Imagine Rufus Wainwright singing Beatles melodies with the harder, but quirky edge of Weezer. Additional influences include Ozma, Beulah, and of Montreal.

As a resident of central Virginia Michael has been composing for over 7 years, but he's been performing for the majority of his life. Following formal training on the violin Michael was self-taught on both guitar and piano. In recent years he has released two albums, received radio play across the East Coast, toured the East Coast, performed live on ABC and CBS network affiliates and has had his music played nationally on MTV.

From 2005 to 2008 Michael wrote music reviews as a critic with his own byline for The Burg under Media General. He also worked for Clear Channel Radio from 2005 to 2009 in the Lynchburg and Roanoke market. In 2008 he completed a stint with the Walt Disney Company in Orlando, Florida.

At the end of 2009 Michael released a compilation album featuring his best work from 2005 to 2009 and began touring with musician Geoffrey Osborne as a multi-instrument, acoustic act. Osborne and Chagnon have done well over 50 performances in 2010 and are completing an EP together to be released before the end of the year.