Michael Valeanu, a New York-based guitarist and composer, was born in Paris, France, in 1985. He has a passion for Jazz, as well as for other music genres, which he discovered while growing up in France and the United States. This has enabled him to develop a unique voice for his instrument. Michael began studying guitar at the age of 14 but music was always there. Michael recalls that he used to play with his father’s guitar from the time he could stand. “My dad is an avid music lover and amateur guitarist. When I was in my womb, he would play guitar on the belly of my mom. He taught me how to play the guitar and exposed me to a wide variety of music. He also studied at the Nadia while in Paris.
