Micah P Hinson

Born in the southern US town of Memphis, Tennessee, on the day that President Ronald Reagan was shot in an assassination attempt, Micah (pronounced my-kah) Paul Hinson was raised in a Christian household.

As a teenager, Hinson and his family moved to Abilene, Texas, where he became a member of the local music scene. It is here, where Micah first met his then muse - a Vogue cover model and widow of a notable local rock star. Introduced to her, and in turn Valium and other narcotics, it was not long before Micah's muse turned into the 'Black Widow' as he now refers to her, and he hit a horrible twist of events. In the Spring of 2000, he was caught forging prescriptions and was sent to county jail = "I ended up losing my car, my home, all my money, my instruments and recording equipment, and basically my entire family".

At the age of 19, Micah found himself homeless and penniless, wandering from pillar to post, sleeping on friends' floors. He was eventually forced to declare himself bankrupt and moved into a motel and acquired a mundane telemarketing job. During this period, Micah still managed to write around 30 songs on borrowed instruments and equipment.

In the winter of 2003, with help from his old friends from Texas, The Earlies, Micah revisited these songs from his 'lost' period to record his debut album, 'Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress'. As producers of the record (under their 'Names On Records' guise), The Earlies' trademark of lush strings, beautiful keyboards and eerie backdrops harmonised perfectly with Micah’s honest and exposed style.

(Official Biography by Sketchbook Records)

Website: http://www.sketchbookrecords.com