The last two weeks have been an adventure to say the least. On the 30th of March I had the honour of opening for Michelle Xen, for the launch of her RMX EP, Synesthesia, at the X & Y bar in Brisbane. Alongside my band we worked hard to put on our most refined performance [...]

On Thursday 28th February, my videos showcased in an art exhibition called “The Shape Of Things to come: 7UP!” I have never been so proud, nervous, excited and emotional in my entire life. It was definitely a mixture of emotions as I watched people peruse through the exhibition and enter what was known as “The [...]

There is enormous power in giving a voice to those who feel invisible. One day I hope I can do the same. I have dedicated this video to Camille from France. Here is my new film clip FREE DOWNLOAD LINK BONUS VIDEO Released in conjunction with AllThingsLost (ATL) and Jakeem Entertainment I have dedicated this [...]

Merry Christmas What a year it’s been! First of all those connected with my on facebook might have seen me upload THIS cover of All I Want For Christmas Is You last night. I did an all acoustic version of this song using just one mic and the camer from my laptop! BUT! I wanted to [...]

Featuring Smokey, my cat, here is my new music video for my cover of Die Young by Kesha. Girl’s Just Wanna Have Fun and Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper makes this film clip complete, as I reference this iconic PERSON and period. I hope you enjoy my rendition of this song and if you [...]

In many ways, I feel like the luckiest person on earth. One of the things I am most grateful for, is that in my life I have had the opportunity to dream up the craziest of ideas and to turn them into a reality. I’m so thankful to everyone who believes in my music and [...]

It’s been over 6 months since the release of Falling For You. Earlier in the year I collaborated with Sydney based Producer Jono Fernandez and we produced our love child, “Someone To Love.” This is a side project Carmichael dance release. We also signed this to the record label c2r records!   Music is everything [...]

One Direction (otherwise abbreviated to 1D by obsessed fans!) are releaseing their new album “Take Me Home” this week with the pre release available now! By no means am I a 1D fan, but when I heard the song “little things” a little spark inside me went something like this… … … .. “NAWWWWWWwwwwwWWWWwwwwwWWWWWwww….” Also, [...]

I want to put forth a question! Has the quality of music changed in the last few decades?     In the 60s we had the Beatles, in the 70s we had Fleetwood Mac, in the 80s we had Michael Jackson (with Thriller and the moonwalk), in the 90s we had a horrendous selection of [...]

I made a video with my new kittyyyy! NAwwww He’s so adorable! and I’m slightly obsessed with him!!! What should I name him? Comments below!?

I think the problem with the pop music industry is that their is so much negativity around the people that become successful. Everyone is quick to hate, Justin Beiber, Rebecca Black, One Direction, Lady Gaga. We are waiting for them to fail, to be exposed and to be brought down to their knees. What a [...]

On September the 22nd 2012, I performed at the Brisbane Powerhouse, on the Turbine Stage for an event called POPALICIOUS which was hosted by Mike Howlett. Here is some footage of me and my band, CARMICHAEL, performing my single “Falling For You.” Leave a comment below! what did you think? New cover videos and original [...]

Andy Warhol is one of my biggest inspirations. Even more so then Bowie or Gaga or Michael Jackson. I first become conscious of his work in high school when I went to the art gallery in Brisbane (called The GOMA). They were showcasing his collection. I can remember being mesmerised by his work, his paining his [...]

“lets get…PHYSICAL!!!” After alot of mucking around, I’ve now acquired the licence and I officially own a piece of the 80s (legally!!) If you haven’t seen my latest film creation, CLICK HERE to see what I’m talking about! ALSO! after much reflection, I feel that using the term NEW WAVE best describes my music, sound [...]

To everyone who has supported my music over the years, I’m proud to announce that Falling For You has been played on RAGE! This has been a childhood dream of mine. I can remember as a little kid, I wasn’t allowed to watch Rage as my parents didn’t think it was appropriate. I used to [...]

A quick sketch inspired by the pop artist Roy Liechtenstein. “We rose up slowly…As if we didn’t belong to the outside world any longer…like in a shadows dream… who didn’t need to breathe…”  

THIS IS MY 100TH VIDEO!!! YAY! But I do have the feeling I’m going to regret posting this video

Violet Energy is the title of my very first album slash EP that I released. Over the past few months I’ve been looking back at where I started from with my music and my progression over the years. Looking back at all of these creative endeavours, I feel a great sense of achievement. I also [...]

2009-2012 My life told in under 150 photos! Looking back at all these photos it makes me so proud of all the hard work I’ve put into my music. It often surprises me how fast time flies by, especially the  last 3-4 years! And looking back at all of the gigs I’ve played, all of [...]

I put 100% of my heart and soul into this. Here is my latest cover video. Its a mash up between Payphone by Maroon 5 and The day you went away by Wendy matthews. Hope you enjoy. you can also download it for free from my soundcloud so you can have this on your ipod! [...]

