Michael Caruso Music

Monday, January 25, 2021

Love Has No Heart featured on Bill Champlin's Livin' for Love Release

Michael Caruso's co-write with Tamara and Bill Champlin is now featured on Bill Champlin's latest release with Imagen Records, "Livin' For Love"

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Only Love - Manu part of Apra International Film Festival

Pick up your tickets TODAY for the Virtual Arpa International Film Festival at https://www.seedandspark.com/festivals/arpa So proud to have Manu's "Only Love" penned by Eric Bazilian, Glenn Goss and myself as part of the music video lineup this year.

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Manu - Only Love Part of Arpa film Festival 2020

So Proud to announce that "Only Love" by Manu (written by Eric Bazilian, Michael Caruso & Glenn Goss) has been officially added to the 2020 Arpa Film Festival ~ we will give you times/info as its available. Please drop by their site and purchase tickets/donate http://www.arpafilmfestival.com/film-lineup-2020-official-selection/

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Between the Lines - CWF II

"Between The Lines" (written by Champlin, Caruso, Champlin) on new CWFII

Friday, April 17, 2020

Sending Special Gratitude & Love to California Spirit Radio

Always my thanks to Chris Morris and our friends at California Spirit for using tunes in their set list I have recorded, such as my cover of Ray Davies "Sunny Afternoon" or songs I have written including the Latest Single from the Champlin, Williams, Friestedt Release, "Between The Lines"

St Martin's River - Acoustic Performance by Friend & Collab Mike LeCompt

Thursday, April 9, 2020

MANU - New Single "Only Love" Drops April 28th

You've seen the video ~ Now the Single of Manu's "Only Love" (Glenn Goss, Eric Bazilian & Michael Caruso) will drop April 28th
Pre-Sale begins April 14th ~ Download Links Coming Soon ~ Stay Tuned!

#MagicOfManu #Bazilian #Caruso #Goss #OnlyLove #LoveIsAll #300HairyBears

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Between The Lines - Champlin Williams Friestedt II

The Latest Single from the latest Champlin, Williams Friestedt II Release includes a Bill Champlin, Michael Caruso & Will Champlin composition "Between The Lines"

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Only Love - MANU

Here is a song I wrote with Glenn Goss Eric Bazilian many years ago. We are proud to have international recording star Manu perform this song with such an important message for the world so beautifully.
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#OnlyLove #LoveIsAll #Bazilian #Goss #Caruso

Sunday, January 5, 2020

Good Morning Midnight - Michael Caruso

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Elinor Sitrish - Hollywood Music Awards In Media

Elinor Sitrish One Reason Nominated for Hollywood Music Award

So excited for my friend singer songwriter Elinor Sitrish on the nomination of her tune "One Reason" for a Hollywood Music in Media Awards! Winners will be announced Nov 20th!

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Michael Caruso - Sunny Afternoon at Arpa International Film Festival

Arpa International Film Festival ..Lovely Evening..with Director Peter Wesley and Claudia Billen...Soulful Artists..Truly Grateful to get the call..Awesome Evening..Gratitude Sincere....mc

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Remember To Download "Sunny Afternoon"

Just a reminder that my song, the classic "Sunny Afternoon" (written by Ray Davies) that will be screened at the upcoming Arpa Film Festival, along with my entire catalog is available @ https://www.michaelcarusomusic.com/buy-the-music

Monday, September 16, 2019

Ticket Purchase Link for Arpa Film Festival! #SunnyAfternoon

The website links are live & tickets are available for the Arpa Film Festival!!! Here is the link for the Sunny Afternoon screening!️ So proud and excited to have my work as of this international weekend! http://www.arpafilmfestival.com/music-video-sunny-afternoon-at-2019-arpa-iff/

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Sunny Afternoon - Michael Caruso at Arpa International Film Festival

Sunny Afternoon by Michael Caruso (written by Ray Davies) and filmed by Peter Wesley will be screened on Nov 10, 2019 @ Arpa International Film Festival, American Legion Post 43 - Hollywood, CA Info/Tickets @ http://www.arpafilmfestival.com/tickets/

Suzanne Cook & Tim Devereaux performing at Biella Festival!

So proud of our dear friends Singer/Songwriter Suzanne Cook featuring Tim Devereaux on guitar with their recent performance at the Biella Festival. Suzanne's music, that includes 3 of my compositions

Rise Above it - Live with The Sons of Champlin

"RISE ABOVE IT" - Live with Sons of Champlin - featuring Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Geoffrey Palmer, Tim Cain, Jeff Lewis, Richard Mithun, Doug Rowan (filmed by Melanie Carlston; thumbnail by Jim Orsetti) written by Tamara Champlin, Michael Caruso & Dennis Matkosky

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Sunny Afternoon by Michael Caruso Part of the ARPA Film Festival

I am proud and excited to announce that my video for Sunny Afternoon, written by Ray Davies and directed by Peter Wesley, has been selected to be screened at the 22nd Annual ARPA International Film Festival. This will take place at the Hollywood Legion Theater, 2035 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068 on Nov 8-10 2019. Tickets will soon be on sale. I will keep you posted.

