Introduction

Michael Lockwood has spent much of his life around music.

Sometimes on stage. Often in studios.

The American guitarist and producer started his professional career during the 1980s. Since then, his credits have stretched across rock, pop, film music, production, songwriting, and session work.

A lot of people also know his name because of his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley. But that relationship is only one part of his public story.

Lockwood had already built a long music career. He worked with artists including Aimee Mann, Carly Simon, Fiona Apple, Susanna Hoffs, and Presley herself. His official website describes him as a producer and guitarist, while his recording credits show just how many jobs he has handled inside a studio.

Quick Facts About Michael Lockwood

Fact	Details
Full Name	Michael Dean Lockwood
Date of Birth	May 22, 1961
Age	65 years old, as of September 2026
Birthplace	Hawthorne, California, United States
Nationality	American
Profession	Guitarist, producer, composer
Known For	Music production and guitar work
Early Band	Lions & Ghosts
Former Wife	Lisa Marie Presley
Current Wife	Stephanie Hobgood
Children	Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood and Finley Aaron Love Lockwood
Record Label	Sparkle Plenty Records
Main Music Genre	Pop/Rock

Public records and entertainment databases identify his full name as Michael Dean Lockwood and give his birth date as May 22, 1961, in Hawthorne, California.

Who Is Michael Lockwood?

Michael Lockwood is an American musician best known for guitar work, record production, arranging, writing, and studio recording.

His career goes back decades.

He did not build his name around one hit song. Instead, much of his work happened behind singers, bands, albums, and recording sessions.

That matters.

His AllMusic credits cover guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, melodica, autoharp, programming, production, engineering, composition, vocals, and several less-common instruments.

Basically, he became the sort of musician who could handle many jobs during one recording project.

Michael Lockwood’s Early Life

Michael Dean Lockwood was born on May 22, 1961, in Hawthorne, California.

Music entered his life early.

His official profile says he became involved with music at a young age, though it does not publish many details about his childhood. Reliable public sources also do not give enough information about his schooling or early home life to build a detailed account without guesswork.

So the safe story starts here.

Music became his profession.

And by the 1980s, his career was moving.

CBS reporting from his later wedding identified Vivian Lockwood and William Lockwood as his parents. Both attended his January 2006 wedding to Lisa Marie Presley in Japan.

Starting His Career With Lions & Ghosts

Lockwood’s professional music career started during the 1980s with Lions & Ghosts.

The Los Angeles rock band signed with EMI America.

That gave Lockwood an early route into the record business.

Lions & Ghosts released Velvet Kiss, Lick of the Lime in 1987. Lockwood received guitar and vocal credits on the record.

Two years later came Wild Garden.

He again played guitar and supplied background vocals.

The group later split, but Lockwood kept working.

Decades after those first records, Lions & Ghosts material came back into his work. He remixed and rereleased older material and recorded the song “Gurl I Luv You” with the group.

That return happened during a busy stretch in his later career.

His Move Into Studio Work

After Lions & Ghosts, Lockwood built a much wider studio career.

This became his main lane.

He could play guitar, but he was not limited to guitar. Album credits show him handling keyboards, synthesizers, bass, programming, production, engineering, orchestration, background vocals, and unusual instruments.

He also worked as a composer.

That range helped him move between artists and recording styles.

His long list of credits includes work connected with Aimee Mann, Carly Simon, Fiona Apple, Lisa Marie Presley, Susanna Hoffs, Bijou Phillips, Salt-N-Pepa, Jon Brion, Trish Murphy, and other musicians.

Michael Lockwood and Aimee Mann

One of Lockwood’s strongest professional links has been with singer-songwriter Aimee Mann.

His own website says he spent a large part of a decade recording and producing with Mann.

The work covered albums plus projects tied to film and television.

His recorded credits include guitar work on I’m with Stupid.

He also worked on Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo, where his credits included guitar, keyboards, melodica, vocals, composition, and other musical work.

