39. Michael Bearden - Musical directing Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Super Bowl, Whitney Houston, Madonna

Episode 39 - Michael Bearden is one of the most successful music directors of all time. He was Michael Jackson’s final musical director, building the This Is It show, and spent MJ’s last night together, rehearsing with him. He’s been with Lady Gaga for over a decade (including her iconic Super Bowl half time show performance). He was with Whitney Houston at her highest moment. He’s lifelong friends with Michelle Obama. And on top of all that, has also worked with Madonna, Rod Stewart, Sting, Carlos Santana, Lionel Richie, Chaka Kahn, Patti Austin, Patti Labelle, George Benson, Boz Scaggs, Lenny Kravitz, Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Shania Twain, Issac Hayes, Aaron Neville, MC Lyte, Cyndi Lauper, Nancy Wilson, Queen, David Crosby, Stevie Wonder, John Fogerty, Liza Minelli, Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles. We go deep about his philosophies in working with artists, his journey, lessons learned, and we have a dang good time. We hope you enjoy it! Let’s go! ‘Go with Elmo Lovano’ is a weekly podcast where Elmo interviews creatives and entrepreneurs in music on HOW they push forward every day, got where they are in their careers, manage their personal lives, and share lessons learned and their most important insights. Please SUBSCRIBE / FOLLOW this podcast to catch new episodes as soon as they drop! Your likes, comments and shares are much appreciated! Listen to the audio form of this podcast wherever you get your podcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/gowithelmo Follow Michael Bearden: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbearden / Follow Elmo Lovano: https://Instagram.com/elmolovano https://Twitter.com/elmolovano Follow Go With Elmo: https://Instagram.com/gowithelmo https://twitter.com/gowithelmopod Go With Elmo Lovano on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@gowithelmo Follow Jammcard: https://Instagram.com/Jammcard https://TikTok.com/Jammcard https://Twitter.com/Jammcard Jammcard is the Music Professionals Network - https://jammcard.com The Jammcard app is an invite only social network for vetted music professionals. You can apply to join at https://jammcard.typeform.com/to/g58t0g Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices