Michael hails from the west coast, growing up in Portland, Oregon, and then living in Seattle, Washington, where he designed for the web at MSN and worked on exhibits and graphics for the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Currently, he lives in Los Angeles where he was a Visual Designer for Yellowpages.com, The Los Angeles Times, and Move.com.

In his spare time, he is a Kundalini Yoga Teacher and is trying to figure out how to play a harmonium that he recently purchased.