Michael was raised in Rochester, NY where both his parents met working at Eastman Kodak. Armed with a camera at an early age, Michael learned the art of VHS to VHS editing as a teenager and would film his friends skating on his father's VHC-C camcorder. Fast forward 20 years later, Michael has directed campaigns for Samsung featuring soccer star Lionel Messi, directed dozens of music videos for Sony and Atlantic Records for artists like Maino, Chevelle, Bullet For My Valentine, as currently works as the marketing director for Burbank based camera shop, Hot Rod Cameras.