Michael David O'Brien was born on August 23, 1964, in Miami, Florida, where he resided until he was 11 years old.
He worked as a bartender in several restaurants and then in his early-twenties, moved back to Miami to live with his sister Dana for a couple of years.
They were married on March 3, 1989, and then in August they moved to Encinitas, California where Michael took a job as a Young Adult Pastor at North Coast Christian Fellowship.
During that time, he sang with a group called Bash and played keyboards for the Allies, Allison Durham and Twila Paris.
[8] His eighth album, Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, was released in 2015, with Miracle productions.