Michael Drange
Singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, performer

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Michael Drange is a singer/songwriter based in the San Gabriel Valley, just east of Los Angeles. He has been writing and performing in Southern California for over 20 years. He is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The GRAMMY Awards) and has a Masters Degree in Commercial Composing and Arranging.

    Michael grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he began playing the piano at the tender age of five. Five years later he picked up the saxophone, and soon after, started playing in his first rock band. Those early years playing the music of Billy Joel, Elton John and the Doobie Brothers gave Michael his roots in pop/rock. Now as a singer/songwriter, Michael fuses those early influences with elements of soul, country and jazz to create a singular style. 

     As a performer, Michael presently performs regularly with the “rock and soul” band Classic Jam. He also performs with his quartet performing jazz standards, pop songs and original material. Based in Southern California, Michael has released three albums, and has composed two scores for Rug Productions.

     Michael presently teaches music at Garvey Intermediate School in Rosemead California and is the Director of the San Gabriel Valley Concert Band. In 2005, Michael was named the Garvey School District Teacher of the Year and in 2006 he was the WHO Award recipient for the Garvey Education Association.
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Maybe Just For Me
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Maybe Just For Me I Understand On The Other Side


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Discography

Maybe Just For Me

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Maybe Just For Me
Released 2006
  1. Into Unknown
  2. Gone
  3. The Rain
  4. Nocturne
  5. I Understand
  6. Hold On
  7. I'm Coming Home
  8. Cerulean Improv
  9. You Never Know
 "Just me at the piano. There is something special about performing a song this way. That's how the songs are born and without a giant production, the songs remain true to themselves."

                       ------- Michael Drange



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I Understand
Released on 
Dibo Records - 1999
  1. I Was Falling
  2. Helpless In Your Arms
  3. She's Gone
  4. I Already Heard
  5. I Understand
  6. The Riverside

 An upbeat, Motown-influenced horn section punctuates these jazzy pop tunes about the joys of falling in love. Drange sings in a fresh-faced style; the sax and guitar contribute some excellent solos."
            ----- listen.com

"The arrangements, horns included, are mellow and pleasant, and every now and then, funky."
            ----- University Times, CSULA

AC/Pop Treasures #5
Released on Treasure Coast Records - 1997

Michael's song "Helpless In Your Arms" was featured on this Adult Contemporary compilation album. The song reached #13 on the “Music Review Independent Adult Contemporary Chart” in June of 1998.

This hit song is also available on Michael's Dibo Records release, "I Understand."

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On The Other Side"
Released on 
Dibo Records - 1992
  1. You Can't Go Home
  2. Our Destiny
  3. I Already Heard
  4. South Of The Border
  5. Suzy Q
  6. On The Other Side
  7. We Grew Apart
  8. Troubled Times
  9. The One That Got Away
  10. We Can Make A Change

 "Strong chord progressions and melodies define "On The Other Side." This album is a fine first effort from a talented musician." 
       ----- Dominion Post, Morgantown, WV