Michael Macmeeken dolazi iz škotske muzičke porodice. Školovao se u Edinburgu i studirao ekonomiju i poslovne metode na Univerzitetu u Edinburgu. Diplomirao je klasičnu gitaru na Kraljevskom konzervatorijumu u Madridu, a studirao je nekoliko godina sa Regino Sainz de la Maza. Preselio se u Hajdelberg (Nemačka) 1978, gde je osnovao izdavačku kuću Chanterelle Verlag 1979 godine. Podučavao je sve do 2005. godine. Sada je gotovo isključivo usmeren na objavljivanje i učestvuje na mnogim velikim festivalima promovišući svoju kompaniju ili kao član žirija.

Michael Macmeeken comes from a musical Scottish family. He was educated in Edinburgh and studied Economics and Business Method at Edinburgh University. He holds a performer’s diploma in Classical Guitar from the Madrid Royal Conservatory and studied for several years with Regino Sainz de la Maza. He moved to Heidelberg, Germany in 1978 where he founded Chanterelle Verlag in 1979. He taught until 2005. Now he concentrates almost exclusively on publishing and is to be seen at many major festivals either promoting his company or doing jury service.