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Released in January of 2009, “The Tree of Life” (Spout/MWM), is a free download of ambient compositions inspired by the awe-inspiring visits that he has made to the Redwood forests of central California. Also coming in 2009, “The Road of Ghosts”, a recording where Michael’s ambient, film scoring and classical voices meet together on the same project at the same time along with one new element - the boy can sing! Stay tuned for this one. Also coming, “Dancing in Black and White” - a collection of Michael’s best solo piano recordings. \u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Michael+Whalen","playStationPath":"/stations/274551169/play","stationId":274551169,"bioPath":"/music/Michael+Whalen/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Tim+Story","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8ac/8ac1b23368b38f735cba41b9c3119bc9_md.jpg","artistName":"Tim Story","artistId":8150,"station_id":113347196},{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+Bongiorno","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/755/7554326871e0f8ba9743bb74be95498f_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe Bongiorno","artistId":76381,"station_id":266648376},{"musicPath":"/music/Robin+Spielberg","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/562/562641066b66674e7232674300d6c479_md.jpg","artistName":"Robin Spielberg","artistId":76516,"station_id":266839956},{"musicPath":"/music/Omar+Akram","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aa5/aa515a5d637f466956fc9b125ab6ffed_md.jpg","artistName":"Omar Akram","artistId":76514,"station_id":266712994},{"musicPath":"/music/Jennifer+Thomas","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d81/d8116c430b727b296afcab6437a8adf3_md.jpg","artistName":"Jennifer Thomas","artistId":76380,"station_id":266648378},{"musicPath":"/music/Jim+Chappell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c9a/c9a421975cb9ba5f19f99342a3d9216d_md.jpg","artistName":"Jim Chappell","artistId":106935,"station_id":281862192},{"musicPath":"/music/Doug+Hammer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e35/e35fcbfac6ff9ca541db02973cf3c417_md.jpg","artistName":"Doug Hammer","artistId":33202,"station_id":219241881},{"musicPath":"/music/Karunesh","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b21/b21777b0cfd040e34caaaa69172e27fe_md.jpg","artistName":"Karunesh","artistId":4765,"station_id":113622601},{"musicPath":"/music/Dan+Gibson+s+Solitudes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ccf/ccf58e84da3156c0ed9e257571050226_md.jpg","artistName":"Dan Gibson's Solitudes","artistId":239569,"station_id":354004093},{"musicPath":"/music/Denise+Young","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3ee/3eee454617247912e23e08c54426a647_md.jpg","artistName":"Denise Young","artistId":92849,"station_id":274551107},{"musicPath":"/music/Philip+Aaberg","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3a3/3a3a4b350d6f231d815099180939a6e9_md.jpg","artistName":"Philip Aaberg","artistId":112606,"station_id":282360194},{"musicPath":"/music/Goldmund","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2fa/2fa350cd161b27e6e8edf4eff370ca2f_md.jpg","artistName":"Goldmund","artistId":458017,"station_id":401286815},{"musicPath":"/music/Steven+Halpern","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b67/b671e17f6057896f0d93dc12cd211889_md.jpg","artistName":"Steven Halpern","artistId":14074,"station_id":114173915},{"musicPath":"/music/Spencer+Brewer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cb8/cb8886e9693c122b81e4c9f9a88a5c3d_md.jpg","artistName":"Spencer Brewer","artistId":132389,"station_id":285484170},{"musicPath":"/music/Gavin+Luke","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d96/d9631a0c060615408c89f73e714b65a8_md.jpg","artistName":"Gavin Luke","artistId":462652,"station_id":401357359},{"musicPath":"/music/Jon+Schmidt","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bfc/bfc1dfa682fa934605bbe31cf4044fe2_md.jpg","artistName":"Jon Schmidt","artistId":73915,"station_id":265899359},{"musicPath":"/music/Tim+Janis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/41d/41d7a7d9636b9bfd4c77ccab45996594_md.jpg","artistName":"Tim Janis","artistId":65812,"station_id":264001510},{"musicPath":"/music/Brian+Crain","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e82/e822bb9c75bb22d36e760e5f860e78d8_md.jpg","artistName":"Brian Crain","artistId":260378,"station_id":364651810}]}