Podcast appearances and mentions of michael gordon shapiro

Alex, Mike, and Vince enter into a month of shopping and sales and leave with various acquisitions, so of course they have to talk about the various audio related purchases they made! Other notable mentions include: Tai Chi (reverb plugin, Reverb Foundry/Liquid Sonics)Cinematic Studio Strings (string ensemble library/plugin)Dorico (music notation software, Steinberg)LilyPond (music engraving software, Free Software Foundation) Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Vincent Diamante Recorded December 5, 2024

This GAH has the trio joined by special guest: Stephen O'Bent! The episode features mention of all the usual stuff from the challenges of game audio education to the importance of playing Super Mario Odyssey with your kids! Other notable mentions include: Fumiya Tanaka (Music Producer/DJ)The Diplomat (Political Thriller TV series)Storybundle (E-book website)RME UCX II (Audio interface)Company (Musical by Stephen Sondheim)Fez (game by Polytron Corporation) Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, Vincent Diamante, and Stephen O'Bent Recorded November 14, 2024

The trio finally make mention of Halloween festivities... but not before talk of intimate game audio conferences, recording methodology, and gear new and old. Other notable mentions include: Goat: A Musing Whimsy (Novel, Allan Batchelder)Every Frame a Painting (Youtube channel, Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou)Creative Perspectives in Game Audio (Conference, Denmark, 2024 October 26-27) Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Vincent Diamante Recorded October 31, 2024

Mike, Alex, and Vince gather for an October podcast without once mentioning any impending Halloween celebrations. They do mention, however, past cartoons, past music periodicals, and a rather recent video game soundtrack release. Notable mentions include: Carl Stalling (Music composer)Future Music and Computer Music (Music periodicals)Escaping Wonderland OST (Video game score by Michael Gordon Shapiro)Solaris (2002) (Film score by Cliff Martinez)Fish Story (Film, Dir. Yoshihiro Nakamura) Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Vincent Diamante Recorded October 18, 2024

The GAH trio is joined by special guest: Kochun Hu! Sure, they eventually get to talking about Astroneer and music philosophy, but before that, they just have to talk about Alex's favorite subject: TRACKERS. Other notable mentions include: Peaky Blinders (TV drama and its anachronistic soundtrack)Blue Bell Knoll (album by Cocteau Twins)Skygunner (Playstation 2 action game)Impulse Tracker (software by Jeffrey Lim) Featuring: Vincent Diamante, Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Kochun Hu Recorded September 20, 2024

The GAH trio are joined by a special guest: Almut Schwacke! They chat about audio and touch on things like: discovering foley, being a tonmeister, and getting into video games after starting in the film sound editing world. Other notable mentions include: You Suck At Parking / Happy Volcano - https://www.yousuckatparking.cc/Nuts / Joon, Pol, Muutsch, Char & Torfi - https://nuts.gameCitizen Sleeper / Jump Over The Age - https://www.fellowtraveller.games/citizen-sleeperPsychonauts / Double Fine - https://www.doublefine.com/games/psychonautsGimmick! Special Edition / CITY CONNECTION - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2131800/Gimmick_Special_Edition/Bare EP - https://muuutsch.bandcamp.com/album/bare Featuring: Vincent Diamante, Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Almut Schwake Recorded June 21, 2024

After chatting a bit with him during conferences the past year, we had to invite composer and performer John Robert Matz onto the show to chat about what he's been up to lately! He talks about the score for Tchia but also about things back in the day (indie game dev!) and that GAH staple: conspicuous consumption! Other notable mentions include: UdioArtemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulatoralt.ctrl.GDCTchiaFor The King IIHorizon: Forbidden WestCommunityAlicia De LarocchaHelldivers 2Mother 3 Featuring: John Robert Matz, Michael Gordon Shapiro, Alex May, and Vincent Diamante Recorded April 12, 2024

It's been 10 years and one of our illustrious cohort from the early days, Jack Menhorn, joins the trio of Mike, Alex, and Vince to chat a bit about game audio! The group chat about audio moving between indie and AAA, middleware, and even some of the current anxiety about AI. Other notable mentions include: State of Decay (horror game series, Undead Labs)The Greatest Night in Pop (Documentary, Netflix)Angela Aki (J-pop artist)Pianoteq (Software piano instrument, Modartt)Baldur's Gate 3 (RPG, Larian Studios) Featuring: Jack Menhorn, Michael Gordon Shapiro, Alex May, and Vincent Diamante Recorded February 28th, 2024

