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"I'm finally shedding my coat and spreading my wings, And clearing the dust off of long ago dreams....."
Michael's songs are an intelligent, heart felt, radio-friendly brand of rock with an added touch of artistic instrumentation that will leave melodies dancing through your head.
Michael Ruggieris music career started at the age of 9. He remembers vividly creating original songs in his head and would spend his teenage years and early twenties transforming these thoughts into songs through his guitar and voice. In 1996, after years of playing in bands and touring around western New York, Michael packed up and moved to Los Angeles to be closer to the scene and take advantage of family already living on the west coast. After playing around Los Angeles for a few years, Michael developed material that would be recorded on his first full-length release, titled Survive.
From the moment you hear Michael's songs, you instantly become captivated with the ethereal build of his songwriting. From the haunting strains of the title track, 'Survive', to the surreal imagery of 'Waiting For Heaven', the listener comes away feeling every nuance and invariably finds themselves exhilarated.
On Survive, Michael has enlisted the talents of Michael Vail Blum (Madonna, Roger Daltrey, Pink Floyd) of Titan Recording Studios to engineer and co-produce as well as having Dean Pleasants (Suicidal Tendencies, Jessica Simpson, Infectious Grooves) plays lead guitar and bass, and Matt Laug (Alanis Morisette, New Radicals) playing Drums. The results are a CD packed with emotion, energy, and infectious melodies that is destined to become a staple on mainstream radio.
Watching Michael perform live gives audience a chance at seeing how adept he is in conveying his convictions both lyrically and musically. His performances, as both an acoustic solo artist and with his full band are incredibly vibrant, luminous and filled with a love that only further serves to showcase his talent as a songwriter and performer.
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