He was a publicist for the Mamas and Papas, Glen Campbell, Herman’s Hermits, The Hollies, The Turtles, and The Bee Gees.
[3] At ABGM, Michael worked with Bob Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin, Paul Butterfield, Odetta, Ian and Sylvia, Ritchie Havens, Peter Paul and Mary, James Cotton, Todd Rundgren, Professor Longhair, Tom Rush, and Gordon Lightfoot.
His first two projects under the newly established division included "Dionne Warwick: Live in Las Vegas,” and the 1980 production of One for the Road (The Kinks album) filmed at the Providence Civic Center, which was the first feature length music video.
The Kinks rock video marked an industry first, and the soundtrack resulted in the Arista double album, “One for the Road,” which went gold.
[3][9][10] The since published photos include The Band, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, Paul Butterfield, Todd Rundgren, and other artists.