Michael Muller was born in Syracuse, NY and grew up mainly in Batavia. He mainly had to discover his Latino roots by himself, as his Venezuelan father was absent from his life. He traveled to Mexico 3 times during the 1980s. Later in the 90s he discovered the Puerto Rican cultural scenes of Buffalo and Rochester, NY, listening to local Salsa radio programs, and attending summer festivals/concerts. He first experienced NYC Latino culture in the late 1990s, and today visits the city once a year on a coach bus trip from Utica, NY. He helps to support Utica’s Latin scene as much as he can, as well as online culture, mainly on facebook. He is an Elementary Band Director the The South Lewis Central School District, a husband, father of 3, and also a practicing poet. He keeps active on his trombone and conga drums. Michael’s Latin musical interests are in any genre he can put his ears too.