Details of the Festival @ http://www.arpafilmfestival.com/
Visit/Like their Facebook Page @ https://www.facebook.com/ArpaFilmFestival
Follow them on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/arpafilmfest
& Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/arpafilmfestival/

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Suzanne Cook Releases "True Loves Tears"

Proud to have a Caruso/Sharp Collaboration "True Love's Tears" released featuring the always amazing vocals of Suzanne Cook. Please give a listen to a sample of the tune and visit her site on CD Baby to download this tune and her other music

BEKKA BRAMLETT - "WHAT'S ON MY MIND" PENETRATES TOP 40! BEKKA BRAMLETT BREAKS THE TOP 40 ON MUSIC ROW'S COUNTRY CHART WITH HER NEW SMASH "WHAT'S ON MY MIND" The New CD Release "I Got News For You" produced by Joe Stampley on Shongaloo Records, is available at CD Baby........NOW!!!! http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/BEKKABRAMLETT The CD features the HIT SINGLE "WHAT'S ON MY MIND" co-written by Michael Caruso, Tamara Champlin, and Dennis Matkosky.

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WILL CHAMPLIN - DOWNTIME
written by Champlin/Caruso/Champlin

The Moffats - Guns of Love
written by Caruso/Sharp/Keller

BIOGRAPHY FROM WIKIPEDIA

Michael Caruso is an American Singer-Songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pa. He studied both music and theater at the world renowned American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan then later moved to the West Coast where he was employed as a songwriter for Homegrown Music, Sony Music Publishing, Geffen Music Group, and Chrysalis Music Publishing. He has performed as a solo artist and as frontman for the band "Michael's Disciples".

Biography:

Probably Caruso's most well known work remains "Love Is" co-written with Tonio K, John Keller and recorded by Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight, featured on the Beverly Hills 90210 Soundtrack. It was nominated for a Grammy in the best of R & B vocal category and earned Michael a special citation of achievement from BMI for garnering two million broadcast performances. However, Caruso's musical journey has afforded him to collaborate with many other artists and writers: co-writes with Tamara Champlin and Dennis Matkosky for Chris LeDoux's "Runaway Love" (that would appear On Billboard's Country Music's Top 40 Chart) and Rita Coolidge's Shoo Rah. Caruso's most recorded song would surely be "Guns of Love" (written with Randy Sharp and John Keller) performed by Maura O'Connell, the Moffats (who performed this on "Good Morning America" on July 3, 1995 donating proceeds from their release to the families of victims of the Oklahoma City bombings), Pam Rose for her Album " Morpheus", was also featured on Grammy Award Winner Kathy Mattea's Album "Roses", by Caruso himself on his 2011 EP "When The Devil Starts To Pray" and by Randy Sharp on his 2017 Release "Impossible Things"

On "You Won't Get To Heaven Alive" by Tamara Champlin, Caruso was a background vocalist, player on several tracks, co-producer on two, and co-writes included the title track. On 2013 The Voice finalist Will Champlin's solo projects he was a co-writer on many songs from "The Goldmine Sessions", his Self Titled "Will Champlin" and his EP "Killing Me With Twilight". He would later collaborate on Bill Champlin's (formerly of Chicago) most critically acclaimed Solo Album "No Place Left To Fall"; again Michael wrote the title track (with Bill and Tamara Champlin) and the barn burner "Tuggin' on Your Sleeve" (written with Bill Champlin and Will Champlin). Caruso also co-wrote with Joan Jett and Randy Cantor a cut featuring Joan Jett & the Blackhearts for the Days of Thunder (soundtrack) entitled "Long Live The Night". Later, again as a song writer, he would attract Music Row's attention with Bekka Bramlett "What's On My Mind" (another Caruso, T. Champlin & D. Matkosky collaboration).

In Episode 7 of the 2011 Season of Single Ladies on VH1, Lori Michael's performed the Michael Caruso/Tamara Champlin haunting ballad, "Pretty When She Cries", that had previously been featured on her CD "Living My Life Out Loud" released in 2008.

Michael Caruso's EP "When The Devil Starts To Pray" is a fusion of folk, pop, Celtic, rock and alternative music. The co-writers and musicians involved in the project are some of the industries greats: Randy Sharp; Trey Bruce, Roy Braverman, Tamara Champlin, Jeff Paris, Glenn Goss, TJ McFarland, Dennis Matkosky; Michael St.Thomas, and Moon Calhoun. A film short, Sunshine Deprivation Blues featured one of the EP's songs "Tell Me What You Will" (sharing vocals with Glenn Goss). Caruso's current releases are Single Projects: "True Love's Tears" (Caruso/Sharp) in 2014; "Good When You're Gone" (Caruso/Paris/Kravitz) in 2015 and "What A Day" (Caruso/Rydell) in 2016. "Good When You're Gone" has also been chosen by Rob Saul as his Theme Song for his weekly talk show on Ripped Radio & WMEX in Boston.

In addition to collaborations with influential artists as Lita Ford, Terri Nunn, Vixen, and Michael LeCompt, Caruso has also worked with the legendary Sammy Cahn, Eric Bazilian, Paul Williams, Dave Berg and Tom Keane. He continues to compose, perform and explore new ways to connect to our world and to his audience.