Michael Bridgewater aka Short Term Effect

Nice things people have said about Short Term Effect...
"The second one-man-and-his-guitar band, SHORT TERM EFFECT, are instantly likeable, if only because the guy looks like someone's younger brother; the sort of young everyman who makes you immediately want to pick up a guitar and begin crafting your own songs. His first few tunes are semi-upbeat and enjoyable enough, if a bit rough around the edges, but it's with the quieter, sadder, more introspective songs that follow that Short Term Effect really shine. Numbers like "Kiasu" and "He Didn't Knock, He Didn't Ring The Bell" are genuinely brilliant, so much so that you're almost hoping this man will suffer some sort of horrific tragedy, to give him the subject matter to write more songs like them."
from KJFP.co.uk

"He may look like Willy Mason's geekier younger brother, but his age and soft vocals bely his obvious talent. Consett-bred Mikey Bridgewater's own brand of delicate acoustica is slowly building a wave of chinese whispers across the North-East for his by turns playful, tender and wry little vignettes. His usual creative fury should see at least three more EPs released in 2007."
from rockmidgets.com