Alan Chang

Alan Chang is Michael Bublé’s Musical Director and pianist. His extraordinary talent is probably best showcased in the instrumental intro to the "It's Time" tour captured on the "Caught in the Act" DVD, on "Sway", "This Love", "How Sweet It Is" and of course on the record Alan co-wrote, "Home". Alan has also written a beautiful arrangement of "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) on Michael's "With Love" CD.

Quiet and unassuming, Alan may be one of the more reserved members of the band but is also one of the most generous and gracious with his time after the shows.

Born on 4th December, 1979, Alan's incredible talent belies his years and at only 26 years of age, he has already accomplished what many of his contemporaries can only hope to achieve in a lifetime.

Together with Michael and Amy Foster-Gillies, Alan has helped pen one of the greatest modern classics of our time, “Home”, for which the trio recently won “Songwriter of the Year Award” with critical acclaim from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN).

Although Alan makes playing the piano all look so easy, he didn't always find it quite so comfortable. His first piano lesson was taken when he was six years' old and wasn't something he had particularly relished, so much so that he freely admits to having cried the first day of lessons. Thankfully for his fans, in spite of these early inhibitions, Alan persevered and could often be found playing the piano in his local community of Almaden, San Jose, California.

As a senior at Pioneer High, San Jose, he made the NorCal Grammy Band and realised he was hooked on music. He was one of only two piano students chosen nationally for a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, where he graduated in 2002.

About a year later, he received a call from Warner Brother Records asking if he would like to audition to for a new singer called Michael Bublé. The audition lasted 30 minutes and Alan was hired the following day.

As Musical Director, Alan works closely with Michael to oversee the setlist, manages rehearsals and conducts the band’s live performances from behind the piano that he now plays so effortlessly. He also has the unenviable task of being in charge of hiring and firing the musicians that make up the Bublé band.

Alan is responsible for making sure the concerts run smoothly, musically at least, but inevitably things happen along the way which end up altering the format of the shows - an unexpected microphone failure one evening led to Michael having to improvise an acoustic version of "My Funny Valentine" with Alan on piano. The rapturous applause that followed led the two of them to decide that that was how every evening of the tour should end and the new-found formula is still proving extremely popular with "Song For You" on the "It's TIme" tour.

Away from touring with Michael, Alan still finds time to collaborate with his former high school friends, Tom Jackson (Vocals & Guitar) and Greg McFall (Bass & Vocals), creating songs in an altogether different genre. Together with Brad Rañola (Drums), the four play essentially as a rock band (with a bit of pop and jazz thrown in) under the guise of "The Cosmic Giggle".

Upcoming performances

Alan Chang is currently touring with Michael Bublé.

Please see the main Events Diary page for details.

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