Michael Stevens is a singer songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was originally born in Reading. Stevens moved to Lancaster in 2002. He began playing the guitar at the age of 18. He played at a few open mics, and in a few small bands in the Reading area. Stevens played for a few years, but he never pursued music seriously. He did not pick up his guitar again until several years later after finishing his masters degree in education. Stevens began writing and singing again in 2003. His early musical influences include Van Morrison, Neil Young, and Bob Marley. Recent influences include Beth Orton, Sufjan Stevens, and Jack Johnson. In 2005 he began playing at coffee houses and small pubs in the Lancaster and Reading area. During the summer of 2006 Stevens recorded his first CD Anything I Can. It was released in the Fall of 2006. Stevens recorded his second CD IMPORTANT during the summer of 2007. It was released during the Fall of 2007. After performing for a few years Stevens took some time off to work on improving a few things. He re-recorded 10 songs from his first CD which Stevens refers to as his singing underwater CD, acording to Stevens he says " I have learned a few things since then." The remake is called " Dreaming About The Past." It will be released towards the end of May 2008. Stevens will also release a CD with all new songs this summer.