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michael alago

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About Me

hey my name's michael and i am a native new yorker. i worked in the music business for 23 years as a record executive working in the A&R dept signing new artists to both elektra and geffen records. i signed metallica white zombie PiL nina simone to name a few. i finally got tired of all the BS and quit working at record companies in 2003. having said that I still A&R music projects independently.

so here's the update: just before her true colors tour I A&R'd cyndi lauper's cd "bring ya to the brink". i also run a small label called "outsider music" with richard morel. outsider is currently releasing the morel cd called "the death of the paper boy". it's one of the coolest cd's i've heard in a long time. it reminds me of bowie and the pet shop boys but richard has his own sad yet brilliant take on life, love and loss. it's a double cd. the second being a remix cd that's really haunting and beautiful. you may know richard remixes under the name "pink noise".
outsider also released the colton ford cd "tug of war" produced by the fabulous quentin harris. there are also remixes available at itunes of the singles. the cd has gotten incredible international press thanks to andy reynolds of penetration inc. check out colton on his myspace page www.myspace.com/coltonfordmusic
i released a monograph of my work out called rough gods which is numbered and signed and almost sold out of the 2,000 printed. i am currently working on a large format hardcover book that i want to release in the second quarter of 2009. you can check out some of my work at www.roughgods.com.
i am currently managing a great new up and coming actor timothy corscadden. timothy is charming, witty, compelling, articulate, real and soulful. he's a wonderful actor that i have great faith will make a mark with his career. check out timothy's myspace page www.myspace.com/timothyactor. also youtube timothy corscadden and check out a screen test and a clip from a recent film he was in called "circus".
the main picture that i finally put up here on my page was taken by my dear friend the great photographer carol friedman and it was taken during the session for the cd a single woman . its my all time favorite picture of me and nina. i simply adored her and was so glad to be friends with her from 1990 til she died in 2003...what a whirlwind that was and am all the better man for it.
do yourself a favor and buy a nina simone cd today it will change your musical thinking. try "live at town hall" and "emergency ward" and "here comes the sun" for starters. :-) they reign supreme.
TIMOTHY CORSCADDEN "CIRCUS"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYbKkzZOp6Q

Here is a clip from timothy's recent film "circus".


TIMOTHY CORSCADDEN SCREEN TEST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdF34Vi0hy0

and here is a screen test of timothy ;-)

My Interests

photography.music.men.boxing.hockey.movies.theatre.art.trave l. great food.walking the streets and exploring the great streets of cities like paris and london and NYC. thats it 4 now....i am tired of typing.

I'd like to meet:

looking for men (like that's a shocker ;-) for my next gallery shows and book that i am currently working on for 2009 release. the body types are teen bodybuilders/ built football player dad types/ mature bodybuilders and all of the above with tattoos/scars as well. hit me up if u fit the bill.CHECK OUT MY WORK AT www.roughgods.com

Music:

yikes....this is so crazy because i love so many great artists like nina simone and patti smith and rickie lee jones and tony bennett and frank sinatra and rob zombie and lint and of course joni mitchell..oh boy...original MISFITS...danzig... cro-mags...bad brains....dead boys(i ran their fan club back in the day)..plasmatics..and sandy dillon and johnny cash i love the new UNKLE cd war stories and the new BAND OF HORSES cd..cease to reign and of course the new BRUCE cd..magic..i am tired now..so more later

Movies:

another tough list to narrow down so heres a few.the prime of miss jean brodie/raging bull/the last picture show/grey gardens/female trouble/pink flamingos...everything john waters.ken park..anything larry clark...the professional...mean streets...a guide to recognizing your saints...love derek jarman esp. sebastiane...more to come

Television:

24. two and a half men. greys anatomy. ugly betty. men in trees. sunday morning. bill maher. pbs and more stuff i cannot remember at the moment.

Books:

autobiography of red, by anne carson. in a shallow grave, by james purdy. in cold blood by truman capote.photography books esp. mapplethorpe and bruce weber and george dureau and max dupain and steven klein and john dugdale and mcdemott and mcgough and joel peter witkin to name a few. rough gods by me www.roughgods.com...thats my photo book

Heroes:

MY MOM

My Blog

p town, polaroids and new projects

had the most awesome summer in p town.rode a bike, ate great food and took awesome polaroids... yes polaroids.still love the medium. imperfect photos for an imperfect world. always very sexy. by the...
Posted by michael alago on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:28:00 PST

teena marie at bb kings tonite nov 26th 2007

well well well...i certainly got an earful and a heartful of real fuckin music from ms. lady T...miss teena marie...yes she is still around and as soulful as she was when she signed to motown in 1976....
Posted by michael alago on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:08:00 PST

hilly kristal cbgb 1931-2007

what can i say but thank you hilly.from when i was 15 or 16 years old i was hanging out at cbgb all myteen years and adult life up to thelast evening when patti smith performed.hilly was one of a kind...
Posted by michael alago on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:37:00 PST

metallica,nina white zombie music biz REVISED..very cool.

metallica and nina simone and of course white zombie and all my wonderful crazy antics in the music biz.and theres so much more.gonna start looking for an agent and get all my journals together.MY MEM...
Posted by michael alago on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:58:00 PST

metallica and nina simone and all my wonderful crazy antics

ok here i am on my space and love it to death..so much fun and its all my friend robs fault.with my crazy mind and ADD i have still gotten alot done thanks to western medicine :-)so i am finally think...
Posted by michael alago on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:05:00 PST

healthy happy and prosperous 2007 to you all

happy new year everybody..life's good. gotta get a new camera and shoot more photos as i am working on a new photo book that i want to come out this summer 2007. went to see jennifer hudson at the sai...
Posted by michael alago on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:34:00 PST

CHECK THIS STUFF OUT....

TOTAL SKULL merchadise by sheri moonKEITH CAPUTO at myspaceNINA SIMONE any cd will doCOLTON FORD MUSIC..also at myspacetoo early on a tuesday morn to think of much more but that'll do ya 4 now...
Posted by michael alago on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:08:00 PST

SUNDAY MUSINGS

listening to my girl nina simone's cd "baltimore"...everything must change is playing and a scorcher it is..so delicious and powerful...man o man i urge everyone to at least try a nina cd it will chan...
Posted by michael alago on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:27:00 PST