The
PBS(LA) 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.
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.
His
cassette Sleepy
Train won the Parent's Choice
Gold Award.
He
has been the In-Flight Children's Entertainment
host for Delta & US Air while airlines all
over the world feature his music.
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.
Michael's
songs have been recorded by Marilyn McCoo,
John Denver, Shari Lewis and Glenn Yarbrough.
Michael
has done voice
overs for cartoons and commercials.
He was the voice of ABC's Turbo
Teen and Timothy on Dragon's
Lair.
Michael
also produces corporate videos,
personal biographies and short films.
Also
a SCUBA instructor, he makes instructional
SCUBA videos.
The
LA TIMES calls him "The Pied Piper of the Environment"
ENTERTAINMENT
WEEKLY says "If music could save the world (this music) could...they're
THAT strong" ---rating...A
PUBLISHERS
WEEKLY says "(Michael) is a good choice for young environmentalists".
VIDEO
LIBRARIAN gives BeCool; Play it Safe, a video written, scored and
hosted by Michael, 4 stars out of 4 and is "highly recommended" and
voted Editor's Choice.
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UP-COMING
Michael
is editing his next episode of A Kid's
EyeView about La
Paz, Mexico. Emilio Delgado,
who plays Luis from "Sesame Street",
joined us as he talked to local children
about their environment, and their place
in the global community. The shoot was FUN!!
Two
more episodes of A KID'S EYE VIEW OF France
and Switzerland, are being made ready
for on-line ordering. The young adults,
ages 8-18 speak about how they see the planet's
political and environmental challenges and
what they, personally, are doing about it.
Interviews also included information on:
-How
the olive is pressed for olive oil in the
rural countryside north of Montpelier
-How
a portable ashtray is helping to clean up
the ski slopes of Val D'Isere, France
-How
wine grapes are pressed using one of the
last remaining wooden wine presses near
Neuchatel, Switzerland
The
first episode of A Kid's EyeView, dealing with coral bleaching
and other topics having to do with the Cook
Islands in the South Pacific, has already appeared
at several environmental film festivals.
Michael has...
...
written 6 musicals - all of them garnering critical local acclaim
in his home town of Ashland, Oregon. Among them: The
Magic Stone; Growin'; and The
Boy Who Talked to Whales.
...created
the Kid's EyeView travel show which is soon to be streaming on-line,
children from around the world talk about their environment, their
lifestyles, and how they see their part in global sustainability.
...
composed music for several short films and books on tape including
the popular audio book narrated by Ed Asner and Ellen Burstyn, "Conversations
with God".
