Michael Sage Schindler pka Michael Sage is the multi talented front man for his entertainment company Lightning Shakes New York. Michael has performed as an event and entertainment MC, dancer, event choreographer and the ULTIMATE GAMES MASTER for 17 years in the major event venues all over NYC for such well-known people as Donald Trump, Joan Lunden, NHL Commissioner - Gary Bettman, CEO of Westwood One - Joel Hollander and NBC sports announcer Len Berman. He's one of the preferred MCs at the Harrah’s Properties in Atlantic City for special events. Michael has been invited to perform in Europe, Hawaii and all over the US as well. With LSNY, he has produced events for such companies as Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and Rado Switzerland.

In the theatrical arena, Michael has been performing live and on big and small screens since 1979 beginning his career as an actor, dancer, mime and singer-songwriter. His first play in NYC, "Last One in" was directed by famed acting coach, Harold Guskin who cast Michael additionally asking him to write 5 songs for the show turning it into a musical. It went on to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Another proud highlight was a national tour in the emotionally raw, critically acclaimed drama "Halfway There" about 5 teens in a drug rehab center. The show played everywhere from Off Broadway to prominent regional theaters, schools, rehab centers and prisons moving and inspiring audiences everywhere. He toured 5 years performing 3 diversely different roles in the show.

As a songwriter, Michael went under the name of Michael Chizell and has worked with many staff writers of major publishing companies penning, writing and co-writing over 100 songs. Big Beat/Atlantic recording artist Jomanda recorded one of Michael's ballads "After All this Love" in 1995 on their album Nubia Soul.

Michael has written two television treatments "The Guiding Force", an inspirational interview show, and "Spin Cycle", a profile and performance show, the latter co-created with a partner has been produced as a 3 TV show pilot. Michael served as co-executive producer, producer, director and host of Spin Cycle. Currently, He is finishing up his book about drawing power from Appreciation in the beginning stages of writing a new play.

Finally, in the world of coaching and empowerment, as a student of eastern philosophy and martial arts, Michael became approved for certification of Psychocalesthentics in 1991, an esoteric style of eastern exercise that incorporates yoga-style breathing with calisthenics. From 1992 to 1997 he studied under Master Ken Lo in Wu Mei Pei Kung Fu learning Chi Gung and traditional forms of the healing and martial arts. Drawing upon his professional theatrical and dance training while combining yoga, Chi Gung exercises and mime training, he synthesized a simple series of mind-body-spirit exercises. The exercise series was called AEROFORM for HEALTH FITNESS and LONGEVITY. AEROFORM developed into a 6 minute short form and a 20-minute continuous routine that energizes and invigorates the whole person with wonderful results. AEROFORM was taught in NYC health clubs at Equinox, NYHRC and Chelsea Piers. Later, it was exclusively taught privately and in workshops to students throughout NYC. He has completed the book of AEROFORM exercises and is readying it for publication. This summer 2008, it is Michael’s goal to have the Aeroform and Aerozone videos be available to the public. As a writer, Michael has been a contributing writer for Free Spirit magazine and The Phoenix.