Artist Info: Zoar

Michael Montes began teaching himself to play the piano at the age of seven and later dropped out of medical school in order to make composition his life's work. In 1995 he began the Zoar project in order to explore the dark side of our fading planet with keyboards, guitar and cello. He has also composed scores for several independent films including Joan Stein's One Day Crossing which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2001. His String Quartet No. [read more...]