Macheis Wind

Songs and Stories that Empower

Macheis Wind has devoted his professional life as a musician and composer to bridging the worlds of musical artistry and advocacy by helping people process trauma and build resiliency. He takes this work to the stage through a musical journey of original songs and the stories behind them.

“Musical fresh air!”
The Express Times
“Compassion is such a large part of Art. My eyes have been opened.”
Andy Wallace, Grammy-winning producer and mixer (Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay)
“His music works to empower us all.”
Lehigh Valley Magazine
“The power of music was never so evident.”
Peggy Ann Diefenderfer, Library Media Specialist, Richboro, PA
“A unique way of carrying an audience.”
Dr. Howard Anderson, Guidance Counselor, Paterson School System; Board of Trustees, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility
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A Musical Journey

Moving Stories from Places Audiences Never See

For more than thirty years, Macheis Wind has used songwriting as a tool for emotional healing in the hidden worlds of domestic violence safe houses, homeless shelters, and facilities for at-risk teens, settings that traditional services often do not or cannot reach. Through nonprofit Guitar Tree, he helps people process trauma and build resilience by writing songs around their words, and his album This Place: Songs from a Women's Prison brought the voices of incarcerated women to a wider audience. When he performs, audiences experience the same journey, one that supports personal growth and empowerment.

"Macheis is doing great work for humanity."

Dr. Howard Anderson, Guidance Counselor, Paterson School System; Board of Trustees, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility

"A safe, healing outlet."

Nancy L. Connor, Executive Director, Women's Crisis Services, New Jersey

Engaging & Interactive

A Concert / Story Experience

More Than This: A Concert / Story Experience draws on every part of Macheis's career. He performs original songs and tells the stories behind them, alongside instrumental pieces and guitar-driven rock, evoking empathy and a real-time emotional connection. The experience is interactive: Macheis engages directly with the audience, and from that exchange, unique songs and compositions can take shape in the moment. The program centers on empowerment through music, for schools, universities, conferences and general audiences.

"Unique abilities to instruct, heal and empower."

Parent Guide Magazine

"Students were spellbound by the musicianship, lyrics and stories."

Frank G. Joseph, School Counselor/Principal, Hackettstown Middle School

Hear the Music

Albums Available to Stream

Macheis Wind writes and performs songs that layer acoustic warmth, electric grit, and potent melodies, telling stories laced with nuance. Music found him when he was working as a medical intern in a rural hospital in Kenya. After long days on the wards he'd play under the stars and people were drawn every night by voice and guitar that carried across the village. From these impromptu performances in Africa, Macheis developed a career that spans rock, acoustic, and everything between, creating music that is "brilliant, artistic, and humanitarian" (Grammy-winning engineer / producer Andy Wallace; Jeff Buckley, Sheryl Crow).Macheis's latest album, As Innocent As You, is seven guitar-driven songs built on catchy melody and vintage electrics with lyrics about love, highway reckoning, and innocence that persists.Stream As Innocent As You now on all major platforms.

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Musician & Advocate

About Macheis Wind

Macheis Wind is a songwriter, guitarist and speaker. He has toured nationally, performing at clubs, college auditoriums, theaters and outdoor festivals, and presents his work at universities and professional conferences. He has served as faculty at the Expressive Therapies Summit in New York City and received the Facilitator of the Year award from the Child Assault Prevention Project, an initiative of the New Jersey Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. He was a finalist for the June Jordan Fellowship at Columbia University's Center for Justice. He is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Guitar Tree.

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