Michelle Belanger

SMARTFEST 2007 Keynote Speaker

	Michelle Belanger is a person who wears many hats in many different communities and she has been described as a modern "renaissance man." An arresting figure of six foot one, she is sought after in the BDSM community for her presentations on energy work and sensual knife play, among other topics.

She is also an internationally renown expert on the modern vampire community and best-selling author whose works include "The Psychic Vampire Codex" (Weiser 2004), "Sacred Hunger" (Dark Moon 2005) and "Psychic Dreamwalking" (Weiser 2006). A fetish model and dom, Michelle can be seen in the music video "Shadow Dancer," the art book, "This Trembling Flesh," and she was featured in a special Halloween-themed gallery showing at the Chamber in Columbus, Ohio.

	Michelle has appeared in documentaries on both sides of the Atlantic, including shows on A&E, the History Channel, WE!, and Britain's XYTV. A talented vocalist, she also sings with the Chicago dark metal band URN and Cleveland's haunting ensemble, Nox Arcana.