Piano Squall’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Concert pianist
A.K.A. Michael Gluck
Is Musician 
Pianist 
From United States of America 
Type Music 
Gender male
Birth 8 March 1983, Hollywood, USA
Age: 37 years
Star sign Pisces
Education
University of Pennsylvania

Michael Gluck (born March 8, 1983) is the Founder of VGM, a market research firm and the largest provider of custom research to the video game industry.

VGM

In 2007, at the age of 24, Michael started VGM with $5,000 in savings and grew the company to $20,000,000 in lifetime sales by the age of 30. As of 2017, VGM had serviced more than 50 video game companies, as well as industry leaders in entertainment, media, and technology.

Piano Squall

As a college student, Gluck performed piano concerts and released an album under the stage name “Piano Squall” to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, in support of a cure for the disease that took his grandmother’s life.

Other Ventures

Outside of the market research industry, Gluck is the co-owner of Court Street Grocers. Opening with a 29 Zagat rating and widespread critical acclaim, the Brooklyn-based sandwich chain has three locations and is among the highest reviewed restaurants in New York.

In 2013, Gluck co-founded and produced a video game music band that is currently on tour in the United States, Australia, and the Middle East.

In 2016, Gluck produced the world premiere of Unlikely Heroes, a play authored by his father Dr. Charles Gluck, which debuted in Boca Raton, Florida to critical acclaim.

Education

Gluck studied marketing, communication, and Japanese at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in the class of 2005.

Personal life

Gluck was born in Miami and grew up in Hollywood, Florida. He speaks Spanish and Japanese and enjoys piano, composing music, chess, and the Final Fantasy series.

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