Michael Troy Knedel was born and raised in Altadena, California. Michael has worked as a song writer most of his adult life, but continually had the concept for Almanecer brewing in his head until finally, as 2010 drew to a close, he finally put pen to paper and completed his labor of love, Almanecer. Other than song writing, Michael Troy has also worked as a freelance translator, which has given him the ability to translate Almanacer into the Spanish language himself.