Michael and Marisa

“Beautiful Comeback” Video Shoot

Michael and Marisa — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:42:10 +0000

We just shot a new music video for our next single “Beautiful Comeback” and we can’t wait for you to see it! We shot the video at Turner Hill, which is a mansion in Massachusetts in the middle of horse country (any horse riders will REALLY like this one!). We had such a great time shooting it with Stokes Nielson (of The Lost Trailers from Nashville) who not only directed the video but also co-wrote and produced the song with us. Below is a little behind the scenes interview with both of us and some photos of us during the shoot!

Filed under: Music, News, Uncategorized, Video

J-14 Premier: “That’s How We Do It” Official Video

Michael and Marisa — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:44:02 +0000

J-14 has premiered our brand new video for our new single “That’s How We Do It”!

It’s about Boston swag and what it’s like to walk through our city streets. People in other cities will relate!

Watch it above and let us know what you think! Also, you can read the rest of the feature HERE!

Filed under: Music, News, Press, Uncategorized, Video

Original Song “It’s Like That” Music Video

Michael and Marisa — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:06:03 +0000

We had so much fun making this video last summer! Our goal was to make a video that would get across the feeling we wrote about in our original song, “It’s Like That”. Please don’t worry about us when you watch this. No band members were harmed during the making of this music video.

Filed under: Uncategorized, Video

Happy 100th Anniversary Girl Scouts!

Michael and Marisa — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:11:18 +0000

Wow! There was no denying we were in “Girltopia”! The Los Angeles Expo Center was transformed into a plushy, carpeted, pink and purple girly world for over 12,000 Girl Scouts celebrating the 100th anniversary of the organization. The white wall to wall carpeting extended in every direction as far as the eye could see. Our friends at Justine Magazine were the first to welcome us inviting us to chill on their plushy bean bag chairs.

The Mayor of Girltopia was Madison De La Garza, sister of Demi Lovato, best known for her role as Juanita Solis on “Desperate Housewives”. She was a lot of fun to hang with in the green room and told us how she loves to play her part because she can act out and be fresh, which is not something she would ever do in real life.

(with Madison De La Garza)

It was amazing to walk around and see so many of the girl scouts wearing our Michael and Marisa bracelets coming up to us saying they recognize us from J-14 magazine. There was a panel of girls talking about teen issues that included Josie Lauren from “Make it or Break it” and “Madison High”‘s Katherine McNamara, who we got to chat with a bit and who was super nice.

(with Katherine McNamara)

Drew Seely entertained as well to screaming girls hearing the voice behind the Zac Efron character in High School Musical.

(with Drew Seely)

We want to thank the Girl Scouts organization for having us perform as well as the hundreds of girls who came to our meet and greet after our show. It was awesome to meet you!! The Girl Scouts of America ran a fantastic event and we were glad to be a part of it!!

Filed under: General, Music, News, Press

We’re In Billboard Magazine!

Michael and Marisa — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:31:58 +0000

Check out the November 12th issue of Billboard Magazine and you will see US in the Good Works section! All our fans know that bullying is an issue we hold close to our hearts and we’re doing our part to put an end to it! Help us spread the word and together we can stop bullying!

Filed under: News, Press

Bullied To Silence

Michael and Marisa — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:30:24 +0000

Last spring, we were privileged to participate in this amazing film to be released in 2012. “Bullied to Silence” is a powerful, provocative and timely feature documentary that gives the bullied victim a voice. It is an artistic, moving, and educational documentary about bullying and its impact. Check out the trailer below. Warning: It’s heavy so be prepared for that. Beautiful job though…

BULLIED TO SILENCE Trailer from Tami Pivnick on Vimeo.

For more information, visit: http://www.bulliedtosilence.com

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M&M Unity Day Contest – Stop Bullying in its Tracks

Talkapella — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:21:12 +0000

The Prize: Custom shoes inspired by Unity Day and Michael & Marisa. These custom shoes are Adidas and have orange stripes, which is the color of Unity Day. These custom shoes will be given to the winner along with other M&M goodies.

How do I enter?: Anyone with a Twitter account that is following @michael_marisa is entered into the contest!

How do I win?: This is a raffle contest. The first 10 people to have 5 of their friends follow and Re-Tweet Michael and Marisa’s Unity Day tweet will be entered into the raffle at a chance to win the prize. An example tweet is: Its #UnityDay Lets UNITE to stop #bullying! RT @mandmfan @michael_marisa Prize Details http://bit.ly/pbs6Ul

Here is another look at Michael & Marisa’s video for their anti-bullying song “The Same” in recognition of Unity Day and Anti-Bullying Month

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Wrap-Up: Our Tour With Greyson Chance

Michael and Marisa — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:36:47 +0000

So many fans have been asking us what it is like to be on tour. We were so lucky to be asked by Greyson Chance to tour with him this summer after we had opened for him earlier this year on his tour with Cody Simpson, so we decided to write it all down so you guys could see what it’s really like!

Touring is a wild ride. Our biggest thrill of this past tour was when Greyson told us that when he was told he would have his first headlining tour ever, he told his manager that he wanted “Michael and Marisa” to be his opening act! We were so thrilled and honored to hear that. It was one of the most amazing things anyone has ever said to us. There are many people he could have chosen and he personally chose us. That blew us away!

