13 years since I created this YouTube Channel back in June 2011 when making songs on my room kept me out of trouble.
Today, my kids keep me on my toes to keep up the work, even when I still doubt myself sometimes (I’m a Self thought pianist/Composer who got lucky people like his work).
My music has been heard almost 200 MILLION times across all platforms…. So now my kids have a future thanks to people like who YOU reading this post who like, share, download, or simply listen to my work on YouTube, Spotify, etc etc.
Just wanted to say, THANK YOU!
There’s countless of musicians you can listen to, and I am honored to be one of them. It is my dream to work my way up to creating big events for you.
I’m back. Fixed my old grand piano a bit but thought the open look was interesting on video, so I left it open. New title “Sin Ti” (without you in Spanish). Coming soon this weekend 🤍 #MichaelOrtega #piano
You can use my music for Youtube, Social Media, Film, Animations, Documentaries, Radio, Live Performances and more. Downloading a commercial lease is easy and simple. Available in my website: michaelortegapiano.com/licensing
Contact me if you have questions and I will reach out to you. You can also text me at 1-203-646-0713 for convenience.
Standard lease is for YouTubers or minor projects. Premium lease is for bigger budget projects or extra freedom. More songs will be added to my website soon. If you need a specific song, let me know and I will make it available soon as possible.
Thank you for voting last week. Today I will release my new single early (Friday March 29th). Called “Tear Me To Pieces”. Hope to see your thoughts on it in the comments. 🖤🩶🤍
Which one do you like? 👇
“Broken Hearts” officially surpassed “It’s Hard To Say Goodbye” in Youtube Music charts. This is separate from YouTube views on videos. So the number is much higher when combined! Also, both are at almost 1 million streams on Spotify and Apple Music. 💿
Although I have never received an award 🥇 for streams in my life (because I’m an independent artist with no label) numbers don’t lie. This is extremely humbling to me. So THANK YOU 🙏 from the bottom of my heart. ❤️
I’m working on 2 more piano songs at the moment. They might be part of a new Album 💿 but you will not have to wait too long to listen to them. My goal is to have a more consistent schedule so you know when to come and check the channel for new releases.
As always this YouTube channel gets my music FIRST! So you will not hear them on Spotify, Apple Music or any other platform until it is first released on YouTube. So being subscribed with notifications 🔔 ON in this channel is important. You will hear them here first! 👍
Coming Soon…@MichaelOrtega make sure your notifications 🔔 are set to “All” so you don’t mis it❤️ 🖤🎹 can’t wait to share this new song with you all.
New piano song/Video coming soon. Loving the way the moon looks (practical camera tricks will always be nicer than CGi) 🫡❤️ I will take a while with this release because I need to work on the sheet music, the publishing, and I’m still polishing some things in the melody. But wanted to keep you all updated. Who’s ready?
Thank you all who listened, shared, but also, contributed to memories in videos with my music. Top countries for 2023 were Brazil 🇧🇷, Vietnam 🇻🇳 and India 🇮🇳 followed by Germany 🇩🇪, France 🇫🇷, and USA 🇺🇸. 36 Million across YouTube music alone was INSANE!
When I started composing music, I was 15 years old. By 17, I published “it’s hard to say goodbye” to 0 followers….That single song began a powerful journey of emotions via music and I couldn’t be more thankful❤️
Can’t wait to share more music for 2024❤️
Today is my birthday #31
Really thankful for everything I have experienced in life to lead me the path it had. 2023 was a challenge for me in many personal ways but 2024 will be a new challenge that will define many great things coming 👍🔥 @MichaelOrtega
Michael J. Ortega, (Michael Ortega) is a piano music composer and musician incorporating styles of New Age with Neo-Classical roots. Born in Dominican Republic. At the age of fifteen, started composing and producing music as a way to cope with his upbringing and find a new identity. His first piano compositions started getting traction first on YouTube in 2011 ranking over 140 million hits on YouTube and millions more on Spotify and Apple Music. Today, with two main Albums: "Piano by Michael Ortega #1" and "Broken Hearts Piano melodies", his most popular singles include "It's hard to say Goodbye", followed by "Broken Hearts", and “Inception”. Other successful titles like “Te Amo”, “Miss You”, and “Last Goodbye” also provoke nostalgic emotions that have captivated listeners worldwide. Not only does he produce music, but films, directs, and edits his own music videos.