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Michael Hearst

Michael Hearst is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and writer. As a solo artist, his projects include Songs For Unconventional Vehicles, Songs For Curious Constructions, Songs For Extraordinary People, Songs For Unusual Creatures, Songs For Ice Cream Trucks, and Songs For Fearful Flyers. He is also the author of the books Unusual Creatures, Extraordinary People, Curious Constructions, and Unconventional Vehicles as well as co-director and host of the PBS Digital series Songs For Unusual Creatures. His film scores include Chicken People, The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin, To Be Takei, Magic Camp, Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger, The Good Mother, and The House of Suh. Hearst is co-founder of the band One Ring Zero, which has released nine albums.