Michael Watt has been an active educator and musician for more than two decades. His broad range of interests and skills grow out of a fascination with creative communication in multiple disciplines and media. It was while studying Architecture that Michael’s piano performance career began taking off, which motivated him to make the shift to a degree in Music performance. While an undergraduate, Michael performed extensively as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist in concerts, broadcasts and theatre shows across South Africa. In addition to working with classical singers, he also took advanced vocal training, giving him a solid foundation in vocal technique. His focus on piano performance took him to the UK where he was able to build piano technique through touring, performing, and collaborating on performance projects. After returning to South Africa, Michael completed a MA and shifted focus to education by lecturing at Wits before finding his most rewarding work in the field of interdisciplinary Arts and performance education at The Ridge School, St Mary’s Waverley, Redhill School before founding The Imagination Lab in 2023.