Michael Gray

Expect great original piano music. There would need to be a piano at your location.

Michael grew up in a quiet and remote northern New Jersey town named River Vale. His parents purchased an upright piano when Michael was 12 years old and then he started taking classical piano lessons at age 14. He liked playing piano and, although appreciated classical music, lost interest in classical music in his mid-teens, then stopped taking piano lessons. After listening closely to artists such as Billy Joel, Sting and Elton John, it brought back a renewal in his interest in piano and music in general. He started actively listening to music, not passively. Michael loved that music could take his mind to such unbelievable places and to such happiness. Michael really started understanding the power of music. Throughout the rest of his life, Michael was hired to play cover songs on the piano at events such as weddings and birthday parties. It was always fun for him to play piano at these events and managing the great music that people would hear at these events. However, Michael knew that anybody can play these cover songs (granted some better than others), but not everyone could write original music. Throughout his life, he quietly wrote original music - adult contemporary songs with lyrics. Ultimately, Michael strives to write original music that resonates with people. Although Michael always loved hearing great vocals with songs, he also started to really enjoy listening to instrumental New Age music such as Yanni, Jim Brickman, Yiruma and David Tolk. He liked those types of New Age artists because he could hear amazing instrumentation and beautiful melodies, structured as a song without vocals. There was meaning behind it, which he appreciated. Michael more recently composed and recorded his own instrumental compositions along with a string quartet over the last year.

You would need to have an acoustic grand or baby grand piano in your home or venue.