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 Hillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED) is a contemporary worship collective originating from Hillsong Church. Since forming in 1998 out of the church's youth ministry, the group has released fifteen live albums and six stud ...

and was the lead guitarist of the

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band the Academy Is...

Career

Hillsong United

Chislett has played guitar on all Hillsong United albums excluding ''

Look to You ''Look to You'' is the sixth live praise and worship album by Hillsong United. The CD comes with a free DVD which includes documentary footage, interviews and 'behind the scenes'. The album reached No. 30 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Track ...

'' (2005) and '' Aftermath: Live in Miami'' (2012). These albums include 2019's ''

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'' and 2015's ''

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'', 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). 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 ''

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'', while breaking their best sales week record, formerly held by ''Empires''. ''People'' registered at No. 1 on ''Billboard'''s Christian albums chart, and won the

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for 2019 Worship Album of year. 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. He played and co-wrote music for the albums '' Santi'' and ''

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''.

Butch Walker

Prior to joining the Academy Is..., Chislett played in

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's band. He toured with Walker in 2005 and 2006. He appeared on the studio album ''

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'' 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. Chislett also played guitar in Pistol Youth with Brad Carter from

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. Pistol Youth's ''Smiling can backfire'' EP was released digitally in early 2008. Chislett played guitar for

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'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.

Personal life

Chislett was born on 6 April 1982 in

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, a small country town in

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. Most of his family later moved to

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, 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

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band Paperadio. A few months later he moved to

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. He is married to Naomi and they have two children, Elliott (born 2014) and Ruby (born 2016).

Music gear

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guitars ( Gretsch White Falcon, Black Penguin, Silverjet) * Fender guitars (

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) * Divided by 13 RSA-31 amp * Milkman Sound 85w pedal steel amp * Z.Vex Effects, Cusack Music,

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Discography

As a producer

* Hillsong United – '' All of the Above'' (2007) * Hillsong United – '' Across the Earth: Tear Down The Walls'' (2009) * Pistol Youth – ''My Own Private Amsterdam'' (2010) * Hillsong United – '' Aftermath'' (2011) * Hillsong United – ''

'' (2013) * Hillsong Young & Free – '' We Are Young & Free'' (2013) * Hillsong United – '' The White Album: Remix Project'' (2014) * Hillsong Worship – '' No Other Name'' (2014) * NO – ''El Prado'' (2014) * Hillsong Worship – '' Open Heaven / River Wild'' (2015) * Hillsong United – '' Hillsong: Let Hope Rise'' (2015) * Hillsong United – ''

'' (2015) * Hillsong Young & Free – ''

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'' (2016) * Hillsong United – '' Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land'' (2016) * Hillsong Worship – ''

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'' (2016) * Hillsong Young & Free – ''Youth Revival: Acoustic'' (2017) * Hillsong United – "Rule" on ''Worthy of Your Name: Live at Passion 2017'' (2017) * Hillsong United – '' Wonder'' (2017) * Hillsong United – "Heaven Knows" on '' The Shack: Music From and Inspired By the Original Motion Picture'' (2017) * Hillsong Worship – '' The Peace Project'' (2017) * Hillsong Worship – '' There Is More'' (2018) * Hillsong Young & Free – '' III'' (2018) * Hillsong Young & Free – '' III Live'' (2018) * Crowder – ''I Know a Ghost'' associate vocal producer (2018) * Hillsong United – ''

'' (2019) * Hillsong Worship – ''

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'' (2019) * Hillsong United – "Good Grace" on ''Roar: Live from Passion 2020'' (2020) * Hillsong Young & Free – ''Out Here On a Friday Where It Began'' (2021)

As a guitarist

* Hillsong United – '' Best Friend'' (2000) * Hillsong Worship – '' Blessed'' (2002) * Hillsong Worship – ''Hope'' (2003) * Hillsong United – '' More Than Life'' (2004) * Hillsong Worship – '' God He Reigns'' (2005) * Hillsong Worship – '' Unified Praise'' (2005) * Butch Walker – '' Live at Budokan'' (2005) * Hillsong United – ''United We Stand'' (2006) * Butch Walker – ''

'' (2006) * The Academy Is... – ''Santi'' (2007) * Tim Hughes – '' Holding Nothing Back'' (2007) * Hillsong United – ''All of the Above'' (2007) * Pete Yorn – "Alive" – '' Nightcrawler'' (2007) * Pistol Youth – ''Smiling Can Backfire'' (2007) * Hillsong United – '' The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One'' (2008) *

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– '' The Moon Under Water'' (2008) * 1969 – ''MAYA'' (2008) *

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– ''Greatest Remixes'' (2008) * The Academy Is… – ''

'' (2008) *

– ''Across the Earth: Tear Down The Walls' (2009) * Pistol Youth – ''Every Eight Weeks'' (2009) * Ben Cantelon – ''Running After You'' (2010) * Pistol Youth – ''My Own Private Amsterdam'' (2010) * Tim Hughes – '' Love Shine Through'' (2011) *

– ''Aftermath'' (2011) *

– ''Zion'' (2013) *

– '' Zion Acoustic Sessions'' (2013) *

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– '' No Other Name'' (2014) *

– '' Open Heaven / River Wild'' (2015) *

– ''Empires'' (2015) *

– '' Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land'' (2016) *

– ''Let There Be Light'' (2016) *

– "Rule" – ''Worthy of Your Name: Live at Passion 2017'' (2017) * Hillsong United – '' Wonder'' (2017) * Hillsong United – "Heaven Knows" on '' The Shack: Music From and Inspired By the Original Motion Picture'' (2017)' * Hillsong Worship – The Peace Project (2017) * Hillsong Worship – ''There Is More'' (2018) * Hillsong Young & Free – '' III'' (2018) *

– ''

'' (2019) *

– ''

'' (2019) *

– "Good Grace" on ''Roar: Live from Passion 2020'' (2020) * Hillsong Young & Free – ''Out Here On a Friday Where It Began'' (2021)

Videography

* Hillsong United – '' More Than Life'' bonus DVD with album (2004) *

– '' Live at Budokan'' music DVD (2005) *

– '' United We Stand'' bonus DVD with album (2006) *

– '' All of the Above'' bonus DVD with album (2007) *

– '' The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One'' music DVD (2008) *

– '' Zion Acoustic Sessions'' music DVD (2013) * Hillsong: Let Hope Rise feature film (2015) * Hillsong United – '' Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land'' music DVD (2016)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chislett, Michael Guy 1982 births Living people Australian Christians Australian rock guitarists Musicians from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian guitarists