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On July 8th Michael will make a personal appearance at his fine arts exhibit. As reported by the Drumming News Network on May 11th, 2021 – Michael and Pearl teamed up for a very special signature snare – “To commemorate Pearl’s 75th Anniversary (and his 30th Anniversary as a Pearl Artist,) drummer Michael Cartellone (Lynyrd Skynyrd) has created an extremely limited selection of hand-painted Signature Tribute Snare Drums.” This snare drum eloquently displayed Michael’s artistic talents in a very unique way. Follow this LINK to view that story.
About Michael:
Michael Cartellone was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1962. He attended the Cleveland Institute of Art at the age of four, with his focus set on the Visual Arts. Indeed, Michael intended a career in Visual Arts for the next five years, until that is he began drumming at the age of nine. He completely threw himself into drumming, playing his first professional gig at a bar at the age of eleven, although he never stopped painting. Cartellone continued studying both drumming and painting simultaneously, throughout his grade school and high school years. By the time he graduated high school, Cartellone was performing four nights a week, earning his living as a musician; yet at the same time, he had begun selling his paintings. As Cartellone explains it, “music and art have always been two halves of a whole.”
At the age of twenty-two, Cartellone moved to New York City to further his career. He worked in the art department in the garment industry by day, and played the drums by night. It was during this time that he had his first gallery show, at King Street Gallery in the Washington D.C. area. His move to New York City was a true springboard for Cartellone’s music career. Before long, he found himself in a new band called “Damn Yankees”, which went on to multi-platinum status. Other recording and /or touring credits include: John Fogarty, Cher, Peter Frampton and Freddie Mercury. In 1998, Cartellone joined the legendary Southern Rock Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, where he currently can be seen on tour throughout the world.
Cartellone has received strong media attention for his work in the Visual Arts including ARTnews Magazine, January 2006, and more recently in an interview on CNN in March 2009. He has had Gallery Exhibitions in New York City (Soho), Los Angeles, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Long Island, NY, Ft. Collins, CO and Las Vegas, NV.
Cartellone is happily married to his actress/singer wife, Nancy Meyer, and resides in New York.
To see pieces in the exhibit: HERE
Location:
Wentworth Gallery at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
P. 609.300.5095
Michael’s Instagram: HERE
Michael’s Website: www.michaelcartellone.com
“About Michael” – Courtesy of The Wentworth Gallery artist page (Link above).
