Like his father, Michael started studying music at a very early age, and at the age of nine, obtained a Choristership at Manchester Cathedral, along side a place at the prestigious Chetham's School of Music in Manchester.

Since then, Michael has used his classical training to good effect with many successful bands and artists. Teaching Piano, Guitar, Vocals, and Theory, Michael follows in his father's footsteps in his first permanent teaching role in the school.