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Michael's Bio | Michael's Resume | Original Music And Songs Summary of Qualifications Proven experience in every phase of event production. Versatile professional with expertise in all aspects of music production and performance. Creative, critical thinker with record of success spanning diverse settings. Resourceful and analytical problem solver. Outstanding leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills. Technically savvy. Insightful, innovative, and diligent. Core Competencies
Highlights of Accomplishments
Professional Experience Tecx/ex event force, inc. General Manager (8/2007 – 7/2009) Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau Musical Director (9/2005 – Present) Numerous Fund-raising concerts for various charities Producer/Emcee (10/2005 – Present) Dept. of Homeland Security, FBI, DEA, and U.S. Attorney’s Office Forensic Enhancement of Surveillance Recordings (4/2005 – Present) Touro College Professor of Digital Audio, Acoustics (9/2003 –Present) Tropicana Casino Hotel Musical Director (1/2003 – 7/2003) Chuck Prentiss Political Songbook Producer/Musical Director/Arranger/Engineer (10/2003 – 9/2004) Ken Longert Productions (full-service production company) Head of Audio/Visual Department (3/2002 – 12/2002) Sansonia Music and Sound Owner/Operator Computer Skills SONAR, Sibelius, Pro Tools, Live Six, Sound Forge, Band-In-A-Box; MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint; various image editing applications Affiliation Member, American Federation of Musicians and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Publication Profiled in book, Your Own Way in Music, by Nancy Uscher (St. Martin's Press) Contributor to Children’s Music Journal Contributor to National Lampoon Credits Musical Director/Creative Consultant/Performer National Lampoon’s Class of ‘86 (TV special and Off Broadway show) Firesign Theatre Reunion Concerts/Live Webcast The Bernie Fleshkin Radio Show Last Chronicles of Ballyfungus Manchester Dance Festival Bourbon Street Naughties Marble Collegiate Church Misty’s Magic Mootown Anatomy of a Triangle A Backer’s Audition Chicago City Limits A Misty Christmas Forever Motown Arthshow Composer/Lyricist/Music Producer/Musical Director Fandance – The Legend of Sally Rand (Continued) Michael Sansonia/Page 3 of 4 Composer/Music Producer/Engineer #1 song on MP3.com (“Rockabye Baby” – Magicdance) FANDANCE – The Life of Sally Rand CNN Travel Series PBS Biography Series PYST (CD-ROM game) Sacramento Music Circus Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous The Belle of Amherst A Life Together (short film) Throb (Sitcom with Jane Leeves) Protest Warrior (several films) Numerous Educational and Corporate Videos Scholastic Inc (Audio recordings of Children’s Books) Clever Jack and the Magic Beanstalk (CBS Special) Keyboardist/Composer/Arranger Bad Boy Records 10th Anniversary CD (Platinum) Musical Director/Conductor (various venues & locations) Pump Boys and Dinettes The Gifts of the Magi High-Heeled Women Always Patsy Cline Smokey Joe’s Cafe Forever Motown The Wizard of Oz The Apple Tree South Pacific Guys & Dolls George & Ira Oliver The Temptations Steve De Pass (Asian Tour) Pit Musician Hair I Do I Do Peter Pan Pajama Game Paint Your Wagon Lyricist Good Day New York (Fox) Talk Live (MSNBC) American Comedy Network Bayer AG International Theatre for Learning Long Wharf Theatre Numerous others (Continued) Michael Sansonia/Page 4 of 4 Conductor/Musician Little Shop of Horrors (Original Production) The Robber Bridegroom (New York City Revival) Steve DePass, America's Singing Poet (Asian Tour) Instrumentalist/Actor/Singer Pump Boys and Dinettes (Original Broadway Run; National Tour) Song of Singapore (Original Off-Broadway Run) Instructor Touro College Kaufman Center Center for the Media Arts The New Catholic High School Bank Street School for Children Circle in the Square Theatre School NYC Afterschool Enrichment Program Visiting Musical Director/Instructor Pace University (New York, NY) Greenwoods Theatre (Norfolk, CT) Long Trail School (Dorset, VT) Children's Theatres: First All-Children's Theatre, Shadow Box Theatre, and Theatre in a Trunk. Music Consultant New York City Youth Bureau New York City Department of Parks Band Leader The Citybillys (1st US Country band to tour Africa) Conspiracy to Commit Music (eclectic, modern) The Old Country Refugees (early styles of jazz) Sansonia Orchestras (Club dates, weddings, etc.) Elite Music & Entertainment Cliff Hanger Entertainment Solo Performer Numerous clubs, concerts, festivals spanning USA, Europe, and Africa Accompanist, Producer, Arranger, and/or Conductor Numerous recording and performing artists, including: Diddy, MA$E, Richard Gere, Constantine Maroulis, The Temptations, Shawn Colvin, Michael Feinstein, Mary Fahl, Deodato, Maria Muldaur, Nicolette Larson, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Marcus Simeone, Annie Golden, Misty Rowe, and Jimmy Dean Songwriter Songs performed and recorded by numerous artists, such as: Annie Golden, Misty Rowe, Tom Chapin, Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Jonathon Edwards, Mary Birdsong, Marcus Simeone, Freebo, Brian O’Conner, and Peter Dinklage Instruments: Piano, accordion and all electronic keyboards, guitar (many styles, excellent fingerstyle), acoustic & electric bass, mandolin, banjoes, harmonica, trombone, percussion, functional knowledge of many more. |