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Michael Whalen (composer)

March 02, 2023

For other people named Michael Whalen, see Michael Whalen (disambiguation).

Michael Whalen (born December 2, 1965) is a composer of over 650 television and film scores and thousands of advertising jingles. He has won two Emmy Awards and his works are featured in places from TV shows to audiobooks. Projects include the 2011 human trafficking film Cargo and short films for Disney. As a recording artist and producer, his solo piano recording "All the Things I Could Not Say" was released in 2013, and he performs in NYC frequently, where he is an adjunct professor at The City College of New York, and the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Whalen is represented and published by Warner/Chappell Music.[1][2]

Michael Whalen
Born (1965-12-02) December 2, 1965 (age 57)
New York City, New York, United States[citation needed]
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer
Websitewww.michaelwhalen.com

Early life

Michael was born in Long Island, NY,[citation needed] to author, columnist, economist, Presidential adviser and lobbyist Richard J. Whalen and art dealer and author Joan M. Whalen. The family moved to Washington, D.C. when he was two years old.

Whalen started playing the piano at the age of three, and began formal lessons on drums when he was five. Influenced by rock, progressive music, early "ambient" music and fusion, he experimented with many different styles of music into his teens. In the summer of 1980, Whalen found himself playing percussion with the Maryland all-state orchestra, second keyboards in a well known Washington "Go-Go" band, and drums in a garage-style punk band. In the fall of 1980, he went to boarding school for high school at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware. During high school, Whalen wrote his first music, switched his primary instrument from percussion to keyboards, and made his first studio recordings and first self produced recordings on a cassette 4-track machine. In 1982, he produced and released his first "single" with singer/songwriter and guitarist Jim Steed.[citation needed]

In May 1987, Whalen attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston (from 1984 - 1985) and the University of Maryland/College Park (1985 - 1987) and moved to New York City. After recording hundreds of tracks in his 8-track basement studio and throughout the Washington-metro area, Whalen moved to New York City.[3]

Career

Michael's first job was working at Elias Associates (later it was called Elias Arts) as an assistant. Elias was one of the busiest music production companies in the world in the 1980s and 1990s, and Whalen immersed himself in the state-of-the-art technology available in the studios at Elias at night. Their studios featured the Synclavier Digital Audio System which became a huge part of Whalen's later career. It was at Elias that Whalen did his first sound design and composition of national advertisements (Pepsi, Coca-Cola, BMW, Nutrasweet, IBM, Ford and many others). He also had an opportunity to work with recording artists Duran Duran, John Waite and Glamour Camp as assistant, programmer and sound designer.[citation needed]

Working for many of the top music companies, Whalen did many hundreds of commercials from 1989 to 1995. In 1990, Michael scored his first major television series entitled "Childhood" which was broadcast on PBS in the United States. This was the first of nearly 70 multi-part series he has composed music for and the first of the nearly 600-plus television shows he has worked on. In 1995, Whalen opened his own music production company, Michael Whalen Music, LTD. During these years, Whalen scored dozens of films for National Geographic, Discovery, The History Channel, ESPN, PBS and many others. In 1997, he won his first Emmy award for his work on HBO's "How Do You Spell God?" In 1998, Whalen wrote the theme for ABC News' "Good Morning America".[4] In 1998, he moved to the suburbs of Boston where he built a new studio in his attic.[citation needed]

2000 to present

In 2002, Whalen was an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He completed work on the soundtrack for the film Veronika Decides to Die starring Sarah Michelle Gellar in 2008. While living in New York City, he was appointed as an adjunct lecturer at City College of New York in January 2009. Also in 2009, Whalen became an adjunct professor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University in June 2009. The piano solo "My Linda," from his album Dancing In Black & White, provided the introductory music for all 12 volumes of Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time[5] as recorded by Simon Vance for Audible Modern Vanguard.

In 2009, Whalen released his first EP featuring him as a vocalist, titled The Road of Ghosts.[6]

In 2017, Whalen produced "Tiny Hands", a protest song written for the Inauguration of Donald Trump and the Women's March on Washington and performed by Fiona Apple.

