Alan Chang is Michael Bublé’s Musical Director and pianist. His extraordinary talent has resulted in the penmanship of hit songs such as "Home", "Lost" and "Everything". Alan's memorable intro to the"It's Time" tour is captured on the "Caught in the Act" DVD, where he not only acts as Musical Director to the band but also demonstrates his versatility on piano solos for "Sway", "This Love" and "How Sweet It Is". On the "Call Me Irresponsible" tour, Alan's arrangement of "Always On My My MInd" has been simply breathtaking.
Together with Michael and Amy Foster-Gillies, Alan has helped pen one of the greatest modern classics of our time, “Home”, for which the trio won the 2006 “Songwriter of the Year Award” with critical acclaim from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). There is no greater accolade for a composer than having artists choose to cover a song you have written and this has already been the case for "Home", with Westlife, Michael Ball and Blake Shelton already having recorded their own versions of this timeless classic.
Alan has also written a beautiful arrangement of "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) on Michael's "With Love" CD. More recently, he is fast becoming a sought after composer for other music artists and in the past year has written songs recorded by the UK's 2008 "X Factor" winner, Leon Jackson ("Stargazing") and the American singer, Josh Kelley ("More Than Love" and "Walk Right In").
Quiet and unassuming, Alan may be one of the more reserved members of the band but he is also one of the most generous and gracious with his time after the shows.
Born on 4th December, 1979, Alan's incredible talent belies his years and at only 30 years of age, he has already accomplished what many of his contemporaries can only hope to achieve in a lifetime.
Although Alan makes playing the piano look easy now, he didn't always find it quite so comfortable ... His first piano lesson was taken when he was just six years' old and wasn't something he particularly relished doing, so much so that he freely admits to having cried the first day of lessons. Thankfully for his fans, in spite of these early inhibitions, Alan persevered with the piano and could often be found playing in his local community of Almaden, San Jose, California.
As a senior at Pioneer High, San Jose, Alan made the NorCal Grammy Band and realised he was hooked on music. He was one of only two piano students chosen nationally for a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, where he graduated in 2002.
About a year later, he received a call from Warner Brother Records asking if he would like to audition to for a new singer called Michael Bublé. The audition lasted 30 minutes and Alan was hired the following day.
As Musical Director, Alan works closely with Michael to oversee the setlist, writes the live arrangments, manages rehearsals and conducts the band’s live performances from behind the piano that he now plays so effortlessly. He also has the unenviable task of being in charge of hiring and firing the musicians that make up the Bublé band.
Alan is responsible for making sure the concerts run smoothly, musically at least, but inevitably things happen along the way which end up altering the format of the shows - an unexpected microphone failure one evening, during a concert a few years ago, led to Michael having to improvise an acoustic version of "My Funny Valentine" with Alan on piano. The rapturous applause that followed led the two of them to decide that that was how every evening of the tour should end and the new-found formula is still proving extremely popular with "Song For You" wrapping up each live show.
Away from touring with Michael, Alan still finds time to collaborate with his former high school friends, Tom Jackson (Vocals & Guitar) and Greg McFall (Bass & Vocals), creating songs in an altogether different genre. Together with Brad Rañola (Drums), the four play essentially as a rock band (with a bit of pop and jazz thrown in) under the guise of "The Good Night" (formerly known as "The Cosmic Giggle").
Michael Bublé Recordings featuring Alan Chang
CD + DVDs
* dates in brackets are UK release dates
Michael Bublé ~ Caught In The Act (2006)*
- "Caught In The Act" is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Michael Bublé ~ Come Fly With Me (2004)*
- "Come Fly With Me" is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
CDs
Michael Bublé ~ A Taste of Bublé (2008)
- "A Taste of Bublé" is available from Amazon.com.
Michael Bublé ~ Let It Snow! (EP) (2007)
- "Let It Snow!" is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Michael Bublé ~ Call Me Irresponsible Tour Edition (2007)
- "Call Me Irresponsible" Tour Edition is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Michael Bublé ~ Call Me Irresponsible (2007)
- "Call Me Irresponsible" is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
With Love, Michael Bublé (2006) (Hallmark)
- "With Love, Michael Bublé" is available from Amazon.com.
