Michael Bearden Instagram – Big HBD🎉🎉 to the legend Neil Young! As a kid growing up on the south side of Chicago, the radio, and records were my close friends. Waaaaay before smart phones, social media and streaming. And for me, it didn’t matter what the genre was, or what color the artist was. I just loved music. ALL music! Still do. So imagine getting a call from a rock icon asking you to arrange and conduct an 80 + piece orchestra, and co-produce one of his records. 😳 It was yet another very surreal time in my whirlwind of a career I’ve had so far! If nothing else, I’m living proof you can come from anywhere and do anything if you believe you can! Enjoy 🎉Neil. And many more! (1/ me and Neil in studio. 2/ me and Neil at console. 3/ Neil’s classic record he signed for me! 4/ Neil thanking me for my work on his record. With the great Al Schmitt engineering. ☺️) s/o to the great Niko Bolas for making it all happen!