Selected discography

  • Mike Whalen/Jim Steed "Get a Little Closer/Don't Let Go" (Single) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1984 Patch Records
  • Michael Whalen "Sea Power: A Global Journey" (Soundtrack)[Artist, Producer, Composer] 1993 Narada Cinema
  • Michael Whalen "Phantom of the Forest" (Soundtrack) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1994 Narada Cinema
  • Michael Whalen "Great African Moments" (Soundtrack) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1994 Narada Cinema
  • VARIOUS "Christmas Blessings" (Holiday Compilation)[Artist, Producer, Arranger] 1995 Narada
  • David Arkenstone "Quest of the Dream Warrior" [Producer, Arranger, Conductor] 1995 Narada
  • Michael Whalen "Forever Wild" (Soundtrack) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1996 Narada
  • Michael Whalen "Night Scenes" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1996 Hearts of Space
  • Michael Whalen "Afraid of Thunder" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1996 Helicon Classical
  • Jim Brickman "Picture This" [Producer, Arranger] 1997 Windham Hill
  • Open Door "North From Riverside" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1997 Helicon Jazz
  • VARIOUS "Songs Without Words" (Collection) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1997 Windham Hill
  • VARIOUS "Grand Piano" (Compilation)[Artist, Producer, Composer] 1998 Narada
  • Michael Whalen "Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1998 Centaur Records
  • VARIOUS "Poké Mon: 2 B A Master" (Soundtrack) [Composer, Producer] 1999 Koch/4 Kids
  • Michael Whalen "The Softest Touch" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1999 EverSound
  • Michael Whalen "The Shadows of October" [Composer, Executive Producer] 1999 Arabesque Classical
  • VARIOUS "Tidings of Joy" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 1999 EverSound
  • Michael Whalen "The Border of Dusk" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2000 Koch Jazz
  • VARIOUS "Reel Life: the private music of film composers" (Collection) [Executive Producer] 2000 Arabesque Classical
  • Jim Steed "Til' I Found You" [Composer, Producer, Arranger] 2000 JSM
  • Michael Whalen "Lost Liners" (Soundtrack) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2000 MWM/Orchard
  • Michael Whalen "Mysterious Ways"[Artist, Producer, Composer] 2001 Koch Jazz
  • VARIOUS "Rare Requests: Volume 2" (Compilation) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2001 Q/Atlantic
  • VARIOUS "20 Years of Narada Piano" (Compilation) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2001 Narada/EMI
  • VARIOUS "Yu-Gi-Oh: Music to Duel By" (Soundtrack) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2002 Koch/4 Kids
  • Michael Whalen "The Shape of Life" (Soundtrack)[Artist, Producer, Composer] 2002 Alchemy
  • VARIOUS "Earth Songs/Precious Waters" (Artist, Producer, Composer) 2003 Narada
  • Michael Whalen "Night Scenes" [re-issue][Artist, Producer, Composer] 2003 Alchemy
  • Michael Whalen "From Conception to Birth" (Soundtrack)[Artist, Producer, Composer] 2004 Valley/Cherry Lane
  • Michael Whalen "Like Rain Through My Hands" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2004 MWM/Orchard
  • Jon Durant "Things Behind the Sun" [Musician] 2004 Alchemy
  • Michael Whalen "Jazzworks Volume 1" (Collection) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2004 MWM/Orchard
  • Michael Whalen "Slavery and the Making of America" (Soundtrack) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2005 Valley Entertainment
  • Michael Whalen "My Secret Heart" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2005 Narada
  • Michael Whalen "Music for the Natural World" (Collection) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2005 MWM
  • Michael Whalen "Lullabies for Grown-ups" (Collection) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2005 MWM
  • Jim Steed "Fall" (EP) [Composer, Producer] 2007 Jim Steed Music
  • Michael Whalen "The Other Coast"[Artist, Producer, Composer] 2007 MWM/Spout
  • Andiamo "Love, From Italy" (Soundtrack) [Composer, Producer, Arranger] 2007 Denon Classical
  • Michael Whalen "The Road of Ghosts" (EP) [Artist, Producer, Songwriter] 2009 MWM/Spout
  • Kristin Hoffman "The Waking" (EP) [Composer, Producer, Arranger] 2009 KHM
  • Michael Whalen "Dancing in Black and White:The Best of Michael Whalen" (Compilation) [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2010 EverSound
  • Michael Whalen "Lights Along the Highway" [Composer, Producer, Conductor] 2010 Arabesque Classical
  • Supa' K "Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun with Supa' K" "Producer, Co-Composer" 2011 Orchard Children's Music
  • Michael Whalen "The Sea of Tranquility" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2012 MWM/Spout
  • Michael Whalen "All The Things I Wanted To Say" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2014 MWM/Spout
  • Bala Brothers "Bala Brothers" (Soundtrack) "Producer, Arranger" 2015 Parlaphone
  • Michael Whalen "You Are My Home" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2015 MWM/Spout
  • Azure "Je Réve" [single] [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2016
  • Michael Whalen "Dream Cycle" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2017 Valley Entainment
  • Michael Whalen "Kiss The Quiet" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2018 MWM/Spout
  • Michael Whalen "Cupid Blindfolded" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2019 Solace/Real Music
  • Michael Whalen "Sacred Spaces" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2020 Solace/myndstream
  • BlueMonk/Michael Whalen "Karmic Dreams" [Artist, Producer, Co-Composer] 2020 Solace/myndstream
  • Michael Whalen "Future Shock" [Artist, Producer, Composer] 2021 Solace/myndstream

