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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." Josh was the number one selling artist in the world in 2007. During the last several years, Ochs has garnered widespread recognition and universal appeal as evidenced by his Multi-Platinum certification by the RIAA (sales surpassing 10 milllion units), as well as his capture of the Nashville Songwriters Association International award for Song Of The Year and The Gospel Music Association Dove Award for Song of the Year for 1998's, "On My Knees," performed by Jaci Velasquez. 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 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, Eric Heatherly, Joy Williams, Teitur, Nicole C. Mullen, Andrew Dorff, The Wilkinsons, Rachel Lampa, Alana Grace, Natalie Grant and Jennifer Marks. Ochs has been a staffwriter for Almo-Irving Music and has owned and operated a recording studio on Nashville's Music Row since 1999.