Michel Saga

Michel was born in Montpellier, south of France, he lived in Narbonne until age 17 when he set out on his own to pursue the muse and went to Paris. For more than thirty years he was collaborated on many different kinds of projects and with widely talented actors, directors, musicians, circus troupe and radio or voice over producers.

At the end of 2008 Michel discovered in Paris a very old musical instrument from the XIX called an “Orgue de Barbarie.” He fell in love immediately for this magic box and asked the famous french specialist of the old instruments, Emmanuel Odin, to create for him a unique copy of this kind of mechanical instrument. Michel brought his new “friend” home to California to share with everybody his passion for this magical instrument and this kind of music that is so full of nostalgia. 2009 Michel teams up again to create the Gypsy Jazz band “Rue Manouche” in San Francisco. Many concerts followed for this Gypsy Jazz band in and around the Bay Area.

In 2010, more musicians joined “Rue Manouche” to be part of the Gypsy Jazz & Musette musical tour. At the end of 2010, Pixar Studio with John Lasseter, Denise Ream and Brad Lewis, gave him the opportunity to do a new character voice on the movie Cars 2, for a french car, of course ! In 2011 Michel created a new blues band “Saga & Jefferson Ray” and is recording a new Cd called “La Trace” for the French market. In 2012 Michel created “Le Cirque de Bohème."

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