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Songwriter Michael Hunter Ochs is signed to a worldwide administration deal with Kobalt Music. Recently, Michael's song, "In Her Eyes" was featured on JOSH GROBAN'S third CD, "AWAKE." Over the past several years Ochs has garnered widespread recognition as evidenced by his capture of the Nashville Songwriters Association International and Gospel Music Association DOVE AWARD for SONG OF THE YEAR for "ON MY KNEES," performed by Jaci Velasquez (14 weeks at #1). Additionally his songs have appeared on over 15 million albums sold worldwide. Michael is a versatile songwriter, having had songs recorded in genres from country to alternative rock, classical crossover to contemporary Christian and even Hebrew. Michael was honored when DreamWorks Motion Pictures licensed his composition "Live" for the national advertisements for the Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks film, "The Terminal." Ochs co-wrote the theme song for the Lifetime Television series, "I Married A Princess" and his music has recently appeared in the Warner Brothers film, "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and the 20th Century Fox film, "Aquamarine." His song "One And Only" was featured as the love theme and closing credits in the Uma Thurman summer comedy, "My Super Ex-Girlfriend." Ochs work can also be heard on many television soundtracks, including "True Blood," the Julia Louis-Dreyfus sit-com "The New Adventures Of Old Christine," "The Simpson's," "So You Think You Can Dance," "Dawson's Creek," "Jack & Jill," "As The World Turns," "The Young And The Restless" and "The Guiding Light." Michael's songs have been recorded by major label acts including Cece Winans, Curtis Stigers, Jaci Velasquez, Natalie Grant, The Wilkinsons, Eric Heatherly, Joy Williams, Teitur, Nicole C. Mullen, Andrew Dorff, Rachel Lampa, Alana Grace and Jennifer Marks. Recent activity includes the lead single with American Idol Finalist Kimberly Caldwell (Capitol Records) and upcoming releases with Disney's Nathan Pacheco, SONY/BMG debut artist Timothy James and international releases by Universal Records A1 and Tone Damlii.

In addition to his success in contemporary popular music, Ochs is universally hailed as a breakthrough composer in the arena of Hebrew/Jewish worship music. He is the Composer in Residence at Congregation Micah in Nashville, TN and has performed at some of the most respected Jewish Institutions in the world including London's Leo Baeck Rabbinical College and The Jewish Museum of Berlin.

In 2008, Michael became a founding member of My Favorite Enemy, an unlikely collaboration of top selling Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian, Norwegian and American songwriters and recording artists. Born out of the Middle East Program (MEP), the group seeks to build professional and personal relationships across cultural, historical and political divides. For more information please visit: www.iyouwe.org.