Faking Michael

In the gripping finale of Faking Michael, the remaining pieces of the puzzle fall into place—including the biggest smoking gun of the entire series, as the actual vocalist on the Cascio tracks, Jason Malachi, offers to come clean in the middle of an explosive fraud lawsuit.DISCLAIMER: Faking Michael is an investigative true crime podcast series co-produced by Damien Shields and Dan Villalobos, and published by Oath! Media. Research, writing and narration by Damien Shields. Original score, sound design and mixing by Dan Villalobos. Additional research by James Alay and Jamon Bull, and the teams at The MJCast and A Truth Untold. Artwork by Stephen Ward with creative direction from Samar Habib. Faking Michael is an independent piece of investigative reporting. All source material is used in a limited and transformative way, for the purpose of commentary, criticism, demonstration and education in accordance with Fair Use guidelines. Some of that material has been edited for clarity and time. If you’d like to contact the Oath! Media team, support our cause, or register your interest in the upcoming book edition of Faking Michael, please visit fakingmichael.com.

Between late 2010 and early 2011, when fans spoke out against the release of the Cascio tracks, the powers that be behind the scenes tried to silence them. In this episode we hear about the extraordinary lengths that Sony and the Estate went to in an effort to control the narrative, and how two fans found themselves on the wrong side of the law amidst their quest to expose the truth.DISCLAIMER: Faking Michael is an investigative true crime podcast series co-produced by Damien Shields and Dan Villalobos, and published by Oath! Media. Research, writing and narration by Damien Shields. Original score, sound design and mixing by Dan Villalobos. Additional research by James Alay and Jamon Bull, and the teams at The MJCast and A Truth Untold. Artwork by Stephen Ward with creative direction from Samar Habib. Faking Michael is an independent piece of investigative reporting. All source material is used in a limited and transformative way, for the purpose of commentary, criticism, demonstration and education in accordance with Fair Use guidelines. Some of that material has been edited for clarity and time. If you’d like to contact the Oath! Media team, support our cause, or register your interest in the upcoming book edition of Faking Michael, please visit fakingmichael.com.

Forensic evidence can be crucial in identifying whether or not a crime has been committed. In this episode we hear from several top experts regarding the forensic evidence in the case of the Cascio tracks, including a leading forensic musicologist, a veteran forensic audiologist, and a world-renowned vocal coach.DISCLAIMER: Faking Michael is an investigative true crime podcast series co-produced by Damien Shields and Dan Villalobos, and published by Oath! Media. Research, writing and narration by Damien Shields. Original score, sound design and mixing by Dan Villalobos. Additional research by James Alay and Jamon Bull, and the teams at The MJCast and A Truth Untold. Artwork by Stephen Ward with creative direction from Samar Habib. Faking Michael is an independent piece of investigative reporting. All source material is used in a limited and transformative way, for the purpose of commentary, criticism, demonstration and education in accordance with Fair Use guidelines. Some of that material has been edited for clarity and time. If you’d like to contact the Oath! Media team, support our cause, or register your interest in the upcoming book edition of Faking Michael, please visit fakingmichael.com.

A connoisseur is someone with expertise in a particular subject, especially an area of art. In this episode we recap the most important testimony we’ve heard from connoisseurs of Michael Jackson’s music, while diving further even down the rabbit hole of expert opinion regarding the vocals on the Cascio tracks. Meanwhile, my research team and I give Eddie Cascio, Jason Malachi and others several opportunities to tell their side of the story.DISCLAIMER: Faking Michael is an investigative true crime podcast series co-produced by Damien Shields and Dan Villalobos, and published by Oath! Media. Research, writing and narration by Damien Shields. Original score, sound design and mixing by Dan Villalobos. Additional research by James Alay and Jamon Bull, and the teams at The MJCast and A Truth Untold. Artwork by Stephen Ward with creative direction from Samar Habib. Faking Michael is an independent piece of investigative reporting. All source material is used in a limited and transformative way, for the purpose of commentary, criticism, demonstration and education in accordance with Fair Use guidelines. Some of that material has been edited for clarity and time. If you’d like to contact the Oath! Media team, support our cause, or register your interest in the upcoming book edition of Faking Michael, please visit fakingmichael.com.

In this episode we examine the provenance of the Cascio tracks, tracing them back to their origins by examining a decade’s worth of copyright registrations, handwritten notes and insider testimony before following their evolution into so-called “Michael Jackson” songs to establish whether or not Michael ever recorded the vocals.DISCLAIMER: Faking Michael is an investigative true crime podcast series co-produced by Damien Shields and Dan Villalobos, and published by Oath! Media. Research, writing and narration by Damien Shields. Original score, sound design and mixing by Dan Villalobos. Additional research by James Alay and Jamon Bull, and the teams at The MJCast and A Truth Untold. Artwork by Stephen Ward with creative direction from Samar Habib. Faking Michael is an independent piece of investigative reporting. All source material is used in a limited and transformative way, for the purpose of commentary, criticism, demonstration and education in accordance with Fair Use guidelines. Some of that material has been edited for clarity and time. If you’d like to contact the Oath! Media team, support our cause, or register your interest in the upcoming book edition of Faking Michael, please visit fakingmichael.com.