Michael Bublé ~ Feeling Good (Single) (2005)
- The single "Feeling Good" is available from Amazon.co.uk.
Michael Bublé ~ It's Time (2005)*
- "It's Time" is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Other Artists' Recordings featuring Alan Chang
Leon Jackson ~ Right Now (2008)
- "Right Now" is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Click on album cover to purchase
Josh Kelley ~ To Remember (2008) (Exclusive to Target)
Recordings by The Good Night
The Good Night ~ The Good Night (2008)
Track listing:
- Unsteady Hands
- Steady Diet of Nothing
- Crawling Back
- Spring
- Can't Sit Still
- Dowhatchertold
- Guide Us Home
- Just A Dream
- Terrorist of Love
- Hold On Let Go
- Tightrope
- Wake Me Up
- Read a review of "The Good Night" and buy a copy of the album here or download it from iTunes.
Recordings by The Cosmic Giggle
The Cosmic Giggle ~ Chutes and Ladders (2004)
Track listing:
- Innocent
- Coming Through the Rye
- The Marathon
- Beautiful Child
- Let Us In
- On My Way
- Paranoid
- Amateur Night
- Hide The Beast
- Give Me The Wind
- Climbing Out
- Read a review of "Chutes & Ladders" and buy a copy from CD Baby, Amazon.co.uk
or Amazon.com.
The Cosmic Giggle ~ Take The Leap (2002)
Track listing:
- Timebomb
- One Man One Road
- All Mine
- Give Me The Wind
- My Love
- Wounded Bird
- Natural Disaster
- Over The Edge
- It'll Be
- Prometheus Steals the Love Machine
- Love Machine
- Ten Strings
- Lullaby
- Saturday Morning Pancakes
- Pigeon
- Frequency Band
- Light It Up (String Interlude)
- Burn It Down
The Cosmic Giggle ~ Holy Madness (2001)
Track listing:
- The Flame
- Open Wide
- Waiting For the Day
- Me
- Love
- The Transition
- The Big Secret
- Forget It
- Taking My Clothes Off
- Words
- Buy a copy of The Cosmic Giggle's "Holy Madness" from CD Baby or Amazon.com.
The Cosmic Giggle ~ The Cosmic Giggle (1999)
Track listing:
- Here's A Heart
- Sunshine
- Squash Cakes
- Mudslide
- The Gnomes in the Crowd
- Fish Out of Water
- Madman
- Tsunami of Love
- Easy Way Out
- I Got A Girl
- The Block
- Buy a copy of The Cosmic Giggle's debut album from CD Baby or Amazon.com.
Articles featuring Alan Chang
- Gamble & Huff Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards (May 20, 2009, BMI.com)
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Blake Shelton Celebrates "Home" at No. 1 (August 26, 2008 ~ CMT News)
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Blake Throws a Home Party (August 26, 2008 ~ Country Weekly)
- Blake Shelton's "Home" Celebrated (August 26, 2008 ~ Great American Country)
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Michael Bublé's conductor got his start in San Jose
(August 25, 2007 ~ San Jose Mercury News) -
2006 CRMA winners announced (March, 2006 ~ Canadian Music Week)
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Michael Bublé in sensational Vegas debut (February 19, 2006 ~ Broadway to Vegas)
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The PAC is back! (January 19, 2006 ~ Almaden Times Weekly)
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For Bublé's pianist, all that jazz really began at Pioneer High School
(February 2, 2006 ~ Almaden Resident) -
Local musician travels the world after starting journey in Almaden
(August 26, 2004 ~ Almaden Times Weekly)
Offical Websites & MySpace URLs:
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Official website - Alan does not have an official website.
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The Good Night - the official website for The Good Night.
Video clips featuring Alan Chang
The Good Night ~ Unsteady Hands
Alan Chang Photo Gallery