Michael D. Walthius is a multimedia composer well known on the Internet for creating quality original music in the form of MIDI compositions. Music has played an important part in Michael's life. At age six, he started piano lessons. Originally a piano and music composition major in college, he eventually migrated to the West Coast where he spent six years playing keyboards in a rock band in Los Angeles. While his career path has currently taken him outside of the performing music industry, Michael continues to do occasional work composing music for radio, TV, multimedia, and computer games. Michael's MIDI files are all original compositions, drawing from a wide range of influences, including rock, jazz, new age, and dance. His favorite musical artists include Thomas Dolby, Dave Grusin, Miles Davis, Eddie Van Halen, Peter Gabriel, Janet Jackson, Jan Hammer, John McLaughlin, and Led Zeppelin. Michael's notable performances include playing with guitarist Paul Allen, also the co-founder of Microsoft Corp. Michael always enjoy hearing listeners' comments regarding his compositions. Please send him e-mail, including information about the synthesizer or soundcard being used for playback of his compositions.
Michael D. Walthius Music of Cyberspace 14837 Detroit Avenue, Suite 130 Lakewood, Ohio 44107 USA E-mail: michael@keybdwizrd.com All digital background music heard on The Earthquake and Weather Station website is Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998 by Michael D. Walthius. All Rights Reserved. |