He received his MFA from Mills College and BA at San Jose State University and has studied composition with Alvin Curran, Fred Frith, Dr. Brian Belet, Daniel Wyman, and guitar with Ted Greene. Doug has won various composition awards from ASCAP, the Eva Thompson Philips Composition Award, and a Student Composition Award from the College Music Society, Pacific Central Chapter. His music has been performed at many music festivals throughout the world, including Hong Kong, Germany, Argentina, The United States, Australia, Canada, France, and Finland. Mr. Michael's compositions are recorded on Centaur Records, Frog Peak Music, Seeland Records, Aporia Records, Nebula Productions, and his own label Angular Momentum CD's.