Ziryab Michael

Ziryab Michael (ZM for short) was born in Morocco and played guitar at the age of 5, at the time of which, he assembled his own guitar, made it from pieces of wood and strings, and could play any piece he listened to by ear. At the age of 7, he listened to Mozart, and started composing classical music in his head. Later he pursued a scientific career, studied in prestigious schools in Paris, and obtained a Ph.D in Mathematics from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA. Besides classical music composers, Michael Jackson was his favorite modern artist, and when he died in 2009, it was the moment Ziryab Michael decided to return to music and start composing again, as a way to honor the legacy left behind Michael Jackson.

Ziryab Michael's music and character are inspired from three main sources: (1) The 9th century AD Arab musician, Abu al-Hassan Ali Ibn Nafi', known by the alias Ziryab (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziryab), (2) Mozart and (3) Michael Jackson.
Ziryab Michael.