Artist Information Biography The guitarist and composer Michio mainly lives in Düsseldorf/Germany and tours Europe and Japan with his Michio Flamenco Project (guitar, bass, vocals, shakuhachi, percussion). A welcome guest at renowned flamenco and guitar festivals both in Germany and abroad, he also performed at the world-famous "Festival de Flamenco" in Jerez de la Frontera in 2007 - being the first non-Spanish guitarist ever to be invited there to present his own programme. Already in May 2007, Michio harked back to his classical roots (studies of classical guitar at the Vienna Conservatory): with much acclaim, he interpreted the famous "Concierto de Aranjuez" by Joaquín Rodrigo. His second solo CD "Zambúllete" was released with Alameda Production and has been distributed by Galileo MC since the beginning of 2005. His latest CD "Así nada más" was released again with Alameda Production in September 2008. Apart from working as a guitarist, Michio has also become a sought-after composer: for instance, he both wrote and performed live the stage music for contemporary dance adaptations of Federico Garcá Lorca's "Das Haus der Bernarda Alba" and "VergissMeinNicht", both directed by choreographer Mei Hong Lin. www.michio-world.org Instrumentation Michio (flamenco guitar) Tom Auffarth (bass) Jan Zimmermann (percussion) Tony Clark (shakuhachi) Alicia Carrasco (vocals) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaP7yrraEjg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3L70qKT2P8 Discography Moros y Cristianos (1999) Zambúllete (2005) Así nada más (2008) Links http://www.lastfm.de/music/Michio