Michael Morales

Background

Born in San Antonio, Texas, he came from a musical family, (father, Henry, met his mother, Felicia, when the two were to perform together on a radio broadcast).

Career

As a child, Morales formed and played guitar, drums and piano in several bands including Crimson Sash. In 1980, he founded the popular band, The Max, in which he would perform until signing his first recording contract with PolyGram Records in 1988. Morales released the self-titled Michael Morales in 1989.

That Civil Defense garnered Music Television airplay and landed three hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Who Do You Give Your Love To?", (peaked #15 Billboard Hot 100).

Before releasing his second Civil Defense on PolyGram, Thump (1991), he founded Studio Master in San Antonio. Morales has also worked with several big names such as Beyoncé, Def Leppard, Selena, Cee Lo Green, and more.

Current He has his own music lesson business in San Antonio, called the Michael Morales Rockstar Academy and Rock Music Institute.

Achievements

• There he and brother, Ron Morales, have won four Grammy awards for CDs produced and recorded at Studio M. In 2000, Morales released his third Civil Defense on Major/Media Technology Monitor Records entitled That"s The Way. Aside from chart success, Morales"s music can be heard in a number feature films including the Woody Allen, Sharon Stone film, Picking Up The Pieces and 2006 Cannes Film Festival winner, Tommy Lee Jones"s The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. To date, Morales"s works have been nominated for six Grammy awards and has won four of them.

Works

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  • Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? (New Studies in Biblical Theology) by L. Michael Morales (2015-10-16)
  • The Happy Warrior: A Personal Guide to Joyous, Peaceful, Healthy Living by Michael Morales (2011-10-25)