Michael Reiley McDermott (Mikronesia) (b.1977) is a Philadelphia based composer, sound designer and producer. He has studied computer science, composition, piano and mathematics privately and at Philadelphia University.
Michael is the co-director of earSnake, a new music collective and label based in Philadelphia. Mikronesia has released albums on Gears of Sand, kikapu, Nophi and earSnake recordings. Michael is a co-founder of the interdisciplinary dance and music collective, Perpetual Mvmt<>Snd. He also performs in the electronic music ensemble Gemini Wolf which is a duo of song writing and electronics often augmented with a strings, horns and percussion. He has scored works for dance, film and site based sound installations.