Top photo: L-R: A. Michelle and Al Gomes

Production Credits

Al Gomes and A. Michelle have been in the music business for over 30 years.

Al and A. Michelle are the founders of Big Noise, an international music production and artist development firm. Big Noise has overseen the release of 250+ recordings of diverse musical genres. They have managed each and every project from concept to completion including assistance with establishing the budget for each project, choice of the artist's material, hands-on A&R direction in the studio, art direction and design of recording package, manufacturing of finished CD, and the publicity, marketing and distribution of the release.

Al and A. Michelle were part of the team that helped launch Christina Aguilera's career. After Christina was discovered by their colleague Steve Kurtz, Al and A. Michelle served as Directors of Online Entertainment and Marketing for Christina and her company, Three Wishes Productions, Inc., working as her publicists and webmasters, as well as being her biographers and archivists. In addition, Al and A. Michelle have produced two singles for Aguilera ( 'Holiday With Christina' and 'What A Valentine Wants') and executive produced a #1 dance remix of her single 'What A Girl Wants' for RCA/BMG Records.

They also conceived and produced American Idol's Katharine McPhee's Christmas single, 'A Gift to You.'

Al and A. Michelle have also worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chicago, Billy Gilman, Nils Lofgren, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Andrew McCarthy, Tiffani Thiessen, Stephen Collins, Paul Doucette (Matchbox 20), and many other great artists.

They have produced 26 award-winning CD compilations including CDs for First Night Boston and the National Association of College Broadcasters (which featured R.E.M., Anthrax, Primus, Cowboy Junkies, Henry Rollins, Cracker, Eve's Plum, Luscious Jackson, and Mazzy Star). The NACB CD received Print Magazine's annual 'CD Design Award.'

Big Noise's work has earned the firm gold and platinum awards from the Recording Industry Association of America, in addition to other major awards.

Al and A. Michelle are full voting and nominating members of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (The Grammy Awards). Al also serves on the Grammy Nomination Craft Committees for Best Recording Package and Best Box Set.

Al and A. Michelle produced the original motion picture soundtrack CD for actor Andrew McCarthy's directorial debut 'News for the Church' which became an Official Grammy Ballot Finalist for 'Best Compilation for A Motion Picture' at the 2004 Grammy Awards. They also produced the documentary 'Billy Gilman: The Making of Everything and More' which became an Official Grammy Ballot Finalist for 'Best Long Form Music Video' at the 2005 Grammy Awards.

They have also produced original motion picture soundtrack CDs for first-time film directors and producers Tiffani Thiessen ('Just Pray') and Tori Spelling ('Le Chase') which also received recognition from the Grammy Nomination Committees.

Other Credits

Inspired by Bob Geldof's Band Aid and Live Aid projects, Al conceived the Bandwagon Project which produced a benefit recording, 'Three Sides of Hunger' (featuring platinum recording artist John Cafferty), and two televised concerts which elevated awareness of the plight of the poor in America and raised thousands of dollars for agencies that aid the hungry and homeless. For his efforts, Al went on to win The Jefferson Award from the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Foundation for Outstanding Public Service.

Al has composed songs with many award-winning and reknowned songwriters including two-time Emmy Award Winner Sean Callery ('24,' 'Medium,' 'La Femme Nikita'), John Cafferty ('Eddie and the Cruisers'), Jimmy Crane (Elvis Presley, Doris Day), Mike Viola ('That Thing You Do'), Andrew M. Chukerman ('Frasier,' 'Murphy Brown,' 'Charmed'), David Minehan (Paul Westerberg, The Neighborhoods), and Chris Dominici (National Geographic Network, Fox Sports), among others.

A. Michelle is an accomplished children's book illustrator and her recent book, 'The Good Samaritan' was published by Pockets of Learning Press. Her work has appeared in Quix Art Quarterly, The Newport Review, and various art and literary publications. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She has been a featured storyteller at a variety of different festivals and venues including the Johnnycake Storytelling Festival and Tellabration US, a synchronous festival that happens simultaneously in multiple cities throughout the US annually.

A. Michelle is also a performing and recording artist in her own right. She is a sound healer who channels Sacred Sound in harmony with a variety of instruments - including flutes, bowls, bells, and drums. She conducts private healing sessions, ceremonial and sacred soundings, vocal workshops, drum circles, and guided meditations. "What I do in my practice is to create sounds - largely harmonious - in concert with sacred instruments such as Himalayan singing bowls and Native American flutes. Harmonious sounds support a laminar flow in the human energy field that listeners can experience as vibrant health and well being. Properly grounded, and focused in love, the sound that comes through me is highly transformational and can assist with raising the healing vibrations of both the singer and the audience. I am extremely lucky to have received this gift and am honored to share it."

In 2008, she was commissioned by Sacred Britain, Inc. to record a theme song for their annual Earth Spirit Conference to be used in their signature presentation on Sacred Stone Circles and Monuments. She is currently at work on a CD of live recording from recent sound healing sessions.