References

  1. ^ "Directory Profile Details: Michael Whalen". The City College of New York. 2012-08-05. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via Archive.today.
  2. ^ . Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Behind the Scenes Interviews . U.S. Grant: Warrior". American Experience. PBS: WGBH. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  4. ^ "Michael Whalen : "ABC Good Morning America Theme"". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  5. ^ Powell, Anthony. A Dance to the Music of Time Chicago: University of Chicago Press
  6. ^ "Michael Whalen: Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.

External links

  • Official website
  • Michael Whalen at IMDb

March 02, 2023
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For other people named Michael Whalen see Michael Whalen disambiguation Michael Whalen born December 2 1965 is a composer of over 650 television and film scores and thousands of advertising jingles He has won two Emmy Awards and his works are featured in places from TV shows to audiobooks Projects include the 2011 human trafficking film Cargo and short films for Disney As a recording artist and producer his solo piano recording All the Things I Could Not Say was released in 2013 and he performs in NYC frequently where he is an adjunct professor at The City College of New York and the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University Whalen is represented and published by Warner Chappell Music 1 2 Michael WhalenBorn 1965 12 02 December 2 1965 age 57 New York City New York United States citation needed GenresFilm scores JinglesOccupation s ComposerWebsitewww wbr michaelwhalen wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 2000 to present 3 Selected discography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditMichael was born in Long Island NY citation needed to author columnist economist Presidential adviser and lobbyist Richard J Whalen and art dealer and author Joan M Whalen The family moved to Washington D C when he was two years old Whalen started playing the piano at the age of three and began formal lessons on drums when he was five Influenced by rock progressive music early ambient music and fusion he experimented with many different styles of music into his teens In the summer of 1980 Whalen found himself playing percussion with the Maryland all state orchestra second keyboards in a well known Washington Go Go band and drums in a garage style punk band In the fall of 1980 he went to boarding school for high school at St Andrew s School in Middletown Delaware During high school Whalen wrote his first music switched his primary instrument from percussion to keyboards and made his first studio recordings and first self produced recordings on a cassette 4 track machine In 1982 he produced and released his first single with singer songwriter and guitarist Jim Steed citation needed In May 1987 Whalen attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1984 1985 and the University of Maryland College Park 1985 1987 and moved to New York City After recording hundreds of tracks in his 8 track basement studio and throughout the Washington metro area Whalen moved to New York City 3 Career EditMichael s first job was working at Elias Associates later it was called Elias Arts as an assistant Elias was one of the busiest music production companies in the world in the 1980s and 1990s and Whalen immersed himself in the state of the art technology available in the studios at Elias at night Their studios featured the Synclavier Digital Audio System which became a huge part of Whalen s later career It was at Elias that Whalen did his first sound design and composition of national