Michael Lawry
Encyclopedia
Michael Lawry is a New Zealand
rock musician. He is a member of numerous bands, notably The Headless Chickens (founder member) for whom he played the keyboards and experimented with sampling, as well as writer or co-writer of many of their songs. Among these was the 1991 single "Cruise Control", co-written by Chris Matthews
and Michael Lawry, which was voted by APRA
's members as the 76th greatest New Zealand song of all time.
Michael took part in the reformation of The Headless Chickens in late 2008 / early 2009.
Michael Lawry is an environmental activist, and since 2010 has acted as the executive assistant to the Auckland
coordinator of Sea Shepherd. He is also an influential member of Shark Fin Free Auckland
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rock musician. He is a member of numerous bands, notably The Headless Chickens (founder member) for whom he played the keyboards and experimented with sampling, as well as writer or co-writer of many of their songs. Among these was the 1991 single "Cruise Control", co-written by Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews (musician)
Chris Matthews is a New Zealand rock musician. He has been a member of numerous bands, notably Children's Hour, This Kind of Punishment and The Headless Chickens for whom he was guitarist and lead vocalist, as well as writer or co-writer of many of their songs...
and Michael Lawry, which was voted by APRA
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
's members as the 76th greatest New Zealand song of all time.
Michael took part in the reformation of The Headless Chickens in late 2008 / early 2009.
Michael Lawry is an environmental activist, and since 2010 has acted as the executive assistant to the Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
coordinator of Sea Shepherd. He is also an influential member of Shark Fin Free Auckland
Shark Fin Free Auckland
Shark Fin Free Auckland is an organisation aimed at preventing the use of, sale and importation of shark fin products into Auckland.The organisation focuses on attempting to get Auckland restaurants to stop serving sharks fin soup.-History:...
.