Grammy Award-winner, and 5x Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement-winner, and guitarist Micki Free has signed to Bungalo Records / Universal Music Group which will release his new EP, Dreamcatcher, on August 23rd, 2024. The EP’s title track, “Dreamcatcher,” is out now alongside a video.

Micki says:

In Native American folklore, a Dreamcatcher filters out the bad dreams and keeps the good ones. To me there’s a symbol of positivity if you believe in the dreams…I always have. The EP’s name was inspired by living a dream I’ve had all my life…working with Carlos Santana and his band. The whole EP is recorded with the Santana band, like a dream come true you might say!

Written, produced, and arranged by Micki (who performed all guitars, lead and background vocals, and Native American flute), Dreamcatcher was recorded between Rio Grande Studios in New Mexico with Producer Ken Riley, and Studio A Las Vegas with Producer Myles Martin (The Weeknd, SZA, Travis Scott).

For the studio sessions, Micki enlisted members of his friend Carlos Santana’s band including Cindy Blackman Santana (drums), Benny Rietveld (bass) and Ray Green (vocals). The EP also includes guest appearances from bassist Rhonda Smith (Prince, Jeff Beck) and Mark “Muggie Do” Leach on Hammond organ and piano.

The EP consists of five tracks, including his recent single, “We Are One,” which was written specifically for the World Culture Festival for which he was chosen to be an official “Envoy” for. He performed the song, leading a “1,000+ Guitar Ensemble,” at the massive Olympic-scale unity celebration at The National Mall in Washington, DC in 2023.