Michel Lysight was born in Uccle, Belgium in October 1958. He studied musicology from 1976 to 1978 at ULB before obtaining several first prizes at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, including history of music, musical pedagogy (solfege), harmony, counterpoint, fugue, bassoon, and advanced diplomas in solfege (contemporary music) and chamber music. He studied musical conducting with René Defossez and Robert Janssens. In 1989, he received his first prize in composition from the Royal Conservatory of Mons under the tutelage of Paul-Baudouin Michel. His woodwind quartet piece, "Quatrain," won the "Irène Fuérison Prize" from the Royal Academy for Fine Arts of Belgium in 1990, and he was awarded the silver medal of the International Academy of Lutèce for his international composition competition. While he draws influence from repetitive and minimalist music, Lysight also values direct communication with his audience, lending a romantic quality to his compositions. He established the "Michel Lysight Ensemble" in 1991 for the performance and recording of his music and currently serves as the conductor of "Nouvelles Consonances," the contemporary music ensemble at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Lysight's catalog comprises approximately thirty works of various genres, including chamber music, orchestra, and piano, adhering to the New Consonant Music movement. He now teaches at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and music schools in Brussels and Schaerbeek.