While touring is exciting, fast moving and fun, things also change by the minute so the most important thing is to be able to adapt to any situation. Our philosophy is that no matter what happens, we go with it and have a great time! For our first show in Pennsylvania, there were a lot of issues with the venue. Because the crowd was under age and the club serves alcohol, the club moved the show outside at the last minute. These shows take maybe 7 hours to set up…the instruments, sound etc. It’s a big job and so the change from inside to outside caused the show to start very late which affected the fans and the performers, but the fans were amazing! I think every single one of them went to our meet and greet after the show. We had a fantastic time getting to say hello in person to each and every one of them.

The next day we had off and we went to Hershey Park in Hershey, PA and had a blast!! We love the roller coasters, the bigger the better! It’s an amazing feeling doing everything we can to give the best show and the best time one day and then just running around Hershey the next day and then back to a show day again….so awesome!! We’ve played in Pennsylvania before and it was so much fun to see fans at the show who we had met at other shows there. One girl is so amazing she made a whole video of us, which must have taken her hours, and we got to see her in person again on this tour after meeting her earlier in the year when we played on the Cody Simpson/Greyson Chance tour.

Another absolutely amazing thing is that no matter where we went people would call out to us or say….”Look, it’s Michael and Marisa”. This happens around our state, but it’s a new and weird feeling when it happens over and over again in say Texas. We were having lunch in Dallas and fans came up to us and asked us if we were Michael and Marisa. Same thing in Houston walking down the street! It’s the weirdest feeling… Another crazy thing was when we were in Houston riding down the street with friends in a Horse and Buggy, fans from the show stopped the buggy for hugs and photos. They were so nice and it was so much fun hearing what they had to say about our show they had seen earlier that night!

The routine of being on tour is pretty much the same every day. There are travel days and show days and it’s easiest when the travel day and the show day are not the same day, but sometimes they are….The nights go pretty late so the best thing is to sleep as late as possible on non-travel days so it’s lunch time by the time we are up and ready….load in (when we bring the instruments to the venue) and sound check can be as early as say 3pm. Before then we do vocal warm-ups and make sure to drink lots of water all day. We also check Twitter and Facebook and respond to posts as often as we can. Sometimes we have phone interviews during the day with press people. After sound check we go back and get dressed and return to the venue at about 5pm. We may have a snack then or we may stick it out until around 11pm, which makes a late dinner! A big lunch is always the best thing to do because we get really hungry by dinner, but after the show we always stay and meet every single fan who comes to our meet and greet and we always answer all their questions and stay for photos.

Touring can also be great when you’re working on new music and want the fans to hear it! This past summer we wrote and recorded two new songs with Stokes Nielson at EMI Publishing in Nashville. We performed one of our new songs “That’s How We Do It” for the first time in Houston. The crowd was rockin’ and loved the song! We are so excited about releasing it in about a month! It’s about how we do it in Boston, but it can really apply to people in any city. We’re thinking crowds will really get into singing along with that one.

Stokes had a great idea that he wanted to have the Dallas and Houston shows videotaped to incorporate with other footage and turn it into a music video of our new song “That’s How We Do It”. Stokes arrived in Houston with two cameramen and lots of very cool ideas for shooting. He directed his guys to video us hanging before sound check, at sound check, choosing what to wear, getting ready for the show, doing the show etc. It added another big dimension to those dates making the video. Having Stokes there with us was really amazing and we can’t wait for you guys to see the video!

Just like anything good, the tour has to come to an end, but we play shows all through the year. We hope to have the opportunity to be on a tour opening for a teen icon again before too long. We have to say, Greyson’s band members were so good to us, as was Greyson! As seasoned musicians they gave us a lot of advice and shared things they’d learned over the years. Greyson is the same age we are, but the band members are musicians who have been touring at that level for 10 or 15 years or more. We feel really good when these great musicians take the time to give us their ideas. It was Greyson’s birthday on the tour and he turned 14 so it was fun celebrating that. Since we are 13 and 14 we can really relate.

Filed under: Ask Michael & Marisa, Personally Michael & Marisa

New Tour Dates With Greyson Chance!

Talkapella — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:00:32 +0000

Michael & Marisa have just announced new tour dates with Greyson Chance AND did a little cover of Greyson’s song “Unfriend You”! The tour they did with Greyson and Cody Simpson earlier this year was sooo great, can’t wait to see it again!

Here are the dates they’re playing:
8/11 – Pittsburgh, PA at Hard Rock Cafe
8/13 – Lancaster, PA at Chameleon Club
8/20 – Houston, TX at House of Blues’ Bronze Peacock Room
8/21 – Dallas, TX at House of Blues’ Cambridge Room

Filed under: News, Video

Show Us YOUR Talent!

Michael and Marisa — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:41:12 +0000

We want to see what you got! Post a video of your talent as a video response to the YouTube video above and you may be chosen to win a Michael & Marisa prize pack, a $50 dollar iTunes Gift Card, AND have your face on Michael’s T-Shirt in the winner announcement video!

Hang on! There’s a catch… we’ll only announce the winner when we reach 5,000 subscribers on our YouTube Channel! Make sure to tell your friends to subscribe so that you can have a chance to win! Good luck, but don’t break a leg! (Michael’s lame joke he insisted be in the description by the way….Michael’s talent is that he edited this video himself)

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