Michael Denis Ó Callaghan (b. 1994) is a composer, trumpet, vocalist, lyricist, and educator with a knack for subverting expectation. Blurring the boundaries between composition and improvisation, his music explores the space between eclectic artistic influences - simultaneously paying homage to musical traditions of the past and moving towards a unique, authentic sound of his own. Michael explores the spectrums between musical dualities: consonance and extreme dissonance, simplicity and complexity, perpetual motion and stillness, detailed notation and free improvisation. Current composition projects include Opportunity, a one-act opera personifying the NASA Mars Rover named Opportunity, and a double album of original music. As a performer, he is working on compiling a repertoire of arrangements, originals, and music by friends.