Michael is an integral part of the Bay Area music community. Since his arrival in 2004, he's played with great musicians and bands in both the jazz/improv and the pop worlds. He has performed, toured and recorded with Chris Cohen, Sean Hayes, tUnE-yArDs, Aram Shelton, Joshua Smith, Kasey Knudsen, Kapowski among many others. As a composer and band leader, Michael has released 7 records and plans on having 4 more by the end of 2013. He leads his own groups Arts & Sciences, Enjoyer and CavityFang and is involved with the collective trio Beep with longtime friends Sam Ospovat and Nate Brenner as well as the Schimscheimer Family Trio with Jon Arkin and Kasey Knudsen.