Born April 23, 1962 in Norwalk, CT, Michael Brant DeMaria has had a multi-faceted career as a psychologist, author of three books, composer, and "Soul Guide". Discovering music at a young age, DeMaria dabbled in it all his life, developing his skills as a percussionist and keyboardist, as well as experimenting with a variety of ethnic instruments. After earning a PhD in psychology at the age of 24, he became a clinical psychologist, using his musical background to explore the use of music therapy in his work, eventually founding Ontos, a consulting firm dedicated to teaching t...