MEET THE ARTIST

Michael Olivieri

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Olivieri bridges an early heavy-metal legacy with a current sound spanning Americana, rock, soul, blues and country.

The through-line is not genre. It is a songwriter and guitarist continually widening the frame around his own voice.

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WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW THEM

Michael Olivieri, in four essential details.

THE ARC

From Leatherwolf to a much wider musical map.

Olivieri spent multiple periods as Leatherwolf’s vocalist and guitarist before his later work expanded far beyond hard rock.

GOODBYE RAIN

The palette opened in 2009.

Goodbye Rain reached into R&B, country, folk and melodic rock.

LOVE IS CONTAGIOUS

Blues-based rock with soul and Southern pull.

The Michael Olivieri Band’s 2020 album brought those influences into an eight-song original set.

TODAY

Americana, rock, soul, blues and country.

His current band work treats those styles as parts of one musical vocabulary.

THE STORY

The story

Michael Olivieri’s career traces an unusually wide arc. He spent multiple periods as vocalist and guitarist with Huntington Beach heavy-metal band Leatherwolf, then used his solo work to open the palette considerably. Goodbye Rain, released in 2009, reached into R&B, country, folk and melodic rock, while the Michael Olivieri Band’s Love Is Contagious in 2020 leaned into blues-based rock with soulful and Southern influences. His current work brings those strands together as a singer, songwriter and guitarist moving across Americana, rock, soul, blues and country.

RECORDINGS & MEDIA

Beyond one genre

Two releases make the evolution easy to hear: Goodbye Rain widened Olivieri’s vocabulary into R&B, country, folk and melodic rock; Love Is Contagious later centered an eight-song blend of blues-based rock, soul and Southern influence.

LIVE AT JAX

The Room Comes Alive.

START HERE · LIVE PERFORMANCE · CAMPUS JAX APPEARANCE · Aug 19, 2026

JAX Duos: Kenny Hale & Michael Olivieri — Live from Campus JAX

JAX HISTORY

Michael Olivieri at Campus JAX

A selective history of live performances and appearances, preserved across visits to the room.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Previous JAX moments

REPLAY · Aug 19, 6:00 PM

JAX Duos: Kenny Hale & Michael Olivieri

Two Voices. Two Guitars. A Lifetime of Music.