Michael Guy Chislett (born 6 April 1982) is an Australian musician and producer. He is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Christian worship band Hillsong United 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 The ...

'' (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 ''

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'' 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). 1969'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

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. 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). Chislett is a vegetarian.

Music gear

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guitars (

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, 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 – ''

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'' (2011) * Hillsong United – ''

'' (2013) * Hillsong Young & Free – ''

We Are Young & Free ''We Are Young & Free'' is the first album in the Hillsong Young & Free series by Australian CCM Hillsong Music Australia Hillsong Music is Christian music produced by Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia as well as offshoot churches, Hill ...

'' (2013) * Hillsong United – '' The White Album: Remix Project'' (2014) * Hillsong Worship – ''

No Other Name ''No Other Name'' is the 23rd worship album by Hillsong released on 1 July 2014. This live album is named after the 2014 Hillsong Conference. The recording team for this album includes Reuben Morgan, Ben Fielding, Annie Garratt, Jad Gillies, ...

'' (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 – ''

Youth Revival ''Youth Revival'' is the second live album from Hillsong Young & Free. Sparrow Records alongside Hillsong Music Australia released the album on 26 February 2016. On 2 November 2016, along with their campaign "An Act of Real Love", the official mu ...

'' (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 – ''

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'' (2017) * Hillsong United – "Heaven Knows" on '' The Shack: Music From and Inspired By the Original Motion Picture'' (2017) * Hillsong Worship – ''

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'' (2017) * Hillsong Worship – ''

There Is More ''There Is More'' (stylised in capital letters) is the 26th live album by Australian worship group Hillsong Worship. The album was released on 6 April 2018, by Hillsong Music Australia, Hillsong Music and Capitol Christian Music Group. Production ...

'' (2018) * Hillsong Young & Free – '' III'' (2018) * Hillsong Young & Free – '' III Live'' (2018) *

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– ''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 – ''

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'' (2021)

As a guitarist

* Hillsong United – '' Best Friend'' (2000) * Hillsong Worship – ''

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'' (2002) * Hillsong Worship – ''Hope'' (2003) * Hillsong United – ''

More Than Life ''More Than Life'' is the fifth 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 appeared on the ARIA Albums Chart Top 100. Tra ...

'' (2004) * Hillsong Worship – ''

God He Reigns ''God He Reigns'' is the fourteenth album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. A single-disc version of this album was released in North America and South America by Integrity Media. The album reac ...

'' (2005) * Hillsong Worship – ''

Unified Praise ''UP: Unified Praise'' is a live praise and worship album of Praise & worship by the Australian Hillsong Church and English band Delirious?. The album reached No. 24 on the Top Christian Albums Chart. Making of the album ''UP: Unifie ...

'' (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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– ''

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'' (2008) * 1969 – ''MAYA'' (2008) *

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

'' (2008) * Hillsong United – ''Across the Earth: Tear Down The Walls' (2009) * Pistol Youth – ''

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'' (2009) *

Ben Cantelon Benjamin Lennart Cantelon (born August 5, 1983) is a Canadian Christian musician, who primarily plays a contemporary Christian style of worship music. He has released three extended plays, ''Daylight Breaks Through'' in 2007, with Survivor Record ...

– ''Running After You'' (2010) * Pistol Youth – '' My Own Private Amsterdam'' (2010) *

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– ''

Love Shine Through Love Shine Through is the fourth studio album by British worship leader Tim Hughes. It was released in March 2011 Track listing Personnel * Tim Hughes – vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitars * Buddy Ross, Josiah Sherman – keyboards, prog ...

'' (2011) * Hillsong United – ''Aftermath'' (2011) * Hillsong United – ''Zion'' (2013) * Hillsong United – ''

Zion Acoustic Sessions ''Zion Acoustic Sessions '' is the twelfth live album from the contemporary Christian music band Hillsong United which features the 12 songs from its previous album presented in an acoustic version. The album is available exclusively on iTun ...

'' (2013) *

Hillsong Worship Hillsong Worship (formerly Hillsong Live) is a praise and worship collective from Sydney, Australia and Orange County, California. They started making music in 1983 at Hillsong Church. Fifteen of their songs have appeared on the ''Billboard'' ma ...

– ''

'' (2014) *

– '' Open Heaven / River Wild'' (2015) * Hillsong United – ''Empires'' (2015) * Hillsong United – '' Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land'' (2016) *

– ''Let There Be Light'' (2016) * Hillsong United – "Rule" – ''Worthy of Your Name: Live at Passion 2017'' (2017) * Hillsong United – ''

'' (2017) * Hillsong United – "Heaven Knows" on '' The Shack: Music From and Inspired By the Original Motion Picture'' (2017)' * Hillsong Worship –

(2017) * Hillsong Worship – ''There Is More'' (2018) * Hillsong Young & Free – '' III'' (2018) * Hillsong United – ''

'' (2019) *

– ''

'' (2019) * Hillsong United – "Good Grace" on ''Roar: Live from Passion 2020'' (2020) * Hillsong Young & Free – ''

'' (2021)

Videography

* Hillsong United – ''

'' bonus DVD with album (2004) *

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

United We Stand United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...

'' bonus DVD with album (2006) * Hillsong United – '' All of the Above'' bonus DVD with album (2007) * Hillsong United – '' The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One'' music DVD (2008) * Hillsong United – ''

'' 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 (Australia) 21st-century guitarists