MICHAEL BRECH

Born in Rochford, Essex, England Michael (Oliver) Brech began composing by age 9. At 18 joined The Diamond Jack Band and later started The Michael Oliver Band.

During his late twenties and early thirties Michael entered a long period of learning the studio, getting into using computers for composing and this led to composing for films, teaming up with Terry Mendoza to write...

MICHAEL BRECH

Born in Rochford, Essex, England Michael (Oliver) Brech began composing by age 9. At 18 joined The Diamond Jack Band and later started The Michael Oliver Band.

During his late twenties and early thirties Michael entered a long period of learning the studio, getting into using computers for composing and this led to composing for films, teaming up with Terry Mendoza to write music for very successful amateur films such as The

Shoot, a silent film, which won awards worldwide. Another film, Side By Side, the story of Christian and

Muslim Arabs and Israeli Jews living together, is shown throughout churches and synagogues in the UK.

In 2004, Michael was invited by artist and sculptor Ben Shards to help put together Intericon, an exhibition of Light and Glass at Exeter Cathedral Chapter House. For this he composed about

110 minutes of electronica.

Recently, he was called out of the blue by Chris Stuckey to join a band and is touring Europe. Storybook Advent is his latest project.