrari (NSAI).
John Michael writes emotional story-telling cross-genre songs with touches of sophistication, raw edged reality, and child-like wonder. His stories relate his life experiences and those of others. Music has been his life.
John Michael Ferrari’s childhood was not a happy one. He found refuge in roller skating, ice skating, and playing his guitar and singing. (He was not allowed to play his guitar in his step-father’s house.) The first song he learned was “Tom Dooley” and the first song he wrote at 14 was “Wah Do Wah Do” (not one for the record books.)
Never wanting to be with his step-father, John spent his childhood on the streets and got into trouble. Finally, at age 15, a Judge called him incorrigible. Not understanding what that word meant, he responded “Thank you” and the Judge sentenced John to 2 years in the Nevada State Children’s Home in Carson City. John would say this “was probably the best thing that could have happened to me and the first time I felt safe as a child or teen”. Before graduating high school, the principal suggested John Michael drop out of school and join the military … which he did … the U.S. Army.
John Michael Ferrari’s most recent album "My Heart Can't Breathe" released 1/15/22
Like John Michael says, "There's never a stranger in the audience."
Bio by Pepper Jay
