Michelle Qureshi | Artist Page

IMG_7022 michelle Michelle Qureshi, an award-winning artist who is a classically trained guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, brings a contemporary yet timeless aesthetic to her beautiful music.

Offering 16 albums and 10 singles since 2012, Michelle’s music has millions of streams on global platforms. Combining her formal training with intuitive and improvisational elements, she performs both as a solo guitarist and a presenter of sound experiences. Her Harmonic Sound Immersion™ is a transformative sound meditation created by the healing vibrations of ancient and modern instruments; a kind of horizontal concert.

As a self-taught guitarist in her teens, performing and teaching locally, Michelle had aspirations 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, 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.

In 2020 she became a myndstream (record label) artist, debuting the highly-acclaimed solo guitar album, “Within.” In May 2021, “Within” was awarded “Best Acoustic Album” by One World Music Radio.

This is a video discography of Michelle’s work from 2012-2022:

Michelle’s newest playlist, “A Blueprint for Life,” features an official video for

each of the five tracks from this new album.

Other professional awards and nominations for Michelle’s music include recognition from Zone Music Reporter(ZMR) and One World Music Radio, with releases on various music charts as well. In 2019 she released “Sage,” “Harmonic Dreams,” “Guitar Sojourner,” “Of the Harvest,” “Asleep with Windows Open,” “As it Once Was” and “Because We Knew.”

“Silver Chord,” an album of deep ambient tunes, as well as “Short Stories,” an acoustic guitar album, received ZMR nominations in 2018, and that same year, she also released “An Offering,” “Floating” and “Inside the Lightbox.”

Her 2017 album “Seventh Wave” was nominated for “Best Contemporary Instrumental Album” of the year by Zone Music Reporter (ZMR), with many months on the top 100 Airplay Chart. Her album, “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. “Scattering Stars” ranked in the top 25 albums for Echoes Radio and was an “Editor’s Pick” and “Staff Pick” on CD Baby.

Michelle is an Artist Ambassador for Furch Guitars, LaBella Strings, Elite Acoustics, Timberline Guitars, and Prolix Music. Michelle’s music is heard on most streaming services as well as Sirius XM, Echoes, The River of Calm, and many independent and public radio programs.