Michael Botte is a singer/songwriter born and raised in a small steel town along the Ohio river outside of Pittsburgh, PA. Currently, Michael Botte resides near Philadelphia, PA.

After a few early attempts of getting a band together in Oakland, CA in the mid-2000's, the Michael Botte Band was born in Philadelphia in 2020 during the Covid-19 quarantine. In a time of confusion and chaos, Michael Botte wanted to create something positive evoking the music that had been growing inside him for years. So, Michael Botte finally started recording demos of the songs he had written either 20 years or 20 days ago.

Michael Botte blends alt country and rock into a sound that takes you on a journey with catchy hooks and toe tapping beats. His music has been played on 1000’s or radio stations around the world.

Michael Botte’s country rock music (produced by Bob Beals of Sound Foundation Studios), has enjoyed some fanfare success:

•      Charted at #1 on the World Indie Music Chart

•      Charted at #3 on the Euro Indie Music Chart

•      Charted at #1 (3 times) on the “Radio Indie Alliance” top 10 music chart.

•      Charted at #2 and #4 on the “Banks Music Promotion” top 10 music chart

•      Placed on Philadelphia’s “WDNF-Philly.com’s HOT 50 songs.”

•      #13 on Hypeddit’s “Top 100 Country Charts”

•      Featured artist on 102.3 WOW Radio publication

Michael Botte was also featured in the September and November 2022 issues of the UK’s “Write Away Magazine, the lyric writer’s magazine” and the June issue of Divine Magazine. 

Michael Botte and producer Bob Beals have tracks “in the pipeline” for 2023 and beyond so it’s safe to say it’s an exciting time for the Pittsburgh native Michael Botte!