Then came a very broad role on Mann’s Lost in Space.

For that album, Lockwood’s credits include producer, engineer, editor, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, orchestration, sound effects, and many other instruments.

It shows what his career had become.

He was not simply hired to play one guitar part.

Other Major Music Credits

Lockwood’s discography goes well beyond one artist.

In 1997, he received a guitar credit on Salt-N-Pepa’s Brand New.

He played guitar on Bijou Phillips’ I’d Rather Eat Glass in 1999.

Carly Simon’s The Bedroom Tapes included his acoustic guitar work in 2000.

He was involved as a producer and multi-instrumentalist on music associated with I Am Sam in 2002.

He played guitar on Jon Brion’s I Heart Huckabees project in 2004.

Later, he returned to Carly Simon’s work, receiving guitar and soloist credits on This Kind of Love in 2008.

It is a long list.

And a varied one.

Working With Lisa Marie Presley

Michael Lockwood’s connection with Lisa Marie Presley was professional before their marriage became the bigger public story.

He worked closely with her music.

On Presley’s 2005 album Now What, his credits included guitar, programming, and composition. Contemporary reporting also identified him as her musical director and executive producer for the project.

One song, “Turned to Black,” lists Michael Lockwood, Lisa Marie Presley, and Eric Rosse as writers.

His work with Presley continued later.

He played guitar on her 2012 record Storm & Grace.

So their link was never only personal.

Music was a big part of it.

Michael Lockwood and Lisa Marie Presley’s Marriage

Michael Lockwood and Lisa Marie Presley married on January 22, 2006.

The ceremony took place in Kyoto, Japan.

It was a traditional Japanese wedding ceremony.

There were several familiar names in the wedding party.

Priscilla Presley walked her daughter down the aisle. Lisa Marie’s daughter Riley Keough was maid of honor, while her son Benjamin Keough was a groomsman.

Lisa Marie’s first husband, Danny Keough, served as Lockwood’s best man.

Lockwood’s parents, Vivian and William Lockwood, were there too.

Michael Lockwood’s Children

Michael Lockwood and Lisa Marie Presley became parents to twin daughters in October 2008.

Their names are:

Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood

and

Finley Aaron Love Lockwood

Contemporary reporting confirmed the twins’ birth and identified Lockwood as their father.

Harper and Finley are Michael Lockwood’s publicly documented biological children.

Divorce From Lisa Marie Presley

The marriage eventually ended.

Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce in June 2016, after around ten years of marriage.

Court records cited irreconcilable differences.

The couple had separated earlier that month.

The legal process took years.

A judge granted dissolution of the marriage on May 26, 2021, meaning Lockwood and Presley became legally divorced even though some related legal matters continued separately.

Lisa Marie Presley died in January 2023.

She was 54.

Michael Lockwood and Stephanie Hobgood

Lockwood later began a relationship with Stephanie Hobgood.

Their engagement became public in 2018.

The pair married in October 2022 after being together for several years.

Public biographical records continue to identify Hobgood as his wife.

His Role After Lisa Marie Presley’s Death

After Lisa Marie Presley died, legal questions arose around her estate and family trust.

Michael Lockwood became involved because Harper and Finley were still minors.

In April 2023, a Los Angeles judge appointed Lockwood guardian ad litem for the twins during the trust proceedings.

That term has a specific meaning.

It allowed him to represent his daughters’ interests in that court matter. It did not mean a general transfer of parental guardianship from someone else.

The twins had both consented to his appointment.

Later court arrangements kept Lockwood in the guardian-ad-litem role for his daughters while Riley Keough became sole trustee of Lisa Marie Presley’s trust.

Sparkle Plenty Records

Lockwood added another job to his music career in 2022.

Record-label owner.

He formed Sparkle Plenty Records with his manager, Jeff Keller.

His official website says the label partnered with Deko Entertainment, connected with ADA/Warner distribution.

Bird Streets became one of the label’s early artists, with Lockwood also working as a producer.

