Michael Pollitt

Michael Pollitt is a prolific performer, playing covers gigs solo under his own name, producer and the driving force behind two multi-international award winning original music projects; Mr Black & Blues (www.mrblackandblues.com), and Heavy Medicine (www.heavymedicine.rocks). As Mr Black & Blues, Michael beat out Russell Morris and Paul Kelly to be Rhythms Magazine Australian Artist of the Year in 2013/14 with a swag of local and international awards and festival appearances, and two independently produced #1 Australian Blues Roots Airplay Chart albums including new single DANGER MAN launched October 2025. No other artist has had two #1 records in the same year or two albums in the top #15 at the same time in Australian chart history which led Jeff Jenkins (Inpress, ABC) to describe him as a "brilliant player.. a remarkable album. And it heralds the arrival of a new blues star”. Michael has also returned to his London session playing roots, have previously recorded for Warner (Barry White and Magnetik North), and BBC (Marc Almond), he currently plays bass for Northside Pleasure Club currently releasing their second record “Shadows" also on BREAKNECK RECORDS, and has previously been an occasional touring band member (acoustic) for OAM and Australian Songwriting Hall Of Fame’r, Kate Ceberano. Michael has also led the Breakneck Records Songwriters Studio sponsored by APRA, 3-day intensive music writing workshop part of the Echuca Winter Blues festival since 2015.