Born in New Zealand in 1961 Michael learnt piano with his grandmother and horn with his father. Michael has held full-time positions with a number of Australian orchestras including that of Principal Horn in the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra. Michael’s historical performance practice has included Badinerie Players, Ludovico’s band and Australian Brandenburg Orchestra since 2007. Other credits include Pinchgut Opera, Bach Akademie Australia, Canberra Bach Ensemble, Australian Haydn Ensemble and Notos Wind Quintet. Chamber music credits include his ensemble LOCANA, Omega Ensemble, Grevillea Ensemble.

Teaching is an important part of his work with schools in Sydney including Inaburra School, ASCHAM and the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music. In 2011 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong after having previously been awarded an MPhil in composition from the University of Queensland and MMus in Musicology from Griffith University.

Composition is a significant part of his musical life. He has written for a variety of ensembles along with songs and percussion works. A considerable number of his compositions include intervals from the harmonic series, extended just intonation. His music is published by Wirripang Pty Ltd (www.australiancomposers.com.au). From 2017 Michael has been co- curating SydneyMicroFest celebrating microtonal music. A number of his works are available digitally on Tidal, YouTube and others