MICHAEL VAIL BLUM Michael Vail Blum is a 30-year veteran of the entertainment industry. He has worked on records that have earned Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond awards from the RIAA and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. His credits include Record Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixing and Mastering Engineer, Music Editor, Performer, Composer, Studio Designer and Studio Owner. He has worked with top line recording artists including Madonna, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Kelly Clarkson, Prince, Jessica Simpson, The New Radicals, Baby Face and Jody Watley to name a few. Some of Michael's film credits include Footloose, Free Willy, Freddy's Dead: the Final Nightmare and Who's That Girl. His TV work includes Absolutely Fabulous, Everybody Hates Chris, Daria, Cold Case and more. His video game credits include Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2, and Cash Wizard II. Michael has worked on commercials for major accounts including McDonald's, Sunkist, General Mills, SONY Consumer Electronics, Coors Brewing Co., American Airlines, Kraft, General Motors, Budweiser, Kelloggs, Pillsbury and Citigroup. His work has been included in entertainment projects for such companies as Universal, Columbia, Sony, Epic, EMI, Capitol, Arista, Warner Bros, Island, Atlantic, Tri-Star Pictures, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Showtime, Harmonix Corp., Bally Technologies and many more. As an educator Michael has taught recording arts for UCLA, Musican's Institute, Recording Connection, Smithsonian Institute, National Oral History Association and others. His book The Art of Being an Engineer/Producer" is part of the curriculum at the Recording Connection School. Michael has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, with a specialty in audio system design and acoustics, and is a member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES). He has a patent pending for a tuning system for stringed instruments and drums. From 1982-1990 Michael's company “MVB Services” designed and built over 60 audio and video post studios. Since 1990 he has owned and operated Titan Music, Inc., his recording/production studio. In 2005 Michael started Titan Tribute Media, a record label that specializes in the creation and exploitation of cover recordings of popular songs. AWARDS & NOMINATIONS Michael Vail Blum – Awards and Certifications DIAMOND RECORDS (RIAA) Madonna The Immaculate Collection 10 Million / 10x MULTI PLATINUM MULTI - PLATINUM RECORDS (RIAA) Footloose Original Soundtrack 9 Million / 9x MULTI PLATINUM Madonna True Blue 7 Million / 7x PLATINUM Like A Prayer 5 Million / 5x PLATINUM Something To Remember 3 Million / 3x PLATINUM Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason 3 Million / 3x PLATINUM PLATINUM RECORDS (RIAA) Madonna You Can Dance 1 Million / PLATINUM Like A Prayer (Single) Jody Watley Jody Watley Madonna Who’s That Girl Soundtrack Brownstone From The Bottom Up The New Radicals Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too Madonna The Holiday Collection GOLD RECORDS (RIAA) Madonna Celebration 500,000 / GOLD Madonna Express Yourself (Single) Madonna Keep It Together (Single) Madonna Papa Don’t Preach (Single) Madonna True Blue (Single) Free Willy Original Soundtrack 3T Anything (Single) SILVER RECORDS (RIAA) Led Zepagain Stairway to Heaven (Single) Digital Sales 100,000 / SILVER BRONZE RECORDS (RIAA) Sam Morrison Old Time Rock & Roll Telly Award LONG FORM MULTI PLATINUM VIDEOS (RIAA) Madonna The Immaculate Collection 3x PLATINUM Ciao, Italia! – Live from Italy 2x PLATINUM LONG FORM MULTI PLATINUM VIDEOS (RIAA) Madonna The Virgin Tour 1x PLATINUM Celebration: The Video Collection You Can Dance GRAMMY AWARDS Madonna Papa Don’t Preach 1987 Best female Vocalist Jody Watley Jody Watley 1988 Best New Artist GRAMMY NOMINATIONS Madonna Papa Don't Preach 1987 Best Pop Vocal Performance –Female Oh Father 1991 Best Short Form Video Jody Watley Jody Watley 1988 Best R&B Vocal Performance Norman Brown/Gerald Albright 24/7 2012 Best Pop Instrumental Album ADDITIONAL AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS Madonna Billboard Music Awards, Billboard Music of the '80s Poll Awards, Billboard Music Video Awards, BMI Pop Awards, Bravo Otto Awards, Brit Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Japan Gold Disc Awards, Juno Awards, MTV Artist of the Decade, MTV Video Music Awards GOLDEN GLOBES Who’s That Girl Madonna Madonna –Who’s that Girl AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS Like A Prayer Madonna 1990 Best Female Pop/Rock Artist 1990 Favorite Dance Single ROLLING STONE AWARDS Like A Prayer Madonna 1989 500 Best Albums (#237) ASCAP FILM AND TELEVISION MUSIC AWARDS Who’s That Girl Madonna 1989 Most performed song from motion pictures (WON) NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Hymns for the Rebel Soul Rocky Dawuni 2011 Outstanding World Music Album IRAWMA - INTERNATIONAL REGGAE & WORLD MUSIC AWARDS Hymns for the Rebel Soul Rocky Dawuni 2011 Best African Artist & Best Album NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Hymns