Education
Wayne State University.
Wayne State University.
Sullivan is a multi-instrumentalist who has performed with many groups throughout his career. Song of the Lakes He plays the guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, concertina, sings and is one of the principle songwriters. The band began playing sea shanties and Celtic music throughout the Great Lakes but their sound grew to include jazz, rock and world music
The band was selected twice to play at the Montreux Jazz Festival and in February 2007 celebrated their 25th anniversary with a concert at Interlochen Center for the Arts.
Wild Sullys The Wild Sullys draw inspiration from the Celtic punk band The Pogues and Dropkick Murphys while combining elements of Motown. They are a fixture of Saint Patrick"s Day festivities in Traverse City as well as playing music festivals throughout the year.
Motor Town Juke Boys The two formed the Motor Town Juke Boys and in 1994 recorded and released. Their satirical love song Double Wide Love was noticed by the Jenny Jones show and the Motor Town Juke Boys were invited to perform on an episode about male chauvinists, Double Wide Love on YouTube.
Turtlenecks Sullivan, playing electric jazz guitar, and Norm Wheeler, trumpet and flugelhorn, formed the Turtlenecks.
The Turtlenecks play an eclectic mix of Latin and jazz standards and poetry combined with rhythms of Brazilian bossa nova. = Song of the Lakes = Motor Town Juke Boys Sullivan is a marriage and family counselor with expertise in the transmission of anxiety through family systems He investigates the emotional processes and the role of social intervention in minimizing anxiety within families.
After graduating with a Master"s Degree in Social Work from Wayne State University, he trained under Murray Bowen at Georgetown University to specialize in family systems theory.
Sullivan starred in the feature film That One Summer alongside Ernest Borgnine, who played his father. Sullivan is known to work with charities and non-profit organisations.
He started the annual Lucky Leprechaun Ball which benefits the Father Fred Foundation and is one of their largest fundraisers each year. He also volunteers for the Traverse City Film Festival where he serves as the musical director of over 150 musicians.
Michael J. Sullivan is a founding member of the band Song of the Lakes which has been performing since 1983.