Michell Bennett-Ayers, better known as Michelle Ayers, is an American singer-songwriter. She started her career in 1988 with "Another Lover", which hit the Billboard charts 2 weeks after its release. She is known for her dance hits such as "Share My Love", "Joy" and her biggest hit "Respect", which remixed by David Morales.
Career[]
2022: Back to music scene with "Fast Steppin'"[]
Michelle blazed back on the music scene with her new dance single, "Fast Steppin'" in July 2022. With the original mix being a dance track mixed by Shawn "Morpheus" Waters, "Fast Steppin'" is an upbeat house track filled with jazzy guitar and keyboard flourishes, a tight drum groove upon which Michelle's sweet soprano floats and rides with the rhythm of the beat as the backing vocals command the listener to get up and dance.
Michelle is excited about her new single as she feels that folks are ready to go out and get their groove on after two years of pent-up frustration no thanks to the COVID pandemic. "After all we’ve been through (with the pandemic), we need to dance," she states. "I (think) about roller skating (when hearing "Fast Beat") and it just made me happy…I want to do some happy music so that the music can do for the world what it has done for me! I want the world to get up and move!"
Michelle blazed the charts and shared the stages with greats from the Manhattans to the legendary Tina Turner. Focusing on motherhood had her place the music career on hiatus, then a shift towards hosting a Radio and TV series, New Artists Meet The Pros – a show where young artists get to sit at the feet of producers, recording artists and other industry professionals to ensure that they understand the working of the music business.
She is thrilled to return to the scene with "Fast Steppin'" and is planning on recording more songs soon. "I am back in the music business because the music came back up in me," she exclaims. "'Fast Step' is just the beginning. This next go 'round, we're gonna dance the night away and then let the music play!"
Discography[]
Singles[]
- "Another Lover" (1988)
- "Respect" (1992)
- "Share My Love" (1992)
- "That's Life" (1997)
- "Fast Steppin'" (2022)
- "Acebeat Steppin' Mix" (2022)
Appears On[]
- "Joy" (Big Moses featuring Michelle Ayers) (2001)
References[]
- Michelle Ayers' "Fast Steppin" Tops The Kemet Charts Ahead of Kanye West's and Cardi B's Hot Sh#t, Thisis50
- International Musician & Owner of Allisay Financial Services, Michelle Ayers Captures The World’s Attention, Landon Buford
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