Michael Ray was the lead guitarist for the punk rock band Plasmatics and for Wendy O. Williams solo projects.

[6] In the year 1982, Michael Ray auditioned for the band Kiss as the replacement of Ace Frehley.

Michael recorded as lead guitarist for the songs Keep me comin, Creatures of the Night , I Still Love You, and War Machine.

In 1984, Michael recorded as lead guitarist for the Wendy O. Williams first solo album WOW, produced by Gene Simmons.

[9] He appeared on The Joan Rivers Show in 1986 in Studio City, Los Angeles and performed two songs.