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Sleepy Train, We Love the Animals, Aesop's
Fables and A Kid's EyeView of the Environment won
the iParenting Media Award for
Best Children's
Audio.
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The compelling song Gorilla Walk from the We
Love the Animals cassette was 18 weeks on the
Radio Aahs National Children's Top 20.
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The NBC special hosted by Michael called A
Kid's Eye View of the Environment including all
Michael's songs won a regional EMMY AWARD.
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The PBS (KCET Los Angeles) special, hosted
by Michael using his up-beat and thoughtful songs,
won The New York Film Festival Award in the Best
Children's Educational category.
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Michael speaks to elementary school children
about environmental involvement - his Making a
World of Difference Tours have
taken him around
the country sponsored by corporations like the
Honeywell Foundation.
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Sleepy Train won the Parent's Choice Gold
Award.
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He has been the In-Flight Children's
Entertainment host for Delta & US Air. The song,
The Air, was featured on United Airlines as an
instrumental from Windham Hill.
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The United Nations invited Michael to speak
before a children's delegation in the General
Assembly with other key-note speakers Richie
Havens and Mariel Hemingway.
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Michael's songs have been recorded by
Marilyn McCoo, John Denver, Shari Lewis and Glenn
Yarbrough.
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Michael has done voice overs for cartoons,
commercials and audio books. He was the voice of
ABC's Turbo Teen and Timothy on Dragon's Lair.
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Michael’s published musicals include
Teensomething (Growin’) and The Magic Stone.
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personal biographies and short films.
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Also a SCUBA instructor, he makes underwater
videos and instructional SCUBA videos.
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Michael is an environmental activist.
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He is a book narrator for companies like
audible.com.
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Michael still plays piano and sings at live
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He is a presenter of workshops on grief,
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Michael is a non-fiction writer
Fostering Sustainability
Planetary Stewardship
A healthy self-image
through music & stories