Austin Wintory joins the trio of Mike, Alex, and Vince to chat a bit about game music! From the beginning of Austin's game scoring to his latest work on Stray Gods and various forays in-between, the crew have a rollicking good time that, yet again, pushes the GAH to consider naming the podcast after another unit of time rather than a mere hour.  Notable mentions include: Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Summerfall Studios)Buffy the Vampire SlayerThomas Was Alone (Mike Bithell)Ape Out (Devolver Digital)Age of Ash - The Kithamar Trilogy, Part 1 (book by Daniel Abraham)That Total Age (album by Nitzer Ebb)Donut Dodo (pixel.games)Tacoma (Fullbright)The War On Music (book by John Mauceri)Music for Prime Time (book by Jon Burlingame) Featuring: Austin Wintory, Michael Gordon Shapiro, Alex May, and Vincent Diamante Recorded July 28th, 2023

Alex is back from a trip from Reboot Develop Blue and the remaining crew of Mike and Vince have to imagine the wonders of a beautiful town in Croatia playing host to a few hundred game developers. From there it's off to the races as it's an episode of Game Audio Hour that is... only an hour long? What a surprise! Notable mentions include: Dragon Age (RPG / BioWare)Cuberpunk 2077 (RPG / CD Projekt Red)Skullgirls (Fighting game / Hidden Variable)Gods (Platform game / The Bitmap Brothers)Brown and Friends (animated series / Netflix)Succession (TV series / HBO) Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Vincent Diamante Recorded April 28, 2023

Michael Gordon Shapiro Los Angeles-based Michael Gordon Shapiro composes for film, games, television, theater, and the concert hall. Classically trained, he delivers a romantic sound that blends the acoustic orchestra, evocative soloists, and organic-sounding electronics. Michael's background spans both film/television scoring and the more technical discipline of music for games. He entered the game world as audio director of Boston-based Zoesis Studios, where he composed live orchestral scores and designed the studio's adaptive music system. Michael is also an active composer for musical theatre; his children's show Super Sidekick: The Musical is published by Samuel French / Concord Theatricals and has been performed in front of young audiences throughout the United States, including Off-Broadway in 2012. His family musicals Gideon and the Blundersnorp and The Bully Problem have won numerous awards and nominations, including (for “Gideon”) Best Musical at the 2021 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Aimee Reid Aimee is a Toledo-area native, graduating from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor of arts degree in theatre for youth and puppetry. Post-bachelor's, she was admitted to Arizona State University, where she earned a Master's of Fine Arts degree in Theatre for Youth and a master's certification in nonprofit leadership and management. She teaches and directs for the Ensemble and the Young Theatre Professionals, and she leads the Creative and Brave Company (a community-based theatre program for teens, at CTW). She received the 2018 Ann Elgood Youth Theatre Director of the Year award with the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. Her favorite part about working at Children's Theatre Workshop is seeing young people fall in love with theatre and helping them make the stories their own. It is her belief that when young people tell stories, amazing things can happen. Gideon and the Blundersnorp Gideon is a stablehand who yearns to join the Royal Cavaliers. Alanna is a young viscountess who feels trapped in the system of hereditary succession. The two have more in common than they think. Thrown together by chance, Gideon and Alanna must contend with bandits, a treacherous forest, and a giant monster that just wants to eat everyone. Gideon and the Blundersnorp combines witty characters, pulse-pounding excitement, and a rousing cinematic/medieval-folk score. Underlying the fun is a positive message: aspiration is fueled by personal character, not social class.

In this episode, I speak to musical theatre composer and lyricist Michael Gordon Shapiro. Michael's insight into the genre is expansive. We discuss the method and elements of a musical, what functions songs play, and the traps to avoid. We also delve into compensation, publishing, and finding opportunities in the realm of musical theatre. I very much enjoyed recording this episode and hope you find it as informative as I did. Michael Shapiro is an active composer for musical theatre. His children's show Super Sidekick: The Musical is published by Samuel French/Concord Theatricals and has been performed in front of young audiences throughout the United States, including Off-Broadway in 2012. His family musicals Gideon and the Blundersnorp and The Bully Problem have won numerous awards and nominations, including (for Gideon) Best Musical at the 2021 Hollywood Fringe Festival. He is a graduate of the film-scoring program at USC and studied at the ASCAP Film Scoring Seminar. The video version of this episode can be viewed in the link below -https://youtu.be/QoBeDINNw4wLinks to sites and resources discussed in this episode -New Musicals, Inc. -https://nmi.org/ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop -www.ascap.comConcord Theatricals -https://www.concordtheatricals.com/Samual French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival - https://oobfestival.com/BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop -https://www.bmi.com/theatre_workshopTisch NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing -https://www.bmi.com/theatre_workshopLinks to Michael Shapiro's Website and Musicals -Michael Shapirowww.mikemusic.comSuper Sidekick: The Musicalwww.supersidekickmusical.comGideon and the Blundersnorp -www.gideonmusical.comThe Bully Problem -www.thebullyproblem.comWebsites and socials for James Elden, Punk Monkey Productions and Playwright's SpotlightPunk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods                  - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods       - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir        - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightPlaywriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the show