For Lockwood, it gave him another way to work with musicians.

This time, behind a label.

His First Full Film Soundtrack

Lockwood also moved into film scoring.

His official profile identifies As the Village Sleeps as his first complete soundtrack project.

He talked about the process in a 2022 interview.

Instead of starting with a fixed music plan, he watched the film and wrote the score as the movie progressed. He drew some inspiration from electronic film music, including work associated with John Carpenter and Tangerine Dream.

It was another shift.

But still music.

What Instruments Does Michael Lockwood Play?

Guitar is the instrument most closely tied to his name.

His recording credits tell a bigger story.

Across different projects, Lockwood has been credited with instruments and studio work including:

• Electric guitar
• Acoustic guitar
• 12-string guitar
• Baritone guitar
• Slide guitar
• Lap steel guitar
• Bass
• Keyboards
• Synthesizers
• Melodica
• Autoharp
• Harmonium
• Omnichord
• Theremin
• Toy piano
• Zither
• Programming
• Background vocals

The exact instrument changes from record to record.

That is part of what made him useful in studio sessions.

Selected Michael Lockwood Discography

Some of his documented credits include:

Year	Project	Artist
1987	Velvet Kiss, Lick of the Lime	Lions & Ghosts
1989	Wild Garden	Lions & Ghosts
1996	I’m with Stupid	Aimee Mann
1997	Brand New	Salt-N-Pepa
1999	I’d Rather Eat Glass	Bijou Phillips
2000	Bachelor No. 2	Aimee Mann
2000	The Bedroom Tapes	Carly Simon
2002	Lost in Space	Aimee Mann
2002	I Am Sam	Various project credits
2004	I Heart Huckabees	Jon Brion
2005	Now What	Lisa Marie Presley
2008	This Kind of Love	Carly Simon
2012	Storm & Grace	Lisa Marie Presley
2022	As the Village Sleeps soundtrack	Michael Lockwood

AllMusic documents these credits along with many individual instrument and production roles.

What Is Michael Lockwood Doing Now?

Lockwood remains publicly identified with music.

His official website presents him as a producer, guitarist, and “lo-fi hi-fi.ist.”

His later work has included producing artists, running Sparkle Plenty Records, revisiting Lions & Ghosts material, and composing for film.

There is no reliable public evidence of him leaving the music business for another career.

His story still comes back to the studio.

Guitars. Records. Production.

That has been the constant.

Final Thought

Michael Lockwood’s public life has two very different sides.

One became celebrity news because of his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley.

The other is much longer.

He started playing professionally during the 1980s, moved from Lions & Ghosts into studio work, recorded with major artists, produced albums, wrote music, built a record label, and later worked on film scoring.

Honestly, the credits explain him best.

He is a working musician who spent much of his career behind the record rather than at the centre of its cover.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Michael Lockwood?

Michael Lockwood is an American guitarist, producer, composer, and recording musician. He has worked with artists including Aimee Mann, Carly Simon, Fiona Apple, and Lisa Marie Presley.

How old is Michael Lockwood?

Michael Lockwood was born on May 22, 1961. He is 65 years old as of September 2026.

Where was Michael Lockwood born?

He was born in Hawthorne, California, United States.

Was Michael Lockwood married to Lisa Marie Presley?

Yes. They married on January 22, 2006, in Kyoto, Japan. Their divorce became legally effective in May 2021.

Does Michael Lockwood have children?

Yes. He and Lisa Marie Presley have twin daughters named Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood and Finley Aaron Love Lockwood, born in 2008.

Who is Michael Lockwood’s wife now?

Michael Lockwood married Stephanie Hobgood in October 2022.

What band was Michael Lockwood in?

He began his professional career with Lions & Ghosts, which signed with EMI America and released records during the 1980s.

What is Sparkle Plenty Records?

Sparkle Plenty Records is a record label that Michael Lockwood formed with manager Jeff Keller in 2022.

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