Trusting in the power and inherent spirituality of music with its great potential to unite, connect, and touch us all, Michelle shares her music at concerts, festivals, yoga studios, wellness centers, and for special events. In 2019 she debuted her Harmonic Sound Immersion™ which is a transformative sound meditation created by the healing vibrations of ancient and modern instruments.
As a self-taught guitarist in her teens, performing and teaching locally, she aspired toward a more expansive understanding of music. Initially starting her undergraduate work in psychology, she recognized her need for creative expression, so she changed her course of study and started out at twenty years old, as a beginning classical guitar student in pursuit of the discipline and knowledge that a formal music education promised. She was elected to the music honor society Pi Kappa Lambda and graduated with Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Cleveland Institute of Music | Case Western Reserve University with honors.
Professional awards and nominations for her music include recognition from Zone Music Reporter, One World Music Radio, New Age Music Guide, New Age Notes Radio, Echoes Radio, with releases on various top music charts. Quotes regarding her work include:
“Michelle Qureshi is an award-winning, chart-topping composer that marries spiritualty with intention.” – RJ Lannan, Ambient Visions
“I sometimes open my reviews with a statement like “Guitarist so and so’s new album…” and I could do that with Michelle Qureshi’s “Seventh Wave,” but to be honest, she plays so much more than guitars on this album that it would be misleading to say the least. On this bold, adventurous, and broad of vision recording, she plays acoustic and electric guitars, Native American flute, didgeridoo, cello, banjo, steel tongue drum, percussion, keyboards, synths, and adds vocals too.” – Bill Binkelman, Wind and Fire
“The music on “Within” is contemporary, yet timeless.” – Dyan Garris, New Age CD
“The softness of her musical palette is utterly beautiful and each textured tone, a vibrancy of bliss and calm.” – Steve Sheppard, One World Music Radio
From 2012-2023 Michelle has released 13 albums, 3 EPs, and 22 singles. Her 2020 solo guitar album, “Within,” won “Best Acoustic Album” from One World Music Radio, as well as a place on the “Top Ten New Age Albums of 2021” on New Age Music Guide. “Silver Chord,” an album of deep ambient tunes, as well as “Short Stories,” an acoustic guitar album, received ZMR nominations in 2018.
Her 2017 album, “Seventh Wave,” was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album of the year by ZMR. “Scattering Stars,” won Best Ambient Album from One World Music Radio in 2017 and placed in the top 50 albums of the year on the ZMR charts as well as ranking in the top 25 albums for Echoes Radio and it was an “Editor’s Pick” and “Staff Pick” on CD Baby.
With a global audience and tens of millions of streams, Michelle’s music is heard on major digital streaming platforms as well as Sirius XM, Echoes, The River of Calm, and many independent and public radio programs.
Official artist website: https://www.michellequreshi.com
Michelle’s new album is ” A Day On Venus.” More about this on our Featured Artist page HERE.
