Album Notes

"UPDATE" Recently, Michael Recieved his second Billboard Award this time for his song "Did I Hear My Name" off the Eclipse CD. He recieved Billboard's "Honorable Mention Award" in Billboard's 11th World Song Writing Contest. You can listen to the clip right here on his Cd Baby web page. We would love to know what you think of the clip so please send Michael an e-mail and thanks for being a fan. WINNER of the "Achievement Award" from Billboard for the song "The Image With". Michael, a native New Yorker, is proud to present his debut CD "Eclipse". It's Pop Music at its best. The Album has already received great reviews from the media. Freetime Magazine said, "Michael T's vocals sound like a combination of a lot of Steve Perry (Journey) and a little Smokey Robinson. Completely polished and passionate".

The feature song on the CD is "Lucy", Michael wrote this song for Actress Lucy Lawless who was given a special copy. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle's Music review says, "Michael draws inspiration from the poster woman of swordsmanship, Lucy Lawless of Xena. In Lucy, Michael has picked a dream woman who can kick ass".

Another one of the songs on the CD titled "Out Of The Darkness" has even drawn attention from the Texas entertainment Magazine, Country Western Corner. They raved saying "Out Of The Darkness written and composed by Michael T is so smooth and powerful, It will grab your heart and pull. The feeling in this rising star vocalist's music is overwhelming".

Not only has Michael's writing talents been recognized, his vocal skills have also gotten him several television appearances on cable TV shows.


Michael's love for the Arts has given him great passion, not only in Music
but in other creative areas such as Painting. His paintings have been in Art
Shows through out Up State New York and he's even been commissioned by Art
collectors for his works. In an interview with the Gates-Chili News Michael
said, there is know question that God has given me this wonderful gift to creat music and to find the right words to tell the story.

Poetry is also a passion of Michael's, his poem, "Faded Images" was chosen
for Publication in The Poetry Book "Reflection of Innocence", which was
released in February 2002 by The International Library of Poetry. This
publication is being sold world wide.

In another interview the
owner of one of the nightclubs Michael was performing at, told the Gates
News, "He's a very talented individual and he has a tremendous following".

Michael loves people and he loves to perform. These two elements came into
play along with the compassion for an eight year old boy and set the tone for
one of the biggest events in his career.

In 1998 Michael came to the aid of a young boy who witnessed the brutal
murder of his mother. The boys father had been killed
several years before in a motor vehicle accident which now left the boy with out his parents. Michael, along with WKLX Radio Station organized
one of the biggest Rock Concerts in the City to raise money for the boy.
Michael even got one of the biggest names in Rock Music, Lou Gram lead singer
of the Rock group "Foreigner", to make a special appearance. Eight bands
played that night to bring in close to $20,000.00 in donations which was placed in a trust fund.