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Michelangelo Sosnowitz

wishing you a warm hand on your opening

About Me


My name really is Michelangelo Sosnowitz. My artist father named his son after his idol. I grew up playing the piano. I started taking lessons when I was six, (I loved them). By the age of ten I was writing music like a little maniac. By thirteen I was recording songs on my little bedroom four-track. By high school I had effectively recorded four ninety-minute tapes worth of music that circulated generously throughout my school. At college, (NYU) I quickly fell into writing scores for film and theater. After time, I had written music for Independent Films, Industrial Films, Off-Broadway Theater, Off-Off-Broadway Theater, Children's Theater, Cable Television, Public Radio, Commercial Specs, Television Pilots, Childrens Video Games, World Documentaries, Rock/Pop demos, Elevator Muzak (seriously!), Video Magazines, Classical Pieces, Dance Pieces, and music for the Jumbotron at Madison Square Garden. And always always always writing songs!
~~Michelangelo currently performs in and around New York City and the East coast with his new band 'RABBITS AGAINST MAGIC'. Their new CD, "Daylight", produced by Jon Gordon, is slated to be released this upcoming Spring, and a tour behind the album is being scheduled right now.
Michelangelo previously released three albums under the name 'Michelangelo' to very enthusiastic reviews. The latest album, "Future Perfect", became a top seller and 'featured artist' on CDFreedom.com and CDBaby.com. Songs from "Future Perfect" were spun on hundreds of college radio stations across the country, and several Internet and AAA radio stations as well, and the song "Linger" was selected for NIMBITs 'Holiday Party' compilation, First Spinz 'Radio Rock/Pop' collection, and Cooper Studio's 'Popkomm2005' compilation. Paul Carosi, the main programmer of Radio Free Tunes/Artist Launch.com wrote, 'Michelangelo has some of the best blue-eye soul Ive heard in years. He is a master songwriter. Im featuring him at No.1 on station Radio Free R&B.'~~
Upcoming LP "Daylight", produced by Jon Gordon, (Suzanne Vega, Patti Scialfa, Madonna) to be released in late 2007 under the band name 'RABBITS AGAINST MAGIC'!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/8/2005
Band Website: michelangelomusic.com
Band Members: Michelangelo Sosnowitz- Keys/Vocals
Sebastian Noelle- Guitar
Trifon Dimitrov- Bass
John Hadfield- Drums

Influences: Prince, XTC, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Eurythmics, Thomas Dolby, Bjork, (Sugar Cubes), Herbie Hancock, Rickie Lee Jones, Yes, Peter Gabriel, Blondie, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, Laurie Anderson, Toto, Howard Jones, Bela Fleck, Richard Bona, Squeeze, Erasure, Johnny Cash, Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem, Portishead, Brian Eno, Alana Davis, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Jamiroquai, Bob Marley, Van Morrison, Orchestra Boabab, Moody Blues, Rick James, Led Zeppelin, Cyndi Lauper, Rolling Stones, Supertramp, Yo La Tengo, Bebel Gilberto, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Sinead O'Connor, Jonatha Brooke, Duran Duran, David Brubeck, Eminem, Cat Stevens, Tears for Fears, De La Soul, Aretha Franklin, Stretch Princess, Men at Work, Gus Gus, Brand New Heavies, Frank Zapa, Tina Turner, War, Ella Fitzgerald, The Cranberries, Thompson Twins, Otis Redding, The Blues Brothers, Tori Amos, Radiohead, Tuck & Patti, Beck, Human League, Sarah McLachlan, Tribe Called Quest, Diana Krall, The Cure, Billy Joel, Nas, Aimee Mann, ('Til Tuesday), Hall & Oats, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Little Feat, Keane, Bruce Hornsby, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Patsy Cline, Loreena McKennitt, Sneaker Pimps, Joe Jackson, Rufus Wainwright, Oingo Boingo, Frank Sinatra, U2, Everything But the Girl, Bee Gees, The Police, Jr. Sr., Ohio Players, Marvin Gaye, Barry Manilow, Vince Guaraldi, Elvis Presley, William Shatner, Dire Straights, Roy Orbison, John Lennon, The Staples Singers, Morcheeba, Quincy Jones, 10,000 Maniacs, Big Head Todd, The Cars, Fleetwood Mac, David Grey, Steely Dan...
Sounds Like: George Michael meets Jamiroquai at Howard Jones house
while Mick Fleetwood throws some Steely Dan on the stereo.

Listen to Michelangelo and RABBITS AGAINST MAGIC on iTunes!

“Stars”
“Grace”
“Linger”
“Poison”
“Breathe”
“Crazy Girl”

“Mind”
“I Hope”
“Anymore”
“Gay For Fat”
“In My Country”
“Thinking Of You”

Record Label: No Means Yes Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

who is Michelangelo?

Okay, this blog is really just my bio, but I know you all want to read it! It was noticed at a very young age that Michelangelo Sosnowitz, (his real name) was unusually gifted at the piano. At the age...
Posted by Michelangelo Sosnowitz on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:43:00 PST

A GOOD LIST OF BAND NAMES! Try one of these...

Recently, a respectable person in the music biz, (we won't say who) asked me if I was willing to change my band name, (because as my friend JP put it, my given name was just "too gay"). Before I could...
Posted by Michelangelo Sosnowitz on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:12:00 PST

stop the press!

PRESS REVIEWSCatsAks Music & EntertainmentReview by: Duss Rodgerswww.catsask.com/reviews/feb05.htm "A true gift to the music waves, Michelangelo has gotten right. Do yourself a favor and check this ba...
Posted by Michelangelo Sosnowitz on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 02:41:00 PST