Mr. Skinner is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA with a Bachelor degree in Music Education. He received his Masters degree in composition from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.Upon completion of his studies at the University of Miami, Michael moved to New York where he began writing commercials and production music. During that time, Mr. Skinner also performed on radio, television and short film recording sessions. Michael has performed with a diverse group of artists including Donald Byrd, Dean Brown, Tommy Campbell, Claudio Roditti, Al Martino, Danny Thomas, Victor Borge and others. In 1986, Mr. Skinner became the national clinician for Vandoren Reeds and Mouthpieces and a Yamaha performing artist. One year later, he became the marketing manager for J. D’Addario & Co., Inc. marketing all Vandoren products as well as other D’Addario education products.From 1991 through 2001 Michael served as the marketing manager for the Band & Orchestral Division, Yamaha Corporation of America, representing Music In Education, a technology based general music classroom system.In July of 2001, Mr. Skinner returned to J. D’Addario & Co., Inc as Director of Marketing for Band & Orchestra products.In July, 2004, Michael along with business partners Bill Gray and Greg Grieme, formed DANSR, inc. and became the sole U.S. importer of Vandoren Products and North American importer for Denis Wick brass products.Mr. Skinner’s teaching experience includes positions at Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts, Detroit Public Schools and Seaford Middle School, Seaford, New York.