Contact - 831-277-5993, bagpipe11@comcast.net

Piper Major Michel d'Avenas is the noted, award-winning professional bagpiper for the greater Monterey Bay area. He is available for celebrations, weddings, memorials, and all special events, seven days a week.

“Michel was very accommodating. All of our requests were met with the utmost professionalism. I would highly recommend Michel for any event where a bagpiper is called upon. We had over 200 guests at the wedding and everyone commented on the "special touch" that Michel added to the ceremony.” (Susan W.)

Michel is also the resident piper at Spanish Bay on Sunday and Wednesday evenings.

"If you want to hear the bagpipes played as they are meant to be, straight from the Scottish Highlands, don’t miss the Sunday evening performance at Spanish Bay.” (Mary C)

On request, Michel can arrange for additional scottish performers, including drummers, highland dancers, full pipe bands and other celtic musicians. With his pipe band, Monterey Bay Pipe Band, he has performed with the legendary Chieftains at the groups’ Sunset Center concerts.

An extensive clientele list includes: Apple, AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament, Boeing, National Football League, Northern California Golf Association, Payne Stewart Memorial, Carmel Mayoral Inaugurations, Pebble Beach Corporation, Toyota, Hundi and First Night Monterey.

Michel was featured in the documentary, "The Healing Pole," and has appeared in both magazine and television advertisements, and numerous newspaper articles.