Touching (musician)
Touching | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Petkau Falk |
| Born | 1979 Winnipeg, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, producer |
| Formerly of | Les Jupes |
| Website | wearetouching |
Michael Petkau Falk, better known as Touching (born 1979), is a singer-songwriter and producer.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
Born in Winnipeg in 1979, Falk attended Canadian Mennonite University.[4][5] Until 2011, he served as an artistic director for the West End Cultural Centre.[6] Falk was part of the record band, Les Jupes, until 2015 and released an album, Some Kind of Family.[5][7][8]
In 2015, was nominated for the Western Canadian Music Award.[5]
In 2016, worked as an artistic director for the Winnipeg International Jazz Festival.[9][10]
In 2020, started to use the pseudonym, Touching.[4]
In 2021, released albums, Isolation Blues and Littleworlds.[11][12]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Singles[edit]
- "Oh General"[4]
- "The Darkness"[4]
- "Let Me Be Lonely With You"[4]
- "All My Worries"
- "Born Lucky"
- "Listen"
- "My Generation Knows"
- "Tony Called the Muscle"
- "Caught in the Middle"
- "Say Something"
Awards and recognition[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Diehl, Charlene (1 January 2017). "Michael Petkau Falk: Stepping Up". Archived from the original on 2018-01-03.
- ^ Aggawal-Schifellite, Manisha (7 March 2011). "Les Jupes are in vogue this year".
- ^ "Durham part of music's 'Dude Triangle'". 14 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "City musician finalizing a collection four years in the making". 13 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Michael P. Falk: Winnipeg music".
- ^ "WECC hires new artistic director". 21 September 2011.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (14 April 2015). "Les Jupes Announce Breakup".
- ^ "Song of the day: Les Jupes' If This Is The Light". Edmonton Journal.
- ^ "Jazz Winnipeg hires new artistic director". Winnipeg Free Press. 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Michael Falk and Nathalie Kleinschmit". Manitoba Music. 19 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Punching above his weight". Winnipeg Free Press. 30 October 2021.
- ^ Small, Alan (7 October 2021). "Camerata Nova's new name reflects change in artistic direction".