Michael Haggins is an American bassist and songwriter.
Haggins has worked and recorded with many artists while also working in the network television industry for NBC, ABC, CBS. His sound combines
funk
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and
smooth jazz, having been inspired by Stanley Clarke, Isley Brothers, George Duke, and Earth Wind & Fire.
His debut album was ''Daybreak'' followed by ''Traffic''.
In 2011 he released a new single "In Your Lifetime". Haggins records on the independent label Cuate Records.
Early life and education
Haggins got his first guitar at age 8 for Christmas and played the alto saxophone in his school band when he was 11. He eventually studied jazz at Pasadena City College and went on to major in communications at California State University, Long Beach, with a focus on radio/television. He had also worked with network television for some time, editing shows like ''
The Cosby Show'' and ''
Dr. Phil
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''. He played with some local bands until deciding in the early 2000s to pursue his music career, after being encouraged by his uncle, Al Duncan.
Music in TV and films
Haggins' song "Daybreak" has been featured on ''
Community'', where Troy (
Donald Glover
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American entertainer, writer, director, and producer. After working in Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glove ...
), Abed (
Danny Pudi), Shirley (
Yvette Nicole Brown), and Annie (
Alison Brie) have hummed it on different occasions. (Season 3, episodes 5, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 16; season 4, episodes 2, 4, 5 and 9; and season 6, episodes 6 and 11). "Be Thankful", from the same album, was used in season 5, episode 9, as well.
His music has also been featured in 2011 Twentieth Century Fox film ''
Hall Pass'', the ABC primetime series ''
Happy Endings
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Happy Ending or Happy Endings may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Happy Ending'' (film), a 2014 Bollywood film
* ''Winter Passing'', a 2005 American film released in the UK in 2013 as ''Happy ...
'', MSNBC'S ''
Wake Up With Al'', the Fox Television primetime series ''
Raising Hope'', daytime and primetime television on
The Weather Channel, and Los Angeles television station
KTLA
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5 Morning News.
Discography
*2004 ''Daybreak''
*2008 ''Traffic''
*2012 ''World of Dreams''
*2015 ''Dare to Dream''
References
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American jazz bass guitarists
American male bass guitarists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American male jazz musicians