Los Angeles based composer Michael Gordon Shapiro's work includes scores for film and television, interactive music for games, concert music, and musical theatre. His film and game scoring work is characterized by a colorful and passionate acoustic orchestral sound, often supplemented by electronics or evocative solo instrumentalists. A concert project of unusual distinction is "Identity: Zhongshan Zhuang", an orchestral concerto for Su Chang, one of the world’s top virtuosos of the guzheng (Chinese zither). The concerto has been performed in several cities in mainland China, including in Beijing by the China National Symphony Orchestra, as well as by major US orchestras such as the San Francisco Symphony and Chicago Sinfonietta. Michael is also an active composer for musical theatre; his children’s show "Super Sidekick: The Musical" is published by Samuel French / Concord Theatricals and has been performed in front of young audiences throughout the United States, including Off-Broadway in 2012. His family musical "The Bully Problem" was nominated for numerous awards at the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival, including Best Musical and Top of the Fringe. For more information, visit Michael online at www.mikemusic.com