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That's The Way (pre-demo) blankcanvasmusic 65 views Here's a song I am working on for my songwriting/ vocal demo (this is different than my jazz vocal demo). Worked on the chorus and vocals today. Right now everything is w...
Those Clouds Are Heavy, You Dig? - Kurt Elling blankcanvasmusic 2,564 views from Kurt's Blue Note Debut Close Your Eyes release
Denial (Rough Cut with Music Soundtrack) blankcanvasmusic 57 views Here is Denial, a short film I starred in and also composed the soundtrack to.
That Much More (Abby's Song) by Michael O'Dell blankcanvasmusic 125 views Lyrics and Music by Michael O'Dell Written in honor of my niece Abby's birth.
Grandad (No Respect) blankcanvasmusic 82 views Fresh off of her 2009 Vermont Naked As a Jaybird Backwoods Summer Tour, DJ aNNá D hits the top ten with her supersonic techno hit Grandad (I Get No Respect Around H...
GREETING blankcanvasmusic 192 views This was a fun video greeting card to work on. My good friend, Lucia Scardigno, had the concept and we wrote the music together. She directed the video.
RSVP GREETING CARD blankcanvasmusic 163 views Lyrics by Lucia Scardigno, Music by Lucia Scardigno and Michael O'Dell
INVITE TO A PARTY blankcanvasmusic 141 views Lyrics by Lucia Scardigno, Music by Lucia Scardigno and Michael O'Dell

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The Music of Michael O'Dell

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A former Berklee College of Music student [jazz studies, film scoring, and vocal jazz - studied under jazz vocalist Roberta Davis] and a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music in Cleveland [Bachelor of Music Degree - studied under composer Dr. Loris Chobanian], Michael has music directed, accompanied, arranged, conducted, and composed for a plethora of shows in the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tampa areas.

Among his other favorites gigs: Ragtime, Sweeney Todd, On The Town, A Little Night Music, A New Brain, and Last Call a.k.a. Happy Hour/The End [the new George Furth/Doug Katsaros musical soon to hit Chicago and New York], and as Assistant Music Director [Michael Farrell, Music Director] for the headlining cabaret show, A Tribute to Bobby Darin Starring John Ferdenzi [directed by Clifford Bell] at the famous Hollywood Cinabar Grill and Cabaret in the Roosevelt Hotel. Most recently Michael composed original incidental music for The Unexpected Man and Peter & Wendy for Lafayette Town Hall and also served as Music Director for Theatre Qs Torch Song Trilogy, for which he composed the jazzy "Who Woulda Thought?". He has also worked in California at the Willows Theatre and Cabaret, Lamplighters, Alameda Civic Light Opera, Venus Rising Theatre Company, Theatre on San Pedro Square, and also The Manatee Players in Tampa. Michael has had the privilege to work as Musical Director for the west coast premiere of Meshuggah-Nuns with Director/ Writer/ Composer Danny Goggin.

As an actor [EMC], Michael played "Willie Conklin" in Diablo Civic Light Opera's spectacular Ragtime, "Man #2" in Last Call, "Mabel" in Radio Gals, and "Merlin" and "Graynor" in the Shadowbox Cabaret rock operas, Dawn of Infinite Dreams and Lone Season. He also originated the character of "Floyd, the accompanist" in the hilariously popular Shadowbox Cabaret "The Santa Babies" skit for their annual Holiday Hoopla Christmas Cabaret. As a jazz vocalist, Michael has had the privilege of studying with Madeline Eastman, Kurt Elling, and Karrin Allyson at the prestigious Stanford Jazz Workshop and Jazz Camp West. And as jazz pianist, Michael studied with west coasters Mark Levine and Peter Horvath. Michael also provided the background vocals for the title track of the award-winning independent film, My Sweet Killer [music by Sean Abreu].

Currently based in NYC, Michael just served a Music Director/ Pianist for Louise Van's cabaret show, "The Diva From Down Under" at Don't Tell Mama and the The Duplex where he had two of his songs premiered: the ballad "Since You've Been Gone" and the comedic "Santa Gets Me Hot." This fall had the premiere of Michael's ten minute musical comedy, An American Musical at Center Stage NYC. In August 2008, he and Kristen Caven had a well-received staged reading of their fairy tale-based musical, The Souls of Her Feet [the first part of the musical trilogy, Shoes, a Mirror, and Big Pink Rose], at Playwrights Horizons in NYC. In the "wings," Michael is finishing writing the fantastic [!]second draft of ...Souls... and also working on writing the one act-musicals, WAITING...[a drama] and ASK-A-NURSE [a comedy]. Michael also has composed video greeting cards for the San Francisco-based company, The Hi Note. He is also a film and television composer. Looking to 2009, Michael will be in San Francisco during the months of January and February Music Directing and arranging for the new musical, FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.

As a versatile musician and actor, Michael's pianistic skills, musical nuances, and knowledge of the variety of musical genres help to make him a "package deal" whether it be on stage, in a cabaret, or composing, arranging, or orchestrating for theatre, film or television.

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