advertisements Pepsi Coca Cola BMW Nutrasweet IBM Ford and many others He also had an opportunity to work with recording artists Duran Duran John Waite and Glamour Camp as assistant programmer and sound designer citation needed Working for many of the top music companies Whalen did many hundreds of commercials from 1989 to 1995 In 1990 Michael scored his first major television series entitled Childhood which was broadcast on PBS in the United States This was the first of nearly 70 multi part series he has composed music for and the first of the nearly 600 plus television shows he has worked on In 1995 Whalen opened his own music production company Michael Whalen Music LTD During these years Whalen scored dozens of films for National Geographic Discovery The History Channel ESPN PBS and many others In 1997 he won his first Emmy award for his work on HBO s How Do You Spell God In 1998 Whalen wrote the theme for ABC News Good Morning America 4 In 1998 he moved to the suburbs of Boston where he built a new studio in his attic citation needed 2000 to present Edit In 2002 Whalen was an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston He completed work on the soundtrack for the film Veronika Decides to Die starring Sarah Michelle Gellar in 2008 While living in New York City he was appointed as an adjunct lecturer at City College of New York in January 2009 Also in 2009 Whalen became an adjunct professor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University in June 2009 The piano solo My Linda from his album Dancing In Black amp White provided the introductory music for all 12 volumes of Anthony Powell s A Dance to the Music of Time 5 as recorded by Simon Vance for Audible Modern Vanguard In 2009 Whalen released his first EP featuring him as a vocalist titled The Road of Ghosts 6 In 2017 Whalen produced Tiny Hands a protest song written for the Inauguration of Donald Trump and the Women s March on Washington and performed by Fiona Apple Selected discography EditMike Whalen Jim Steed Get a Little Closer Don t Let Go Single Artist Producer Composer 1984 Patch Records Michael Whalen Sea Power A Global Journey Soundtrack Artist Producer Composer 1993 Narada Cinema Michael Whalen Phantom of the Forest Soundtrack Artist Producer Composer 1994 Narada Cinema Michael Whalen Great African Moments Soundtrack Artist Producer Composer 1994 Narada Cinema VARIOUS Christmas Blessings Holiday Compilation Artist Producer Arranger 1995 Narada David Arkenstone Quest of the Dream Warrior Producer Arranger Conductor 1995 Narada Michael Whalen Forever Wild Soundtrack Artist Producer Composer 1996 Narada Michael Whalen Night Scenes Artist Producer Composer 1996 Hearts of Space Michael Whalen Afraid of Thunder Artist Producer Composer 1996 Helicon Classical Jim Brickman Picture This Producer Arranger 1997 Windham Hill Open Door North From Riverside Artist Producer Composer 1997 Helicon Jazz VARIOUS Songs Without Words Collection Artist Producer Composer 1997 Windham Hill VARIOUS Grand Piano Compilation Artist Producer Composer 1998 Narada Michael Whalen Titanic Anatomy of a Disaster Artist Producer Composer 1998 Centaur Records VARIOUS Poke Mon 2 B A Master Soundtrack Composer Producer 1999 Koch 4 Kids Michael Whalen The Softest Touch Artist Producer Composer 1999 EverSound Michael Whalen The Shadows of October Composer Executive Producer 1999 Arabesque Classical VARIOUS Tidings of Joy Artist Producer Composer 1999 EverSound Michael Whalen The Border of Dusk Artist Producer Composer 2000 Koch Jazz VARIOUS Reel Life the private music of film composers Collection Executive Producer 2000 Arabesque Classical Jim Steed Til I Found You Composer Producer Arranger 2000 JSM Michael Whalen Lost Liners