Mike, Alex, and Vince start off the year (and the podcast) by failing miserably at avoiding gear talk before giving some advice to a person interested in jumping into the game industry as well as mentioning some interesting places for free and cheap sounds before diving into: CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION. Notable mentions include: The Lindell 50 plugin, Adventure Construction Set, the Amiga, Freesound.org, Itch.io, Humble Bundle, Sonniss, The Witcher, and Angband. Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Vincent Diamante Recorded January 7, 2022

The crew of Alex, Mike, and Vince reflect on their gear choices and acquisitions over the last year! Notable mentions include u-he, Spitfire, UVI, Liquidsonics, AAS, Fuse Audio Labs, fabfilter, Oeksound, and Plugin-Alliance. Listen to find out the exact awards being given out! Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Vincent Diamante Recorded December 17, 2021

Alex, Mike, and Vince start off by running through the latest iteration of Mike's decided low-fi method for managing his library of instruments, followed by Vince's recent struggles with surround sound consumption making him feel surprisingly down on the format. Some of the items mentioned this episode include: Carlos Ghosn; the OmniOutliner, Bear, and Simplenote note-taking apps; The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles; ARC; Sony HT-A9; Dolby, DTS, and uncompressed surround sound; The Chronicles of Riddick; Mortal Engines; Dune; No Time To Die. Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, Vincent Diamante Recorded October 29, 2021

Vince decided to invest in a very expensive piece of analog gear to give his music a finishing touch, Mike and Alex consider the digital/analog hybrid model in terms of both workflow and quality, and the trio look at some fun things for conspicuous consumption. Mentioned: Rupert Neve (audio engineer), Master Buss Converter (product), bx_console (plugin), Dan Worrall (Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQnz5mUTDkGwKvIQ9uyqiXw ) , LOW (band), HEY WHAT (album - https://open.spotify.com/album/6S6jg2LuEwGdo9iYMSwCBS?si=BXmZ7zzfTZ-tg8rarttQGQ ), Horizon - Zero Dawn, Forspoken ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZUrXCqUck ) Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, Vincent Diamante Recorded September 10, 2021

The trio of Vince, Mike, and Alex are back and talking about various musical ideas, starting by briefly touching on the anniversary of the Spitfire/Westworld competition, then moving on to the long-running KVR One Synth Challenge, and finally spinning out onto various subjects after Alex reveals that he's done something rather out of character: Purchasing a modern and robust orchestral sample library. Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, Vincent Diamante Recorded August 13, 2021

Interview with Michael Gordon Shapiro, producer, composer, writer and lyricist about his newest musical: GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP is a witty musical set in a medieval fantasy world. The plot concerns a stablehand and highborn noble girl teaming up to save a royal cavalier from a rampaging monster. The theme of the show is: are our futures determined by social class, or can we create our own destinies through choice and action? http://tickets.gideonmusical.com Suitable for grownups, kids (6 and up), and well-behaved monsters. A new musical from the creators of THE BULLY PROBLEM. (Encore Award Winner. Nominated for seven HFF19 awards including Best Musical, Top of the Fringe, and Fringe First.) Directed by Matthew Toronto Produced by Elise Dewsberry Music, book, and lyrics by Michael Gordon Shapiro Presented in association with New Musicals Inc. “PICK OF THE FRINGE” SELECTION! - (Combined Artform & Fringe Management) “The most flawless fun I've found at the 2021 HFF.” - Ernest Kearny, TheTVolution.com “The hour flies by so quickly and enjoyably that you will want to stay and see more.” - Rob Stevens, HainesHisWay.com “Catchy tunes and clean-cut dialogue create a musical appropriate for all fantasy lovers regardless of age.” - Shari Barrett, Better Lemons.com

The Game Audio Hour crew returns... in audio-only form, appropriately enough! Mike visits an arcade for the first time in a while, which prompts a discussion that connects development for arcade hardware and mobile phones... and they somehow start talking about connecting 80s-90s consumer keyboards (Yamaha PSR-510!) to their sound cards, eventually coming back to modern sample libraries like EastWest and Spitfire. Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, Vincent Diamante

Michael is a composer, lyricist and book writer. More Info: http://mikemusic.com/

