New Rising Sun

Michael Botte is a country rock singer/songwriter born and raised in a small steel town along the Ohio River outside of Pittsburgh, PA. Currently, Michael resides near Philadelphia, PA. After a few early attempts to get a band together in Oakland, CA in the mid-2000s, the Michael Botte Band was born in Philadelphia in 2020 during the Covid-19 quarantine. In a time of confusion and chaos, Michael wanted to create something positive evoking the music that had been growing inside him for years. So, Michael finally started recording demos of the songs he had written either 20 years or 20 days ago. Michael blends alt-country and rock into a sound that takes you on a journey with catchy hooks and toe-tapping beats.  His music has been played on thousands of radio stations around the world. Michael's  country rock music (produced by Bob Beals of Sound Foundation Studios), has enjoyed some fanfare success: Charted at #1 on the World Indie Music Chart; Charted at #3 on the Euro Indie Music Chart; Charted at #1 (3 times) on the “Radio Indie Alliance” top 10 music chart; Charted at #2 and #4 on the “Banks Music Promotion” top 10 music chart; Placed on Philadelphia’s “WDNF-Philly.com’s HOT 50 songs”; #13 on Hypeddit’s “Top 100 Country Charts”, and Featured artist on 102.3 WOW Radio publication. Michael was also featured in the September and November 2022 issues of the UK’s “Write Away Magazine, the lyric writer’s magazine” and the June issue of Divine Magazine.  Michael and producer Bob Beals have tracks “in the pipeline” for 2023 and beyond so it’s safe to say it’s an exciting time for the Pittsburgh native Michael Botte!