Tune in for an audition of Michael Alan Hams' show "Balance Check," a Full Spectrum Sonic Exploration into the Inner Workings of the Human Experience…one Theme at a Time. This broadcast, "Freshman Year - Spring Semester" features special guest Owen Cook.

Michael Alan Hams was born and raised in central Minnesota to a family of musicians and thespians. His parents owned the local music shop (instruments, not records), and were heavily involved with community theater and school productions. After high school, he attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA, earning his Bachelor’s of Music in 2006. Shortly thereafter, Michael moved to southern California, where for the better part of a decade, he performed and recorded with some of the area’s finest musicians. In 2016, after releasing his debut album, Knockout Bell, he moved to Brooklyn, NY. It was there that he met his future wife, and partner, Laura Zarougian. Through Covid, they recorded and released her debut album, Nayri, and relocated together to the Hudson Valley, where they recently welcomed their daughter and rescued a senior poodle. He is working on his next full-length record with NYC producer Andrea Monorchio, with plans of releasing later this year.

In France They Kiss On Main Street (live) / Joni Mitchell

Eros / Tortoise

Chico Cuadradino / Duke Ellington

Frank Mills / Hair - Original Broadway Cast

Perfidia (Perfidy) / Kronos Quartet

In The Red / Abbey Lincoln

Easy Money / King Crimson

So, The Intro Goes... / Owen Cook & MAH

Folk Song / Roy Haynes Trio

Farther On Down The Road / Taj Mahal

Flamingo / Charles Mingus

Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear / Randy Newman

Rum & Coca Cola / Professor Longhair

Big Blue House / Tin Hat Trio

Memories Of Jacqueline 1906 / Olivia Tremor Control

Stardust / Spanky & Our Gang

Overs / Wayne Horvitz, Butch Morris, Bobby Previte

Legend Of The Rain / Arthur Lyman

Roses Are Free / Ween

Don't Worry About The Government (live) / Talking Heads

We Thought We Lost It / Owen Cook & MAH

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