A few days ago I posted a new cover video! Unfortunately due to technical difficulties I couldn’t share it on here until now. So without any more hesitation here is my cover of Katy Perry’s latest Single Wide Awake. I collaborated with percussionist and good friend Chris Richards for this cover. I hope you enjoy. [...]

I was lucky enough to perform live and to score an interview on Balcony TV earlier this year! Balcony TV has interviewed Artists such as Matt Corby, youtube sensation Beardyman, Monford and sons and a collection of other artists. So it was definitely a thrill to be involved! I performed an acoustic set with my band which consists of [...]

I’m proud to announce that an article that I recently wrote has been featured on MusicThinkTank.com. I originally posted this article on my website (here) and I thought it would I should submit it to Music Think Tank. I’m glad I did! It seems so far to have generated a little bit of debate. Haha. [...]

I usually don’t post blogs on a sunday but I was featured in the last edition of Raw Ink Magazine. My interview is on page 52! Also included in the article, is an interview with Blue Juice so that means I’m almost as famous as them right!? Open publication – Free publishing – More blue juice If [...]

I recently had to write an essay about how google changed the music industry. Unlike the majority of my assignment I found this topic quite interesting and I thought I might share (an edited version of it) with you… How Google And Search Engine Optimisation Changed The Music Industry There are many technological developments within [...]

Giving away free music seems to be a topical debate within the music world. There’s no doubt that living the life of an artist is hard. Personally, I invest all of my income towards my music. Whether it would be for buying new equipment, new microphones, cameras, keyboards, guitars, and so on, or the months [...]

The book has been written and the story now completely revealed in full. I proudly unleash the alternative version of Falling For You. This film clip marks the end of a very special and amazing journey that has been falling for you! It has been an amazing ride and I am in complete debt to Emily Mackay who [...]

Here’s my new cover video! of Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen. I’ve put my own unique spin on it. I filmed this on Tuesday night in Brisbane city underneath the freeways that separate the city and the river.

Firstly I want to introduce you to this really cool Brisbane band called Cub Scouts. They make alternative upbeat indie dance music which is quite infectious and the singers voice is memorising!! I also wanted to write this blog to THANK YOU!!! So many of your have got behind me and wrote a review of [...]

Have you ever seen a ghost. In the past I’ve never really thought to much about whether I believe in ghosts or not. I’ve always believed that there is a lot of energy out there in the universe, but I’ve never really thought too much about ghosts…until now! Last night I went out to do [...]

For my new cover video of ‘Somebody That I used to know’ I collaborated with Darren Lau and Chris Richards. They are both amazing musicians and it was great fun experimenting with new textures and sounds in this cover video. I’ve never made a video like this one so I reccommend you check it out… ALSO! I’ve got some exciting NEWS! [...]

Last week on the 28th of March, I had the launch of my latest single, Falling For You, at The Zoo in Fortitude Valley. I had an amazing team of people their including a camera crew which captured the performance. So without any hesitation HERE is a clip of me performance my latest single live. [...]

What if today was your last day? A scary thought right? I recently read a blog post by Thorny Bleeder who asks the same question.   If today was your last day could you say that you lived every moment to your full potential? Did you loved without fear? Did you pursued what your heat desires? Did you take ‘no’ [...]

It was to my surprise that when I picked up todays MX paper that I’d see my eyes (from behind a mask) staring back at me! I feel honoured and privileged! On the cover of the MX newspaper!!! To celebrate the release of my new single I’ll be hosting a gig this wednesday night at The [...]

Here’s a short videos showing the process of how I made my own custom t-shirts using a lino-block print method. The t-shirts where modelled by Zac Zasada and photographed by Emily-May Mackay and myself. Click here to watch If you could like to inquire about purchasing a t-shirt you can contact me from here [scrollGallery [...]

To celebrate the officially release of my new single ‘Falling For You’ I’m holding a very special gig @ The Zoo on the 28th of March (doors open at 7:30pm) This is going to be my biggest show to date as I’ll be playing with a full band and I’ll also be reenacting scenes from [...]

After months of hesitation I present the official film clip for FALLING FOR YOU. Falling for you has been released in the form of a 7 track EP which can be purchased from itunes by CLICKING HERE. Make sure you leave a comment to let me know what you think! Falling for you written and performed by Stephen Carmichael [...]

So its only days away from the release of my new film clip Falling For you! And I wanted to take some time to reflect because I keep coming back to this question… Why do I even write music? Why should I even bother…? Ok time to take a step back… On regular occasions, I [...]

And so the count down begins! In less than one week, on the 2nd of March, my new single Falling For You will be released! Many many months of hard work, perseverance, and some hair pulling drama has gone into perfecting my new release. The film clip was directed by the amazing Emily-May Mackay! And [...]

This is my tribute to Whitney Houston…I don’t really know what to say except that Im really going to miss her… CLICK HERE TO WATCH CARMICHAEL