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GAME:
Piano Squall's Debut Album
By:
segadcsonic
Under the stage name "Piano
Squall," Michael Gluck performs videogame and anime music piano concerts to
raise money for charity. Michael recently announced the launch of GAME, his
debut album.
GAME features Michael's original arrangements of theme songs from videogames
and anime, including Final Fantasy, Naruto, Super Mario World, InuYasha,
Chrono Trigger, Cowboy Bebop, Mega Man, Chrono Cross, Full Metal Alchemist,
Tetris, and Evangelion. Highlights include Michael's signature Final Fantasy
Battle Medley, which blends nine Final Fantasy battle themes together into a
single spectacular piece.
Michael
Gluck and videogame publisher Electronic Arts are partnered in this
charitable effort, and together they will donate an amount equal to 20% of
all profits from GAME to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
GAME is currently available for pre-order at Michael's website,
www.PianoSquall.com. The price is
$9.99 with Free Shipping anywhere in the United States. Those who pre-order
will receive a free Bonus Track that is not included on the CD. GAME ships
6/30/07.
Final Fantasy Odyssey has been given the opportunity to conduct an exclusive
interview with Michael:
Q: Do you have a favourite video game for music tracks?
A: Final Fantasy VI. I think it was Master Uematsu’s best work.
Q: What are your career or future-oriented ambitions besides music?
A: I currently work as a producer at Electronic Arts on a franchise called
The Sims. Making videogames for a living is a dream job, and I do plan to
contribute some of my original music to a future EA product.
Q: Are there any famous singers/musicians that you have met before?
A: I had the honour of meeting Master Nobuo Uematsu himself. I took a
picture with him and posted it up on
www.PianoSquall.com.
Q: Why did you choose to go under the name "Piano Squall;" any
significance behind it?
A: Piano Squall is the combination of my two loves: Piano and Final Fantasy.
I wanted to create an on-stage persona that reflected both of these aspects
of my personality.
Q: Are there any plans for a future album in the works?
A: Absolutely. I am already hard at work on a second album of original
compositions. I plan to make some new contributions to the world of
videogame music in future years.
Q: Is there any particular place that you dream of performing in one day?
A: Performing at Otakon, which is one of the largest anime conventions in
North America, was a big dream of mine for a long time. In 2005, I finally
had the privilege of being a musical guest at Otakon, and I performed for an
audience of 3,000 people. I would love the opportunity to perform in person
for the composers of the music that I play.
About Piano Squall:
Under the stage name "Piano Squall", Michael Gluck has given concerts in New
York, California, Texas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio,
Washington, Connecticut, Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Kansas,
Oregon, and Georgia. In 2005, Michael was invited to perform at the anime
convention Otakon for an audience of three thousand people, and later that
year, he was featured on MTV's website in recognition for his contribution
to the world of videogame music.
Michael donates a portion of all proceeds to The National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, an organization fighting to end the devastating disease that
destroyed his grandmother's life. He also provides
Benefit Concerts that have raised money for a wide variety of charities,
including The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Race for the Cure,
Baltimore Reads, The Matthew Foster Foundation, The Maryland Food Bank, and
Tsunami Relief. Highlights include the 2005 Villa Julie College Benefit
Concert, which raised nearly three hundred pounds of food for the homeless
in a single evening.
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