The origin.
We started The Other 22 Hours because the public output only accounts for a fraction of our creative lives. The actual work lives in the other hours, the ones spent in the quiet, the struggle, and the mundane.
These aren't conversations about the highlight reel we all see, but more like the conversations we have between friends at the dinner table. A shared exploration of the grit it takes to stay in the stream, the persistence required to endure a creative career, and the reality of the work that happens when no one is watching.
Michaela Anne
Songwriter + Recording Artist + Songwriting Coach
Michaela Anne's records have been praised by the likes of The New York Times, NPR, and Rolling Stone, earning comparisons to Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. She has performed at Bonnaroo, Carnegie Hall, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Sisters Folk Festival and Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, and has been featured multiple times on NPR's Mountain Stage and World Cafe.
As a songwriting coach, Michaela helps artists find their true voice, and build the tools and confidence to dig deeply into their creativity. In addition to having books published by Mel Bay Publicaitons, she has taught at Sisters Folk Song School (OR) and the Planet Bluegrass Song School (CO).
Aaron Shafer-Haiss
Music Producer + Composer + Mix engineer
Aaron is an award-winning producer and composer, working with artists on labels like Rounder, Dualtone, YepRoc, and Warner UK. His work has been featured on HBO, Netflix, ABC, and CBS as well as the Emmy and Peabody award-winning documentary True Justice: The Bryan Stevenson Story.
As a sideman Aaron has performed at renowned festivals and venues accross North and South America and Europe, with artists as diverse as JD McPherson, Molly Tuttle, Margo Price, Jose James and 7x Latin Grammy winning Brazilian pop star Lenine.