Michel Sanchez (born 1 July 1957 in Somain, France) is a French musician.

He spent much of his youth studying music (piano, classical organ percussion).

Sanchez is the co-founder of the band Deep Forest along with Éric Mouquet.

[1] During the early 1990s, Sanchez mixed electronic music with a traditional song from the Solomon Islands, to combine what is called Deep Forest.

In 2005, Sanchez left Deep Forest in order to pursue his solo career.