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Michael Sheridan was born and raised in the Melbourne.
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Michael Sheridan is an Australian jazz/punk/noise guitarist who sometimes performs as Scaleshack and has been a member of several bands since 1975 including Number with Ollie Olsen and Marie Hoy, which were described as "One of Australias most compelling stage acts incorporating speed metal, hip hop and electro funk".
Education
Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Career
In 1989 he followed Olsen to join Max Q with Michael Hutchence of INXS on vocals. In the seventies, whilst still at secondary school, he became fascinated by the guitar playing of Jimi Hendrix and others Michael moved to Sydney to further his interest in improvised music
In 1982 he formed a jazz punk outfit Great White Noise, soon followed by an improvisation group Slaughter House 3, with Jon Rose and John Gillies.
By the mid 1980s, Sheridan had moved back to Melbourne and formed Transport Waste with keyboardist Jamie Fielding. He also played in Whaddya Want? with David Chesworth.
In the late 1980s, he played in electro-punk band Number with Ollie Olsen and Marie Hoy, and played with Michael Hutchence in Max Q. Following Number, Sheridan formed Dumb And The Ugly with John Murphy and David Brown. In 1990 he released his first solo Civil Defense, Scaleshack, influenced by sampling and dub techniques.
Soon after this, Sheridan joined Peril, with Tony Buck, Otomo Yoshihide, and Kato Hideki.
His second solo Civil Defense, Digital Jamming, was released in 1996.
Membership
He has been a member of several bands since 1975.
