Michael Tucker

Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Entrepreneur, Explorer, Idea generator, Investor, Musician, Project manager, Single, Startup

Michael Tucker (30) is an entrepreneur focusing on development and management of entertainment related ventures. His company, Zia Entertainment, serves as his investment company in projects and companies where as an officer and/or board member, he helps turn an idea into a marketable commodity. Michael has an engineering and production background, having the opportunity to work on almost 20 Gold & Platinum albums and on some of pop music’s biggest acts including *N Sync, Britney Spears, and Backstreet Boys, to name a few. Michael’s production and songwriting skills enabled one of his songs to reach #2 on Canadian Radio as well as being nominated for a Juno for Song of the Year. As an active member of NARAS, Michael has served on the Grammy Engineering Craft Committee since 2003 as one of five engineers in Los Angeles chosen to select nominations for the Grammy’s. In 2003, Michael set up shop in Los Angeles to develop and partner in Cloud 19, a leading Post Production and DVD Authoring Facility, which he sold in 2005 to begin development of MusicFreedom.com. Prior to his role at Cloud 19, Michael was based in New York City, where he became a household name working on records for all the major labels. In 2001 Michael was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year (*NSync “Bye, Bye, Bye”). From 1995-2000 Michael played an influential role in developing Orlando’s music scene. Michael helped build and develop many studios and their staff including Trans-Continental Studios, home of the pop explosion. Simultaneously, he built close working relationships with Trans-Continental Records, Wright Entertainment Group, Jive Records and RCA Records. SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY *N SYNC *N Sync (1998) RCA Engineer *N SYNC Home For Christmas (1998) RCA Engineer *N SYNC No Strings Attached (2000) Jive Engineer, Mixing(Grammy nomination: Record of the Year “Bye, Bye, Bye”) *N SYNC Celebrity (2001) Jive Engineer, Mixing 4-U Just for You (1996) Atlantic Mixing 95 South Tightwork 3000 (2000) RCA Mixing Aaron Carter Aaron Carter (1998) Edel Engineer, Production Aaron Carter Aaron’s Party (2000) Jive Engineer, P.T. Editor Aaron Carter Another Earthquake! (2002) Jive Engineer, P.T. Editor Backstreet Boys Millennium (1999) Jive Engineer Backstreet Boys Black & Blue (2000) Jive Engineer Britney Spears Oops! …I Did It Again (2000) Jive Engineer Britney Spears Britney (2001) Jive Engineer, Mixer> Britney Spears I’m Not a Girl Jive Engineer Britney Spears …Baby One More Time (2002) Jive Engineer Brtiney Spears In the Zone – “Brave New Girl” Jive Engineer C-Note Different Kind of Love (1999) Epic Engineer DJ Magic Mike Don’t Talk Just Listen (1996) Atlantic P.T. Editing Full Force Ahead of Their Time! (2001) Thump Mixing LMNT All Sides (2002) Atlantic Mixing Luis Fonsi Fight the Feeling (2002) MCA Engineer Jordan Knight Jordan Knight (1999) Interscope Engineer JC Chasez Schizophrenic Jive Engineer, Mixing, Prod. Mel B Hot (2000) Virgin Mixing Nick Carter Now or Never (2002) Jive Engineer P.Y.T. P.Y.T. (Down with Me) (2001) Sony Engineer Quad City DJ’s Get on up and Dance (1996) Atlantic Engineer, Mixing Steps Buzz (2000) Jive Mixing Snow Mind On The Moon EMI Canada Writing,Prod., Mixing (produced #2 single “everybody wants to be like you”) (Nominated for Canadian Juno Best Songwriter 2001) Soundtrack Pokemon (1999) Atlantic engineer Soundtrack On The Line Jive Mixing Soundtrack Popstars, Vol. 2 (2001) Atlantic Engineer, Mixing

Music - it's my life Flying - pretty much anything with wings Internet - I love the doors it has opened Life - Come on, it doesn't get any better Me - Not ego, center

I'll have to get back to you on this. In the true spirit of TED -- I want to make this count.

development, Internet, Music

Photography -- Well not good, but I really enjoy it. I also am great at BSing answers to questions I don't know.