About Michael John

Michael John, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, found out early that he had the voice of Billy Joel.

Michael has worked hard at perfecting his Billy Joel show and landed a gig playing with the world famous Legends In Concert portraying the famous piano man.

After his stint with Legends, Michael appeared on national television twice on the FOX network’s “Performing As:” talent show as Billy Joel receiving great reviews for his performances.

Michael has worked for many entertainment companies such as Innovative Entertainment Group, Debut Entertainment, Jamie’s Rock N Roll Legends, RNRH Entertainment, Classique Productions, Golden Ticket Productions, and DMH Enterprises. He has performed at conventions, corporate events, birthday celebrations, holiday events, and many clubs around the country.

Michael is not just a celebrity look a like, although he does have the Billy Joel look down. He also can play the piano, sing, and entertain with the same intensity and passion.

He has a long song list that he mastered, from the familiar, “Only the Good Die Young” and “Piano Man”, to the classic “Angry Young Man” and “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant.”

Michael also has teamed with Elton John tribute artist’s Joel Mason and Joey Riedel to recreate the Face to Face show. Just like the original tour, each artist performs a solo set with a five or six piece band, and then culminates the show with a Face to Face set which features both of them playing together on two pianos trading off lyrics on each song they perform.

The energy is twice the level and with each performer adding funny performance bits, sing-a-long parts, and spontaneous humor. The show has been performed with a band or just the two performers at the pianos.

Michael loves being able to jump out from the piano during his shows with his band and “reach out and touch” the audience. In addition to his Billy Joel and Face to Face shows, he has been performing dueling piano shows across the country and at the world famous Bar At Times Square dueling piano bar at New York, New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada for the past eight years.

Dueling pianos is a high energy, audience interactive show where the audience is just as much a part of the show as the performers.

From having the audience sing-a-long to having them participate in fun dances, Michael incorporates this style into his Billy Joel shows making it a fun, rocking time for everyone!

For more information on dueling pianos, please visit Michael John’s dueling piano web site at www.duelingvegaspianos.com

About The Show

Already a worldwide television sensation, "Performing As"…, known as "Soundmix" and "Stars in Their Eyes" in Europe, airs in 10 countries with 62 cumulative seasons produced.

Millions of Americans dream of becoming their favorite musical icons. "Performing As"… will turn those dreams into reality with a once-in-a-lifetime chance for ordinary people to be transformed into their favorite music superstars.

In June 2003, hundreds of "regular" people turned out for auditions, with the hope of making their dreams come true.

Through elaborate hair, make-up, costuming, and precision choreography, amateur performers will have the chance to sing in their own voices in front of a live studio audience.

They use their own voices, but look just like their favorite musical superstars. Each week, five contestants will compete, and one winner will be crowned by an elite jury of music industry professionals. That winner earns the chance to return for the final episode, where winners of all the past episodes will compete for a grand prize.

Michael John was one of the contestants on the show, performing as Billy Joel on two episodes.

"Performing As"… is produced by Endemol USA, the leading producer of television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television.

Endemol USA is a division of Endemol Holding, a prominent international content developer, producer and distributor of television and online programming.

David Goldberg is President of Endemol USA. The series is executive produced by John DeMol and Paul Buccieri.

The web site for the show was recently taken offline. To view an example of what the official “Performing As...” web site looked like, click here.

Click here to view a photograph of Michael John on the “Performing As”... web site.

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