Micah began his musical life playing the horn (often called the "French" Horn). He took to the instrument quite naturally, winning many prizes and honors and performing professionally by the time he was in high school. After graduating from California State University, Fullerton he made his living as a free-lance musician in the Los Angeles area.
As a lark he took some conducting lessons and was magnetically drawn to the podium. Soon he entered and subsequently graduated from the New England Conservatory where he received his Master's in Orchestral Conducting as a student of Richard Pittman. For eleven seasons he was the music director of the Orange County Chamber Orchestra as well as a guest-conductor of orchestras in the U.S. & abroad.
As a way of gaining deeper insight into orchestral scores Micah started writing music. What began, however, as an academic exercise grew into a passion. These days he devotes his time to composition.