Michael Seifert is an American multi-platinum award-winning music composer, record producer, arranger and audio engineer based in

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. Seifert's credits include work for

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, Gentlemen Hall,

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, Regina Spektor,

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, Lifehouse (band), Colbie Caillat,

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, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too Short,

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, Chuck Mosley, Guided by Voices,

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, Mr. Gnome, Grammy award winners Snarky Puppy, among others. Seifert has scored independent films and major motion pictures, including composing, arranging, recording, and production work on '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (Special Edition), ''The Outsiders : The Complete Novel'', the Apocalypse Now documentary ''Heart of Darkness'', and The Godfather trilogy FFC restoration special edition for

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and the award-winning documentary, ''Romeo is Bleeding''. He has composed original music and score for TV shows, including the Netflix original series ''

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'' and '' Care Bears: Unlock the Magic'' (Boomerang Network/Cartoon Network). He has also composed, recorded, and produced music for Apple Music, Chipotle, Spotify, Pepsi, PlayStation, Xbox,

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, CBS,

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, American Greetings,

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, and many others. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, Seifert often performs on both sides of the glass when working on a project.

External links

MichaelSeifert.comMichael in EQ Magazine
* Michael's All Music page Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American film score composers American television composers American audio engineers American music arrangers Record producers from Ohio People from Cleveland {{US-record-producer-stub