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Michael Guy Chislett

{{short description|Australian musician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2011}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Michael Guy Chislett

| image = MGC in studio 2024.jpg

| caption = Chislett in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|04|06}}

| birth_place = Skipton, Victoria, Australia

| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Musician
  • record producer

}}

| instrument = Guitar

| genre = Contemporary Christian, rock, alternative rock, indie rock

| years_active = 1996–present

| current_member_of = Hillsong United

| past_member_of = Brooke Fraser, The Academy Is…, Limousine, Platinum Weird, Pistol Youth, 1969, Butch Walker, Paperadio, Able

| associated_acts = {{unbulleted list|Hillsong United|Brooke Fraser|The Academy Is...|Limousine|Platinum Weird|Pistol Youth|1969|Butch Walker|Paperadio|Able}}

| website = {{URL|hillsong.com/united/}}

}}

Michael Guy Chislett (born 6 April 1982) is an Australian musician and record producer. He is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Christian worship band Hillsong United and was the lead guitarist of the rock band the Academy Is...{{cite web|title=Meet the Band - Hillsong Movie |url=http://hillsongmovie.com/meet-the-band/ |website=Hillsong: Let Hope Rise Official Website |publisher=Where Feet May Fail, LLC |accessdate=3 June 2014}}

Career

=Hillsong United=

Chislett has played guitar on all Hillsong United albums excluding Look to You (2005) and Aftermath: Live in Miami (2012). These albums include 2019's People and 2015's Empires, for which he was also the album's producer.

In the United States, People sold 107,000 equivalent album units in its opening week, debuting at No. 2 on the mainstream Billboard 200 chart (dated 2 May).{{cite web |title=Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8510202/pink-hurts-2b-human-album-debuts-number-1-billboard-200-chart |website=Billboard Music |accessdate=23 March 2020}} Being their third top ten appearance on Billboard 200, the album is the highest ranking appearance for Hillsong United on the chart, beating out the No. 5 debuts by 2015's Empires and 2013's Zion, while breaking their best sales week record, formerly held by Empires. People registered at No. 1 on Billboard's Christian albums chart,{{cite web |title=United's 'People' Breaks Records |url=https://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/news/6006-hillsong-united-s-people-albums-breaks-record-during-debut-week |website=The Christian Beat |date=6 May 2019 |accessdate=23 March 2020}} and won the Dove Award for 2019 Worship Album of year.{{cite web |title=Dove Award Winners 2019 |url=https://doveawards.com/awards/2019-winners/ |website=Dove Awards |accessdate=23 March 2020}}

In 2013, Chislett came back to Hillsong United full-time to produce the 2013 album Zion. He then became current full-time touring member and producer for Hillsong United.

=The Academy Is... (2007–2011)=

Chislett was the lead guitarist of Chicago rock band the Academy Is..., replacing Tom Conrad in late 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=201577 |title=The New Academy Is Guitarist |accessdate=10 November 2008 |publisher=Jason Tate, absolutepunk.net |date=5 January 2007}} He played and co-wrote music for the albums Santi and Fast Times at Barrington High.

=Butch Walker=

Prior to joining the Academy Is..., Chislett played in Butch Walker's band. He toured with Walker in 2005 and 2006. He appeared on the studio album The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites and the live DVD Live at Budokan.

=Other projects=

Chislett wrote music and played guitar in the band 1969, whose line-up is completed by Butch Walker and drummer Darren Dodd (The Let's-Go-Out-Tonites, Electric South). The band's debut album, Maya, was released on 1 April 2008.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=58574531&blogID=370874981 |title=Album MAYA by 1969 is coming out on April Fools Day |accessdate=10 November 2008 |publisher=1969 Myspace |date=27 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110074815/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archivedate=10 January 2009}}

Chislett also played guitar in Pistol Youth with Brad Carter from Steriogram. Pistol Youth's Smiling can backfire EP was released digitally in early 2008.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=44390057&blogID=360730679 |title=Smiling can backfire ep... now on iTunes |accessdate=10 November 2008 |publisher=Brad Carter |date=24 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110074815/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archivedate=10 January 2009}}

Chislett played guitar for Brooke Fraser's Flags tour and is featured on her music video "Coachella".

Chislett has his own production company, Skipton Productions, Inc., which was established in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2008.{{cn|date=October 2022}}

Personal life

Chislett was born on 6 April 1982 in Skipton, Victoria, a small country town in Australia. Most of his family later moved to Sydney, where he attended Cherrybrook Technology High School. He dropped out in Year 10 to spend more time on music. In 2003, he moved to London with Newcastle band Paperadio. A few months later he moved to Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/michaelguy |title=About Me - Michael Guy |accessdate=10 November 2008 |publisher=Myspace }}

He is married to Naomi and they have two children, Elliott (born 2014) and Ruby (born 2016).{{Cite web|title = Michael Guy Chislett on Instagram: "I haven't spent many Valentines Days at home since being married! Happy Valentines Day @naomichislett"|url = https://www.instagram.com/p/BQflu6WDvVt/|website = Instagram|accessdate = 13 October 2018}}{{Cite web|title = Michael Guy Chislett on Instagram: "I would like to introduce my son Elliott Guy Chislett"|url = https://www.instagram.com/p/me1-AnyvYy/|website = Instagram|accessdate = 13 October 2018}}{{Cite web|title = Michael Guy Chislett on Instagram: "It's nice to see my kids getting along already! Ruby Coco Chislett was born a few hours ago, 9lbs!"|url = https://www.instagram.com/p/BI_e3RJhq-a/|website = Instagram|accessdate = 13 October 2018}}

Music gear

File:Michaelguychislett.jpg

Discography

=As a producer=

=As a guitarist=

=Videography=

References

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{{The Academy Is...}}

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Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian Christians

Category:Australian rock guitarists

Category:Musicians from Victoria (state)

Category:21st-century Australian guitarists