About
Pianist and vocal coach. He is best known for being the associate musical director on American Idol for 16 seasons. On his michaelorland Instagram page, he has 100,000 followers who can see some of his work on American Idol, some of the celebs he works with, and his own music.
Before Fame
He started his role on American Idol as a temporary pianist on season 1 in 2002. He was promoted to a permanent role and was there until 2018.
Trivia
He has played with and worked with a number of celebs including Kristen Bell, Sabrina Carpenter, and Ariana Grande. He made his Hollywood Bowl debut accompanying the iconic Ann Miller.
Family Life
He is from Worchester, Massachusetts.
Associated With
He has pictures with tons of celebs on his Instagram including Paula Abdul and Barry Manilow.