for the Rebel Soul Rocky Dawuni 2011 Outstanding World Music Album IAMA - INTERNATIONAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC AWARDS I Should Have Known AJ Croce 2012 Best Male Vocalist & Best Song DISCOGRAPHY (RECORDS) MICHAEL VAIL BLUM - RECORD CREDITS YEAR ALBUM ARTIST CREDIT 1966 Facets (Bonus Tracks) Jim Croce Audio Restoration 1972 Barry Goldberg Barry Goldberg Mastering, Remixing 1984 Almost Paradise – Footloose (Un- Mike Reno/Ann Wilson - Original Assistant Engineer Credited) Soundtrack 1984 Metropolis (Un-Credited) Loverboy - Destruction Assistant Engineer 1986 True Blue (Un-Credited) Madonna Additional Engineer 1987 Jody Watley Jody Watley Assistant Engineer 1987 Regine (China Bonus CD) Regine Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1987 Who’s That Girl Madonna Engineer 1987 A Momentary Lapse of Reason Pink Floyd Engineer 1987 Bete Noire Brian Ferry Engineer 1987 You Can Dance (Un-Credited) Madonna Engineer 1987 The Look of Love Madonna Engineer 1987 Remembrance Days The Dream Academy Engineer 1988 Possessive Love Marilyn Martin Engineer 1988 US Nick Kamen Engineer 1988 One More Story Peter Cetera Engineer 1988 Back to Avalon Kenny Loggins Engineer 1989 Like A Prayer Madonna Engineer 1989 Mr. Jordan Julian Lennon Engineer 1990 Keep it Together Madonna Engineer 1990 The Party The Party Engineer 1990 Toy Matinee Toy Matinee Engineer 1990 Tell Me the Truth Timothy B. Schmit Assistant Engineer 1990 Third Eye Redd Kross Producer, Engineer 1990 The Immaculate Collection Madonna Engineer 1991 In The Meantime In Between Time The Party Engineer 1991 Fred Schneider & the Shake Scociety Fred Schneider Remixing 1991 I’m Awake Now The Goo Goo Dolls Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1991 Freddy’s Dead: the Final Nightmare Original Soundtrack Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1991 The Holliday Collection Madonna Engineer 1991 Monster Fred Schneider Remixing 1992 Darren Housholder Darren Housholder Producer, Engineer 1992 On the Cross of Commerce Low Pop Suicide Engineer, Mixing 1992 Contaminant PCB Contagion Engineer, Mixing 1993 Message in the Hat Eddie Griffin Engineer, Mixing 1993 Sing-Alongs The Chipmunks Engineer, Remixing 1993 Sarsippius’ Ark Infectious Grooves Engineering 1993 Rocky Road The Young Dubliners Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1994 Free Willy Original Soundtrack Producer, Engineer, Mix 1994 Groove Family Cyco Infectious Grooves Producer, Engineer 1994 Nathan Nathan Cavaleri Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1994 Rocky Road The Young Dubliners Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1994 Arrive All Over Danielle Brisebois Engineer 1994 If You Love Me Brownstone Engineer 1995 Brotherhood 3T Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1995 Breathe The Young Dubliners Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1995 Something to Remember Madonna Engineer 1995 Death of Excellence Low Pop Suicide Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1995 Emotional Man Brian Evans Producer 1995 Free Willy 2: Adventure Home Original Soundtrack Producer, Engineer, Mix 1995 From the Bottom Up Brownstone Engineer, Mixing 1995 Love That Smile Off Your Face Noah Stone Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1995 25 Cents The Flys Producer, Engineer 1995 Receiving the Gift of Flavor The Urge Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Remixing 1995 Blue to the Bone Blues by Nature Engineer 1996 People Make the World Go ‘round Various Artists Engineer, Mixing 1996 Why 3T & Michael Jackson Producer, Engineer 1996 Lost My Brain! (Once Again) Mike Muir Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1996 Harvest (Original Soundtrack) Original Soundtrack Engineer, Mixing 1996 Better Days Ahead Norman Brown Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1996 Suffering of the Masses Focal Point Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1996 My Head My Head Producer, Engineer, Artist Development MICHAEL VAIL BLUM - RECORD CREDITS YEAR ALBUM ARTIST CREDIT 1997 North Hollywood Slush Assistant Engineer 1997 Belittle Scott Bennett Mixing 1997 Prime Cuts Suicidal Tendencies Engineer, Mixing 1997 Friends & Family Vol.1 Suicidal Tendencies Producer, Engineer, Mixing 1998 Yours Faithfully Rebbie Jackson Engineer 1998 Sno-Core Compilation Various Artists Producer 1998 Kiss the Sky Tatyana Ali Engineer 1998 Ready Set Slam The Slam Girls Mastering, Mixing 1998 Experiences Brian Evans Engineer 1998 Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too The New Radicals Engineer 1998 Six the Hard Way Suicidal Tendencies Engineer, Mixing 1999 Celebration Norman Brown Producer, Engineer 1999 Enlightened Paramecium Solar Tribe Producer, Engineer 1999 Freedumb Suicidal Tendencies Engineer, Mixing 2000 Not That Kind Anastacia Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Artist Develpoment 2000 Out of the Blue Tim Moyer Producer, Engineer, Mixing 2000 Happy Ending Dogstar Producer, Engineer, Mixing 2000 Mas Borracho Infectious Grooves Producer, Engineer, Mixing 2000 All For Love Brownstone Engineer, Mixing 2000 Free Your Soul