Soundtrack Artist Producer Composer 2000 MWM Orchard Michael Whalen Mysterious Ways Artist Producer Composer 2001 Koch Jazz VARIOUS Rare Requests Volume 2 Compilation Artist Producer Composer 2001 Q Atlantic VARIOUS 20 Years of Narada Piano Compilation Artist Producer Composer 2001 Narada EMI VARIOUS Yu Gi Oh Music to Duel By Soundtrack Artist Producer Composer 2002 Koch 4 Kids Michael Whalen The Shape of Life Soundtrack Artist Producer Composer 2002 Alchemy VARIOUS Earth Songs Precious Waters Artist Producer Composer 2003 Narada Michael Whalen Night Scenes re issue Artist Producer Composer 2003 Alchemy Michael Whalen From Conception to Birth Soundtrack Artist Producer Composer 2004 Valley Cherry Lane Michael Whalen Like Rain Through My Hands Artist Producer Composer 2004 MWM Orchard Jon Durant Things Behind the Sun Musician 2004 Alchemy Michael Whalen Jazzworks Volume 1 Collection Artist Producer Composer 2004 MWM Orchard Michael Whalen Slavery and the Making of America Soundtrack Artist Producer Composer 2005 Valley Entertainment Michael Whalen My Secret Heart Artist Producer Composer 2005 Narada Michael Whalen Music for the Natural World Collection Artist Producer Composer 2005 MWM Michael Whalen Lullabies for Grown ups Collection Artist Producer Composer 2005 MWM Jim Steed Fall EP Composer Producer 2007 Jim Steed Music Michael Whalen The Other Coast Artist Producer Composer 2007 MWM Spout Andiamo Love From Italy Soundtrack Composer Producer Arranger 2007 Denon Classical Michael Whalen The Road of Ghosts EP Artist Producer Songwriter 2009 MWM Spout Kristin Hoffman The Waking EP Composer Producer Arranger 2009 KHM Michael Whalen Dancing in Black and White The Best of Michael Whalen Compilation Artist Producer Composer 2010 EverSound Michael Whalen Lights Along the Highway Composer Producer Conductor 2010 Arabesque Classical Supa K Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun with Supa K Producer Co Composer 2011 Orchard Children s Music Michael Whalen The Sea of Tranquility Artist Producer Composer 2012 MWM Spout Michael Whalen All The Things I Wanted To Say Artist Producer Composer 2014 MWM Spout Bala Brothers Bala Brothers Soundtrack Producer Arranger 2015 Parlaphone Michael Whalen You Are My Home Artist Producer Composer 2015 MWM Spout Azure Je Reve single Artist Producer Composer 2016 Michael Whalen Dream Cycle Artist Producer Composer 2017 Valley Entainment Michael Whalen Kiss The Quiet Artist Producer Composer 2018 MWM Spout Michael Whalen Cupid Blindfolded Artist Producer Composer 2019 Solace Real Music Michael Whalen Sacred Spaces Artist Producer Composer 2020 Solace myndstream BlueMonk Michael Whalen Karmic Dreams Artist Producer Co Composer 2020 Solace myndstream Michael Whalen Future Shock Artist Producer Composer 2021 Solace myndstreamReferences Edit Directory Profile Details Michael Whalen The City College of New York 2012 08 05 Archived from the original on 5 August 2012 Retrieved 3 January 2022 via Archive today Faculty Directory Michael Whalen Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music Tisch School of the Arts NYU Archived from the original on 6 December 2014 Retrieved 3 January 2022 Behind the Scenes Interviews U S Grant Warrior American Experience PBS WGBH Retrieved 2015 10 17 Michael Whalen ABC Good Morning America Theme YouTube Retrieved 2015 10 17 Powell Anthony A Dance to the Music of Time Chicago University of Chicago Press Michael Whalen Biography IMDb com Retrieved 2015 10 17 External links EditOfficial website Michael Whalen at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Whalen composer amp oldid 1085122398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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