A young singer/songwriters gorgeous and intimate collection of 13 songs about life, love, and coming of age. Features rich and sweet vocals on top of melodic piano and emotional guitars.

13 MP3 Songs in this album (55:42) !
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Mikey Wax is a singer/songwriter from Long Island, NY. He is a talented pianist who began studying music at the age of 8 and quickly became passionate about using the piano as a form of expression through his own songwriting. After having composed more than 100 songs by his early teens, he recorded his first album of instrumental songs at the age of 12. The album received radio airplay on the New York radio station 101.9 FM. A few years later he began teaching himself to play guitar by applying what he knew on the piano. As a guitarist, he was influenced by singer/songwriters ranging from Bob Dylan and James Taylor, to Dave Matthews and John Mayer. As a result, he began writing songs on the guitar and singing along to them. The combination of his powerful piano playing, unique guitar chords and sweet voice helped him to create his own sound. This sound is deep and dramatic, yet melodic and hopeful. His music combines certain qualities of modern day artists such as David Gray, Coldplay, and John Mayer, with classic artists such as the Beatles, Elton John, and Billy Joel.

After graduating high school, Mikey became a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Surrounded by music, he continued to mature as an artist and further built his skills as a songwriter, lyricist, singer and performer.

After graduating from Vanderbilt in May 2006, Mikey entered the studio to record his first full-length album, "Change Again," consisting of songs he wrote between leaving for college and the months after coming back home. During this phase of life, there is a lot of uncertainty, confusion, and change. Combine this with love and loss, and it is the recipe for a sophisticated and emotional album. According to Mikey, "what matters to me as an artist is to write songs with real, heartfelt melodies, so the song connects and takes you on an emotional ride." The final product is a collection of songs that are timeless, hopeful, and bitter sweet. The album is due out in November of 2008 on Waxâs label, Middle Child Records.

Most recently, Mikey's song "In Case I go Again" was selected as the winner of The Unsigned Artist radio contest held by WRMF / 97.9 FM, a top 40 radio station in South Florida. In addition, two of the songs on the upcoming album were featured in the independent film "Goodnight Elizabeth," which was released in June of 2008. Mikey has recently signed a licensing deal with Synchup Music, and was selected to play in the 2008 CMJ festival in New York City.

2008 looks to be a great year for the upcoming singer and songwriter. With the release of his debut album and consistent live shows, Mikey Wax is developing loyal fans all over the world.