I think what speaks to quality product and character is that I have many demanding clients that go back over 10 years… and some over 20! You can’t fake integrity or doing the right thing…consistently. I value the repeat business I maintain with many clients and now… friends.
“I first worked with Michael when he came onto the production scene in November of 1988. He was 17, full of energy and creativity, and wrote a winning theme song for the nationally syndicated broadcast talk show I was producing. Since then Michael and I have worked on numerous broadcast, cable and corporate projects. His talent is exceptional and the works Michael creates are always outstanding, but the main reason I come back to Michael with projects again and again is that he is extremely reliable and a real pleasure with whom to work! His work is always on time, on target and spot on! When we first worked together, the organization for which we worked followed the motto, ‘Excellence, Innovation and Integrity.’ Michael still works and lives by that motto. I recommend him to you without reservation!
Nancy Kondas | VP Creative Product Development
Coastal-DuPont Training Technologies, Corp.
“I hired Michael to help on an e-commerce site for one of our clients that required more expertise and common sense than my (then) current partners were able to provide. He took the project in a new and better direction, utilizing some of the latest tools available. And, he communicated in a pleasant and timely manner. The result was a pleased client, a great looking and user-friendly site, delivered on time and on budget.”
Ken Thompson ~ iMedia Agency
“My experience with Michael has been very positive. He produced the 2009 video “The Dave’s Killer Bread Story” as well as the music video at the end of the film. We brought him back a year later to create the 2010 version. I think it’s easy to see that the guy is quite talented. I have worked with him on other projects as well, including logo redesign work for our Nature Bake bread line. He is also an excellent marketer as well as an outstanding musician/producer. Like me, he’s always working (his mind, at least) and will come up with ideas that will blow you away, and will then actually come to fruition over time. I expect to keep working with this guy for the foreseeable future—an amazing talent and a great guy.”
Dave Dahl | Pres.
Dave’s Killer Bread
“We hired Michael through Kris Wilkinson’s office to design her website. This is something that Kris has wanted for a long time, but would get busy with projects and would have trouble getting all of the material together. Michael knew how beneficial this website would be to Kris and her business, so he really pushed to keep things moving and always be communicating about what needed to happen next. He was motivating without being pushy or annoying.He has an out-of-the-box creativity and really wants each person’s website to represent them and their individual personality. He doesn’t want to just do the minimum to get things finished; he really wants to provide and suggest new ideas that will enhance the site. He’s a person of integrity and man of his word, not to mention just a super nice guy. He was great to work with and I would recommend him to anyone.”
Aidan Rowe | Assist. to Film Composer
Kristin Wilkinson“
Michael can do it all. I am always amazed at his expertise in such a wide array of subjects. His music skills are surpassed only by his idea-oriented mind and his infectiously positive personality. He has proven this to myself both as a composer, my web developer and as a tireless ‘idea guy’. His involvement in my success is without measure.”
Erik Gamans
Sonic Librarian
“Wow! That was my impression when I opened the web page Michael sent me. What I most appreciated about the process was that Michael really listened. He gave me the freedom and support to be honest, and helped illuminate what was important to me in my web page. I couldn’t be happier with his business style, communication, and talent. I highly recommend MJ Creative Solutions.”
Pam Pesseti
EGO Women’s Accessories
“The wide world of web is anything but an exact science at times. Michael and his crew at MJ Creative Solutions are experts and they understand my industry and specific needs required for it. If they don’t, they’ll troubleshoot it, figure it out and explain why a “common sense” solution to an issue might not make much sense. That’s why I leave it to the pros.”
Pete K
PeteSound
“I have known Michael for about 6 years now as a friend and as a colleague. I know him to be one of the hardest working and most consistent professionals I know – being someone who has unique ideas and follows through with them. In the music community, Michael has shown leadership in the areas of copyright issues and music business knowledge; sometimes having helped his peers navigate through business options they didn’t know existed. I can tell you that he is certainly on the pulse of where music and media are today. As a colleague, I have personally worked with him on various projects and will continue to do so where there is opportunity. I might also mention that I find his consistent track record of network credits to be truly unique in the tight-knit circles of Nashville – offering even more evidence of his musical skill and business prowess.”
Carl M | Arranger-Producer
Carl Marsh
“Michael has done some great work for Dave’s Killer Bread. His video and music skills combined for a sharp video and his marketing insights have been very helpful. I do not hesitate to recommend Michael. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions.”
Glenn Dahl | Chairman
NatureBake & Dave’s Killer Bread
“I highly recommend the talent and work ethic of MJ. He did a lot of work for me at Universal Music, and he was consistently going the extra mile and finding a way to make things work to bring out the best of the song he was working on. He was always on time and usually ahead of schedule in bringing the product to me. Michael’s greatest gift was in developing the music to exactly where the song demanded it go. He was always true to the music.”
Michael P | Music PublisherFinal Four Music/frmly Universal Music | Adj. Prof. of Music Pub., Belmont Univ.
“Michael has been a huge value to our company time and time again because he not only possesses endless creativity and fantastic ideas, but the vast technical expertise to back it up. After developing a Flash animation and building a micro-site around it for the release of a new product, we ran into a wall when it came to effectively formatting our file and finding that balance of fast streaming vs great quality. The only practical file size and load time we could come up with for our audience was devastating to the quality of both the audio and video, and it was painful to see this great animation we had worked so hard on withered down to sub-par. Then we turned to Michael for some advice and with only a few minutes of explanations and suggestions we were able to find the correct export settings for a fast-streaming, high-quality animation we had been shooting for! If only we had turned to him sooner we could have saved hours of valuable time and saved ourselves the frustration. MJCreativeSolutions is the whole package”
Adam | Web+Graphics Developer
BluesBuns & Dave’s Killer Bread
“Michael is a very talented and well respected composer and musician. We needed a score for a training video on back safety. Needless to say, the subject matter is not very exciting, but the music that Michael created, made the video very entertaining and a success, which is a huge compliment.”
Ken Gortz | Video Producer
“Michael hired me as a freelance programmer over 3 years ago and we’ve been working together ever since. Sometimes budgets are pretty good and sometimes not so good. Either way, we’ve had a good working relationship and the breadth of projects he gets into is amazing. He’s been a good project leader and is organized and thorough, which streamlines my work. I’ve been impressed with how he deals with his clients and even for insignificant jobs, he wants the work done right. More importantly, he wants the client to understand what the issues are. He’s good guy to work for…and NO he didn’t pay me to say this!
Jason Rowe | Freelancer programmer (PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, etc.)
JasonRowe.com
“Michael helped me solve my content management struggles. He gave me amazingly big help — like going from an abacus to a computer! I’m actually building pages and updating content and it’s fun.”
Sheila Resari, LMT
True North Massage
“As owner of a commerical audio/video production company, I’ve worked with a lot of music producers and Michael is one for the few that consistently delivers high quality, creative work in a timely manner. He has been a pleasure to work with and I recommend him highly to anyone looking for professional level music composition.”
Bob Smith
Earworks Audio
“I highly recommend Michael for media production work! He has a wealth of musical and creative energy for completing successful productions of all sorts, from music production to marketing plans to web site design. Michael is one of those guys who can envision the complete picture then traverse all issues in media production at any level from concept to technical implementation.”
Rob Cowart | Senior Systems Analyst Programmer
CBN