Wasn't it Oscar Hammerstein II who remarked, "Nothing says musical theatre quite like a board game and the Cold War?" Maybe not, but this week composer Michael Gordon Shapiro joins us to talk about the musical CHESS! Get your ABBA on and come along for a look at this incredibly electric piece of 1980s musical theatre that shouldn't work, might not work, and yet has a bigger cultural footprint than many shows that do. Take a look at Michael's career by visiting http://mikemusic.com as well as his family friendly musical "Gideon and the Blundersnorp" on Instagram at @gideonandtheblundersnorp. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @amusicalpodcast and Twitter @amusicalpodcast and hop over to our TeePublic store at https://www.teepublic.com/user/a-musical-theatre-podcast

Michael Gordon Shapiro continues coverage of the Hollywood Fringe with a chat with Laura Wiley, a multi-faceted entertainer and producer of musical parodies.

Michael Gordon Shapiro begins a series of interviews exploring creative life at the Hollywood Fringe and chats with festival co-founder Ben Hill and musical theatre director Janet Miller.

In the first of a two part run, Thos and Michael Gordon Shapiro cast an impressed eye (or four) over the excellent annual presentations by the amazing Royal Conservatoire of Scotland at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.  In particular, they have a lively and forensic discussion about the RCS’s three 2018 offerings – the Scottish Premiere of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and the fabulous pieces of thematically linked new musical theatre writing, Legacy – A Mother’s Song and Legacy – The Book of Names.  A legacy to be proud of!

In this week's episode - Nick shares his thoughts on Company now playing at the Gielgud Theatre and Michael Gordon Shapiro talks to Thomas F Arnold and Ben Philipp about their musical - The House Of Edgar - that was this year's Pick of the Fringe.  

The writer-composer team — a.k.a. Noisemaker — discuss, with Michael Gordon Shapiro, their musical “Atlantic: A Scottish Story”, their collaborative process, and the fulfillment-versus-security tradeoff of the creative life.

It’s time for more Edinburgh Festival Fringe insights from Thos and Michael Gordon Shapiro, the noted composer, as they look into a number of very successful shows including the Toxic Avenger, Thrill Me, the Time Machine, Forgive Me, Oh Father and Stop the Musical.  They also discuss the usefulness (or otherwise) of topicality to a show-writer.  All this and a song from Michael’s wonderful show, The Bully Problem.  It’s a feast for the ears

It’s time for another Fringe Round Up Time – so join Thos and noted composer, Michael Gordon Shapiro, for the next couple of weeks as they talk about some more of the best shows at his years Edinburgh Festival Fringe.  And in today’s episode they tackle Into the Woods, Atlantic – A Scottish Story, It Shoulda Been You and Buried!  And there’s music from Super Sidekick: The Musical.

Nick and Antonia bring you all the way back to the beginnings of the Hollywood musical - and trace its development throughout its early days discussing the Hays Code, the talents involved and the trends that formed. Michael Gordon Shapiro brings us bang up to date with his views on the recent filmed recording of the recent stage musical based on the recent-ish film of the true (but not-so-recent) story of Newsies. Still with us? Good!

There’s no need to be poe-faced about this week’s episode as Michael Gordon Shapiro catches up with the people behind The House of Edgar, a wonderfully evocative and tuneful new musical about the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe which wowed reviewers and public alike at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.  With a fascinating discussion and four songs to enjoy, you’d be raven mad to miss it!

For the next two weeks, Thos is joined by noted musical theatre writer, Michael Gordon Shapiro, to discuss Michael’s very first Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the shows he saw there.  This week, we’ll be hearing music and musings on Stop the Train, Ushers, the House of Edgar and Van Helsing’s Music Box as Michael casts a professional eye over some of the best of the Fest!

The Game Developers Conference has come to an end and I’ve put together a fantastic roundtable to recap the show. On the show I have Brent Lassi from VirginWorlds.com, Michael Zenke from Slashdot and Massively.com, and Michael Gordon Shapiro from MikeMusic.com (and the man responsible for the Gaming Steve theme song). Mike even sings a bit of his theme song on the show … something to behold. Enjoy! Gaming Steve Episode 71 Program Game Developers Conference Day 3 Recap How on earth did one guy create an MMORPG with a player base of 1.8 million people? The Chronicles of Spellborn is still alive and kicking. What are Cryptic Studios and Jack Emmert up to? What did game designers rant about this year? Why do game developers dress so poorly? What crazy game did Steve Meretzky design at this year’s Game Design Challenge? WebWars: EVE sounds freaking awesome. Why is Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures going for an M-rating? Why is GDC the place to be if you want to get into the game industry. Finally, we get all goofy after three intense days. Download the show (56 minutes): Gaming Steve Episode 71 (MP3). Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3). Add the Gaming Steve Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator.