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Name Michael Procter
Talent JAZZ VOCALIST
Group Michael Procter
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Biography
MICHAEL PROCTER FORMER LEAD VOCALIST FOR THE WORLD RENOWN SINGING GROUP THE FIFTH DIMENSION AND INTERNATIONAL JAZZ AND DANCE MUSIC RECORDING ARTIST AND POET. MICHAEL PROCTER INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST IS AVAILABLE FOR SUMMER AND FALL BOOKING FOR FESTIVALS AND COORPORATE & PRIVATE EVENTS. CONTACT MYCHAN RECORDS & PUBLISHING 832-988-3090 / MYCHAN33@HOTMAIL.COM MR. PROCTER STARTED HIS CAREER IN LOS ANGELES HAVING COME FROM PEORIA, ILLINOIS FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A FAMILY MEMBER RICHARD PRYOR. AFTER ARRIVING IN LOS ANGELES MR. PROCTER STARTED WORKING WITH MOTOWN RECORDS WRITERS MEL BOLDEN AND MARILYN MCCLOUD & PAM SAWYER PINNING SEVERAL SONGS FOR THE GROUP MIGHTY FIRE. HE STARTED DOING BACKGROUND VOCALS FOR SEVERAL ARTISTS AT THAT TIME SUCH AS MAJOR VINCENTE, TONY BASIL, AND THE COMMODORES WILLIAM KING. MR. PROCTER WAS NOTICED BY THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE FIFTH DIMENSION, RENE DEKNIGHT WHO WAS THEN RESTRUCTURING THE SHOW FOR THE GROUP TO REBUILD THEIR VEGAS CAREER. THE FIFTH DIMENSION BROUGHT MICHAEL INTO THE GROUP AND HE WORKED WITH RENE DEKNIGHT PUTTING TOGETHER THE NEW SHOW FOR THE GROUP ALONG BEING THE LEAD MALE VOCALIST REPLACING BILLY DAVIS JR. WITH MICHAEL IN THE GROUP THE FIFTH DIMENSION REGAINED THEIR POSITION AGAIN AS A VIABLE ENTERTAINMENT SHOW IN LAS VEGAS, ATLANTIC CITY AND LAKE TAHOE. MR. PROCTER PERFORMED ALONG SIDE SOME THE MOST LEGENDARY ENTERTAINERS IN THE WORLD AT THAT TIME SUCH AS FRANK SINATRA, SAMMY DAVIS JR, FRANKIE VALLI AND MANY OTHER NOTABLE ENTERTAINERS. DURING THIS TIME MR PROCTER WAS AWARDED THE KEY TO THE CITY FROM ATLANTA GA. & NEW ORLEANS, LOUSIANA, THE OUTSTANDING ARTIST AWARD FROM LOS ANGELES, CA. AND MANY HUMANITARIAN ACKNOWLEDMENTS SUCH AS HUMANITARIAN AWARD FROM BUFFALO NY FIRE DEPT, CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA AND FROM THE AIDS FOUNDATION FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL TOUR OF HEARTSTRINGS AND THE AIDS QUILT TO RAISE MONEY FOR AIDS RESEARCE. WHILE WITH THE FIFTH DIMENSION MR. PROCTER WAS PART OF THE STAGE PLAY AIN'T MISBEHAVIN THE FIRST BROADWAY PLAY TO GO ON NATIONAL TOUR BEING PERFORMED BY AN ESTABLISH SINGING GROUP. THEY WERE ALSO GIVEN A COMMAND PERFORMANCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO PERFORM AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND ALSO TO PERFORM FOR THE VISITING DIGNITARIES AND THE U.S. PRESS CORP. ALONG WITH MANY TELEVISED NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMANCES AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES. MR.PROCTER HAS ALSO PERFORMED WITH MOST SYMPHONIES AND ORCHESTRAS IN THE U.S. AFTER LEAVING THE FIFTH DIMENSION TO PURSUE HIS OWN SOLO CAREER MR. PROCTER RECORDED SEVERAL SONGS THAT BECAME DANCE MUSIC ANTHEMS SUCH AS DELIVER ME, FALL DOWN, LOVE DONT LIVE THAT ARE STILL BEING PLAYED AROUND THE WORLD TODAY AS MR.PROCTER CONTINUES TO RECORD AND RELEASE NEW MATERIAL. ALSO WRITING A NO.1 DANCE SONG FOR RECORD COMPANY STRICTLY RHYTHM RECORDS IN NEW YORK. MR. PROCTER ESTABLISHED HIS RECORD AND PUBLISHING COMPANY MYCHAN RECORDS AND PUBLISHING. MR. PROCTER HAS TAKEN HIS POP AND JAZZ SHOW TO MANY ENTERTAINMENT MECCAS AROUND THE WORLD ALONG WITH HEADLINING MANY INTERNATIONAL CRUISE LINES. ALSO MR. PROCTER WAS THE FIRST TO PERFORM A BROADWAY PLAY DREAMGIRLS ON A WORLD CRUISE ON A NEW NCL CRUISE SHIP THE DREAMWARD. NOT SITTING ON HIS LAURELS MR. PROCTER HAS ALSO PINNED 2 BOOKS. THE FIRST ONE TITLED BE AN INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY AND LOVE LETTERS AND HEARTSCAPES A POETRY AND PROSE COLLECTION.

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