Michael Rubin (composer)

Michael Rubin
Also known as	Seth O'Hickory
Born	(1963-09-24) September 24, 1963 New York City, New York
Genres	Songs and scores for television
Occupation(s)	Composer, producer, lyricist, singer, voice actor
Instrument	Multi-instrumentalist
Labels	Murmur Music
Website	www.Rhumba.pro

Michael Rubin (born September 24, 1963) is an American music producer, composer, voice actor and lyricist best known for his work in children’s television. Rubin has created musical pieces for shows including Bubble Guppies, Blue's Clues, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Jack's Big Music Show, among others. His songs have been performed by artists including Ray Charles, Patti LaBelle, Macy Gray, Randy Travis, India.Arie, Nell Carter, Toni Braxton, Phoebe Snow, and The Persuasions.

Career

Rubin began his professional career making music for advertising. He founded the music production company Murmur Music Inc. in 1993. Murmur created music and sound design for commercials and promotional pieces for American Express, AMC, AT&T, Bell South, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Fisher Price, The Food Network, General Motors, Kraft, Maxwell House, Merck, Motorola, Nabisco, Paramount Pictures, Rockport, Samsung, UPS, VH1, Viacom, Volvo and others.

In 1995, Rubin (with writing partner Nick Balaban) created the music and sound design for the pilot episode of Blue's Clues. Rubin and Murmur created the soundtrack for all six seasons of the show as well as music for the traveling theatrical production Blue’s Clues Live, a feature-length direct-to-video movie Blue’s Big Musical Movie, the spin-off Blue’s Room, and other media. Rubin also provided the voice of the character Mailbox.

In 2007, Murmur Music partnered with Dubway Studios to form Rhumba Recorders, an audio production company for children's media. Shortly after this partnership, Rubin began writing and producing the songs and score for all seasons of the series Bubble Guppies.

Rubin, sometimes under the stage name Seth O'Hickory, has sung and voiced several characters in shows featuring his music. He sang lead vocals as a crab henchman in his song "She's So Mean," featured in the Bubble Guppies episode "Bubble Puppy's Fin-Tastic Fairy Tale." He is the voice of the sun in "The Planet Song," originally created for Blue's Clues and then featured in a NASA exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Music	Network	Notes
1996-2004	Blue's Clues	Composer, lyrics	Nick Jr.	along with Nick Balaban
2004-2007	Blue's Room	Composer
2005-2008	Jack's Big Music Show	Composer, lyrics	Noggin/Nick Jr.
2006-2016	Mickey Mouse Clubhouse	Composer, lyrics "Mousekador Song"	Disney Junior
2011-2016	Bubble Guppies	Composer, lyrics	Nick Jr.	along with Nick Balaban for Season 1 only.

Film

Year	Film	Music	Studio	Notes
2000	Blue's Big Musical Movie	Composer, lyrics	Paramount Pictures, Nick Jr. Productions	along with Nick Balaban

Theatrical

Year	Show	Music	Notes
1999-2003	Blue's Clues Live!	Composer, lyrics	along with Nick Balaban

Awards and nominations

• 2016 Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Original Song for “Little Froggie,” from the Bubble Guppies episode "The Running of the Bullfrogs"
• 2014 Daytime Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for the Bubble Guppies episode “The Puppy and the Ring” (with collaborator John Angier)
• 2012 Annie Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement: Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production for the Bubble Guppies episode "Bubble Puppy's Fin-tastic Fairy Tale"
• 2008 Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Original Song - Children's & Animated for "Duck 4" on Jack’s Big Music Show
• 2004 Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for (better yet) Blue's Clues

Personal life

Rubin lives in New York City with his wife, three sons, and a dog named Boo Radley.

External links

• Official website of Rhumba Recorders