Doug Michael is a seasoned composer, guitarist, instrument builder, and educator.  He’s been a regular featured composer on the syndicated TV show “Planet X” since 2010, and scored a Hyundai car commercial narrated by Jeff Bridges.  Doug has had television music placements with Pawn Stars (History Channel) MTV, Animal Planet, A&E, CBS, Sports Illustrated, This Old House, The Golf Channel and has written music for commercials in Portugal, Turkey, Hungary, Germany, Australia, and Canada.  Besides composing for TV, he has written music for Video Games, Film, Theater, the Concert Stage, and the Web, including the 2K Sports video games, All Pro Football and NCAA College Hoops.  Doug has won various composition awards and his works have been performed at many music festivals throughout the world, including Hong Kong, Argentina, Australia, Canada, and Europe.  He has enjoyed extensive radio airplay and has album releases with HyNGE, CMAU, Blika Blika, The Outer Darkness along with multiple solo releases.  His latest release is an ambient album entitled “Waning Crescent Moon Shining in a Field of Forgotten Memories.”  Mr. Michael's compositions are recorded on Centaur Records, Frog Peak Music, Seeland Records, Aporia Records, Rosenklang, Chiquito Records, Angular Momentum CDs, among others.  His music can be purchased through iTunes and CD Baby and streams from Pandora and Spotify.  Doug is also a Recording Arts Instructor in Northern California.

We love to improvise, play, rock, write, perform, record, repeat.

I am an ambient guitarist from Kent, UK, currently living in the middle of an olive grove in the mountains near Pisa, Italy. I play various Roland/Boss guitar synthesisers and record direct to Logic Pro X on a MacBook Pro or to an iPad Pro using a variety of apps to create my tracks. Also partial to Variax guitars, Fernandes sustainers and the eBow.

I use the artist name Snow Black for my published albums, which are available on Bandcamp, iTunes/Apple Music and Spotify as well as all other streaming platforms.

First Flakes by Snow Black
Bandcamp
http://snowblackuk.bandcamp.com/album/first-flakes
Apple Music/iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/first-flakes/1429528242
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/3jr14VHGhxURbkr9pBW3C2

Second Wind by Snow Black
Bandcamp
http://snowblackuk.bandcamp.com/album/second-wind
iTunes/Apple Music
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/second-wind/1438411455
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/5u3bkEgOLhuwUfyiDgX01S

I am struggling with the concept of animals with music.
音楽＋動物。っていうコンセプトで活動中。悪戦苦闘してます。

-Bio-
He sets up the studio in Yamaguchi Prefecture of Japan and releases works with themes of animals and nature.
Instruments used are Ableton, Logic, iOS, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Percussion, Drums, etc.
He is creating unique work that technology and nature mix together.
山口県にスタジオを構え、動物や自然をテーマにした作品をリリース。独特のアートワークの評価も高い。使用楽器はAbleton, Logic, iOS, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Percussion, Drumsと様々な楽器・ソフトウェアを使用し、テクノロジーと自然が混ざり合う、独自の世界観を生み出している。



-Discography-
1997 Galdog / Sunshin Day (Independent)
1998 Shigeharu Nakagawa / FASH & COlA (Independent) 
2000 Daft Son / Demo (Independent)
2003 Marble Music / Marble Music (Independent)
2006 Heavens People Band / Wave ep1 (Heaven Records)
2007 Heavens People Band / Wave ep1 (White label Recordings)
2008 United Electro / LiveMix (Independent)
2008 Heaven's People Band / 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 (Heaven Records)
2009 S-N / ImperfectRec Sampler#1 (ImperfectRec)
2009 S-N / E/t/u/t/s/ (ImperfectRec)
2009 S-N / Rhythm Slip (ImperfectRec)
2009 Split / Untitled Split (ImperfectRec)
2010 S-N / IR002 (ImperfectRec)
2010 Heavens People Band / Become Corn Flakes (ImperfectRec)
2010 Heavens People Band / Angels Cry (ImperfectRec)
2011 Roog / Droog Henchmans Trax (ImperfectRec)
2011 Galdog / Drive Someone's Car (ImperfectRec)
2012 Roog / Star Soldger (ImperfectRec)
2013 Paprikan / My 50 Pound Boombox (ImperfectRec)
2014 s-n / Machine (ImperfectRec)
2016 Shigeharu Nakagawa / Earths (ImperfectRec)

Session Guitarist, Performer and Multi-instrumentalist.

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