Michael Mott

Composer

is an internationally critically acclaimed award winning composer/ lyricist, songwriter and vocal producer living and working in NYC.  Born and raised in New Hartford, New York, Michael graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Musical Theatre Performance. He moved to New York City in 2007 and enjoyed a successful career performing in numerous Off-Broadway, regional and national touring shows.  In 2012 he decided to shift his focus to writing and was accepted into the prestigious BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writer’s Workshop.  He has since been named one of Playbill’s „Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriters You Should Know“ and has won the Broadway World 2020 Cabaret Award for ‚Best Original Song‘ for his piece Jingle My Bells written for The Boy Band Project.

 Mr. Mott’s original musicals include In The Light, A Faustian Tale (book by Nathan Wright and Justin Silvestri), The Fairy’s Tale (book by Gretchen Suárez-Peña), Mob Wife, A Mafia Comedy (book by Corey Skaggs) and Riding Out The Storm, a ten minute musical (book & lyrics by Christine Toy Johnson). He was commissioned to write the music and lyrics to Lucifer (co-lyricist, Mike Squillante, book by Corey Skaggs) and his first short film, Sundown, A Dance Short.

Best known for his recording studio work, Mott’s discography includes the LPs

Where The Sky Ends (which has surpassed over 4.4 million streams on Spotify),

In The Light, A Faustian Tale (Highlights from the World Premiere Studio Cast Recording) [which debuted at #8 on the Billboard Musical Theatre charts], and Abandoned Heart all distributed by Grammy Award Winning label, Broadway Records. His EPs include The Only One (distributed by Motta Music), Where The Sky Ends: The Dance Remixes and Gone: The Remixes (both distributed by Broadway Records). Singles include Christmas, Will You Stay? (feat. Laura Osnes), The Impossible (feat. Matt Bloyd), Fly High (feat. Emma Howard). He has written original award-winning material for NYC’s The Boy Band Project, including

Get Behind My Love and Jingle My Bells (Winner – Best Original Song, 2020 Broadway World Cabaret World Award). His entire discography is available wherever music is sold.

Mr. Mott has had the great fortune of working with some of the best singers in the business both in the recording studio and on stage in his touring show, Michael Mott & Friends.  His collaborations include TONY Award Nominees Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes, Sierra Boggess and many others.

Mott’s concert work includes sold out performances of his original material at numerous venues in the US and around the world including Feinstein’s/ 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, 42 West, Rockwood Music Hall, The Green Room 42, The Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC, The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and the Cockpit Theatre in London, UK.

Mr. Mott is currently an Advanced Member of the BMI Musical Theatre Writer’s Workshop and proud member of The Dramatists Guild and Actor’s Equity Association.