Little Kid

Singer/Writer/Composer Michael V. Doane celebrates his debut solo album, 'Little Kid', after years of living and creating in the greatest city in the world, New York. A percussive, soulful mix of rock, gospel, country and pop, Little Kid has thick layers of instrumentation fronted by Doane's tough and tender vocals. The songs range from the fiery funk of the first single and video, 'We Did It Right', to the bluegrass country jam of 'James Alvin (His Song)', to the confessional-like quality of the title track, 'Little Kid.' This album, Michael says, is 'the kind I loved listening to as a kid myself - where every song sounded different and kept me guessing as to what would come next.' Michael's musical journey has crossed many genres, from boy-band success to regional theatre acclaim, and performances on Broadway and international tours, as well as television and film. He has written songs for American Idol, the movie 'From the 50 Yard Line' and for many artists' ranging from legendary girl-group Expose to jazz & Broadway star, BJ Crosby. More recently he has composed for the stage. His musical 'Soul Kitchen' played to SRO audiences at Joe's Pub in 2010, and is slated for a full-scale, NY production next year. Little Kid is his first solo recording of all-original material, with many industry insiders already hailing it a critical success with 'the sound and production quality of a major-release.' (Bullet Music) To celebrate the release of Little Kid Michael is participating in an ongoing partnership with Soroptimist - an international organization for professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Almost 95,000 Soroptimists in 120 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to the organization. The Betty Louise Memorial Fund will receive profits from sales of Little Kid in honor of Michael's mother Betty, a proud Soroptimist member for 12+ years, who passed away from cancer this spring, on March 28th .