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Just Jeans
07-17-2007, 04:50 AM
Now this is really neat. This guy does piano concerts of video game and anime music, and he does it for charity benefits. And he does it while dressed in a Squall Leonheart outfit. :eek:

I'm planning on buying the CD.

Websites:
Piano Squall MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/pianosquall)
Piano Squall website (http://www.pianosquall.com/)

Sample:
Demo Track (http://www.pianosquall.com/files/PianoSquall-GAME_Demo.mp3)
Copyright & Credits (http://www.pianosquall.com/legal)

Under the stage name “Piano Squall”, Michael Gluck performs videogame and anime music piano concerts to raise money for charity. Since 2003, he has given concerts in sixteen different states to benefit organizations such as The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Race for the Cure, Baltimore Reads, The Maryland Food Bank, The Matthew Foster Foundation, and Tsunami Relief. Michael also donates a portion of all personal proceeds to The National Multiple Sclerosis Society to fight the disease that destroyed his grandmother’s life.

In 2005, Michael performed at the anime convention Otakon for an audience of three thousand people, and later that year, he was featured on MTV’s website in recognition for his contributions to the world of videogame music. In 2007, Michael released his debut album, entitled GAME, which became the first videogame and anime piano solo CD to be published by an independent musician.


Footage of him on his MySpace page, playing the Battle Theme Medley, is quite good. He's good on that piano.

Toejam
07-17-2007, 05:13 AM
After listening to the Demo track and checking out the Myspace page, I'm seriously thinking about getting this CD. He is pretty good.

Just Jeans
07-17-2007, 06:18 AM
I already own a lot of piano CDs based on video game soundtracks -- most from the Final Fantasy franchise -- but this one I'm getting because it's got tracks that aren't Final Fantasy related, and because part of the proceeds from the disc sales go to charity. I'm all about supporting charity causes.

Toejam
07-17-2007, 06:40 AM
I almost want to get it just for the the first track (Scars of Time) alone.

Just Jeans
07-17-2007, 12:04 PM
Scars of time is tempting. So is the Battle Theme Medley and Dr. Wiley's Castle Stage 1.