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About Us |
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Michael Sage Schindler Owner, Director, Master of Celebrations
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LIGHTNING SHAKES NEW YORK EVENTS ENTERTAINMENT & PRODUCTION |
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Introducing |
Michael Sage Schindler pka Michael Sage is the multi talented entertainer and owner of Lightning Shakes New York LLC. 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, Former CEO of Westwood One - Joel Hollander and NBC sports announcer Len Berman. He's been one of the preferred MCs at the Harrah’s Properties in Atlantic City for special events. Michael has been invited to perform in Europe, the Caribbean, Hawaii and all over the US as well. With LSNY, he has produced performances for such companies as Merrill Lynch, AIG, 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. Michael got his BFA in Theater while completing studies of the entire Shakespearean canon at Ithaca College. His first play in NYC, "Last One in" was directed by famed acting coach, Harold Guskin who asked Michael to write 5 songs for the show turning it into a musical. It went on to tour the east coast and 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 Off Broadway, 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.
Finally, in the world of exercise,
coaching and Life 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 he created his own simple series of
mind-body-spirit exercises called AEROFORM
for HEALTH FITNESS and LONGEVITY.
AEROFORM, which Michael credits
with his ability to sustain a ridiculously rigorous performance schedule over 20
years, was developed into a 6 minute short form, a unique, one of the only
exercises of its kind - Seated Form, and a 20-minute continuous complete
routine. The beauty of AEROFORM is that it energizes and
invigorates the whole person without depleting your resources. 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. Michael has completed the book of AEROFORM exercises and is
readying it for publication. This fall of 2010, Michael plans to have the
Aeroform and Aerozone videos be available to the public.
World Class MCs, DJs, Musicians, Bands, Event Lighting, Media, Decor & Expert Planning since 1991
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