The foundation of Michael’s life work is facilitation for others by way of grassroots organizing. This skillset was gained after removing alcohol from his life. Only upon viewing recovery without an all or none mindset, & opening himself to the idea of harm reduction, was this accomplished.

As Founder & Executive Director of Blast N Scrap, he creates pop-up venues & educational workshops that take care of both sides of the stage. Events are donation-based, a collection table for clothing & non-perishable food is set up for redistribution, & there is free naloxone, fentanyl test strips, & condoms made available to the public. Michael has also helped implement Narcan kiosks in 11 partnering venues (& counting) through North Colorado Health Alliance.

Blast’s programs provide hands-on education, learned in real-time. Whether producing your single, learning the basics of screen printing, or writing for “Scrapped Magazine”, all operations abide by a “Never New Unless Necessary” policy to avoid sweatshops, prison labor, & excess pollution.

In 2020, Gormley organized Sunny Bunny Recovery, a yellow balloon group for the band Ween. It was inspired by concert-based fellowship, Grateful Dead’s Wharf Rats. This radically inclusive organization, with a foot strongly in harm reduction, cut their teeth holding “Any Positive Change” style meetings during the great pause. As live music came back, Sunny Bunnies were approved for a permanent table at shows. To this day, they provide traction at concerts for those struggling with addiction, in an otherwise slippery environment.

“Cap Blast” writes songs, plays guitar & sings for CB’s RATi0. This group was originally a cover band, CB & the G Jeez, playing Country Bluegrass Blues renditions of old punk songs. Eventually he began writing songs in said adopted style. Thus, what began as a conceptual way of transposing songs to stay busy & not drink, became his voice in original music.