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About Michael: Dutch/German Michael was born in 1969 to a
Dutch mother and German father, given up at birth, put in an
orphanage and later adopted in Berlin, Germany in 1971 by
the Richter family. He moved to the U.S. with his newly
adopted parents in 1972. He began his musical studies in
piano at age seven which continued for much of his younger
years. His biological mother still lives in Utrecht and bio father
lives in Berlin, since remarried. Michael is in contact after
meeting them both at the age of 30. Composing his first
minuet at the age of 6/7, he knew why he was alive. The adoption
was the best thing that happened to him. It gave him the
chance to do the otherwise impossible, to follow his dreams. •
At the age of 18 he attended Full Sail center for the recording
arts and graduated in 1989. About 3 months later he left for
Germany. There he explored and knocked on doors, but none
opened. Then on a cold and wintry day one door did open. A
composer/producer by the name of Erik Ohl gave him an
engineering job in his recording studio (Frankfurt, Germany).
There he worked as a mastering engineer for Mr. Ohl for very
little pay , but at night he could use the studio to work on his
own compositions. It was a very inspirational year for him
being that he could witness the fall of the Berlin wall and
many other changes in the region. He eventually mastered 8
albums in a 2-year period . Michael has
lived in Mexico, Germany, Holland, Dubai and Canada.
Dutch mother and German father, given up at birth, put in an
orphanage and later adopted in Berlin, Germany in 1971 by
the Richter family. He moved to the U.S. with his newly
adopted parents in 1972. He began his musical studies in
piano at age seven which continued for much of his younger
years. His biological mother still lives in Utrecht and bio father
lives in Berlin, since remarried. Michael is in contact after
meeting them both at the age of 30. Composing his first
minuet at the age of 6/7, he knew why he was alive. The adoption
was the best thing that happened to him. It gave him the
chance to do the otherwise impossible, to follow his dreams. •
At the age of 18 he attended Full Sail center for the recording
arts and graduated in 1989. About 3 months later he left for
Germany. There he explored and knocked on doors, but none
opened. Then on a cold and wintry day one door did open. A
composer/producer by the name of Erik Ohl gave him an
engineering job in his recording studio (Frankfurt, Germany).
There he worked as a mastering engineer for Mr. Ohl for very
little pay , but at night he could use the studio to work on his
own compositions. It was a very inspirational year for him
being that he could witness the fall of the Berlin wall and
many other changes in the region. He eventually mastered 8
albums in a 2-year period . Michael has
lived in Mexico, Germany, Holland, Dubai and Canada.
