more about michael
•
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.
•
The
compelling
song
Gorilla
Walk
from
the
We
Love
the
Animals
cassette
was
18
weeks
on
the
Radio
Aahs
National Children's Top 20.
•
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.
•
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
C
h
i
l
d
r
e
n
'
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.
•
Sleepy Train won the Parent's Choice Gold Award.
•
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.
•
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,
commercials
and
.
He
was
the
voice
of
ABC's
Turbo Teen and Timothy on Dragon's Lair.
•
Michael’s
published
musicals
include
Teensomething
(Growin’) and The Magic Stone.
•
Michael
also
produces
,
personal
biographies and short films.
•
Also
a
SCUBA
instructor,
he
makes
underwater
videos and instructional SCUBA
.
•
Michael is an environmental activist.
•
He is a book narrator for companies like audible.com.
•
Michael
still
plays
piano
and
sings
at
.
•
He
is
a
presenter
of
workshops
on
grief,
finding
and on
.
•
Michael is a non-fiction
Fostering Sustainability
Planetary Stewardship
A healthy self-image
through music & stories