Billy Ray Cyrus and longtime publicist Scott Adkins have launched Roam Man Administration and signed their first consumer, Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist and Shalamar member Micki Free.
The latter’s profession spans many years and contains collaborations with members of the Rolling Stones, ZZ High, Boston and Low cost Trick, in addition to Carlos Santana and Janet Jackson. As a Cherokee descendant and adopted Comanche Native American with Creole and Irish descent, Free possesses a novel cultural heritage that has deeply influenced his sound. Along with guitar, he’s additionally a grasp of the Native American flute, with 5 albums devoted to the instrument.
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“Welcome to Music Metropolis and Roam Man Productions, Micki Free,” says Cyrus. “Proud and honored you selected to hitch us. Can’t await the world to listen to what you’ve been engaged on.”
Free received his massive break after signing a administration cope with KISS’ Gene Simmons within the Seventies. In Shalamar, he shaped an enduring friendship with Prince, which was alluded to in a legendary 2004 Chappelle’s Present episode involving Eddie Murphy and his brother Charlie enjoying basketball in opposition to the musicians.
”Billy and I’ve all the time talked about working collectively for years, and now we’re lastly going to make that dream occur,” says Free, whose work blends blues, rock, and Native American sounds. “I couldn’t be happier. I like the vitality of Scott Adkins. His positivity and drive complement our new partnership.”
In 2023, Free carried out on the Nationwide Mall in Washington, D.C., as an official envoy for the World Tradition Competition, the place he led a 1,000-member guitar ensemble and debuted the only, “We Are One,” which was written for the event. Free can also be a five-time Native American Music Award winner and an inductee into The Native American Music Corridor of Fame. Alongside along with his spouse Heather, he based The Musical Starting Basis, a 501(c)3 group devoted to empowering underrepresented youth by the reward of music.
He lately launched his EP, Dreamcatcher, in addition to a video for its title observe.
“Micki Free is a Grammy-winning multihyphenate who’s jammed with Prince, co-wrote with KISS’s Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, and even shared the stage with Cyrus,” says Adkins. “We’re thrilled to be on this journey with Micki.”
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