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Michael Aranda

Michael Peter Aranda (born on February 27, 1986) is a vlogger originally from California. As of August 2012, his main YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/michaelaranda has just over 200,000 subscribers and more than 7.5 million total video views.

EARLY AND PERSONAL LIFE
Michael was once involved with the channel youtube.com/vlogramen and posted a video entitled “08.20.08: Michael’s Super Historic History” in which he describes parts of his life:

Michael Peter Aranda was born on February 27, 1986 to father Frank Aranda and mother Cheryl Melendrez who later became Cheryl Aranda that following September. Michael has always had a fascination with computers and began learning to read and write at the age of 4 through the help of various video games he would play. Michael met his friend Stefan Chin (youtube.com/pilocrates) at the end of second grade and the two have remained friend ever since. Michael has two younger sisters and one younger brother: Sarah, Rayne, and Nathan. When Michael was a sophomore in high school, his mother and father split up, around the same time his mother Cheryl found out she had breast cancer. She passed away after her 7 year battle with this disease in June of 2009. Michael developed a love for 4 things during his attendance in junior high and Ayala High School (Class of 2004): music, running, making movies, and girls.


 * Music: He began playing the trumpet in 6th grade and was in marching band in both junior high and high school where he eventually became the drum major. During that time he learned how to play the French horn, mellophone, baritone, flute, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, piano, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, drum set, and turn table “if you consider that to be an instrument.” Michael also notes that just because he knows how to play these instruments does not mean he knows how to play them well. Towards the end of high school, Michael participated in the drum line and color guard.


 * Running: Michael has enjoyed running since elementary school. He became a member of his junior high school’s mile run club, finishing with a 6:47 mile in 7th grade, 5:55 in 8th grade, and finished his competitive running carrier in 9th grade with a final mile time of 4:54.
 * Making Movies: After graduating from high school, Michael began attending the Brooks Institute for film and video production with an emphasis in writing and directing. As a child, Michael would often use his father’s camcorder to record movies using his siblings or his action figures. “I’m not terribly sure as to where this video making business is going to take me, but I honestly don’t really care as long as I’m having fun doing it.”


 * Girls: As of 2008 when this video was posted, Michael had considered himself to have had only 3 girlfriends his lifetime, with the relationships usually lasting around 18 months or so. He prefers to have long term relationships instead of short hook ups. He could still count the number of girls he’s kissed on one hand and he “think[s] [he’s] the oldest virgin that [he] know[s] of.” (Please note, this information was posted back in 2008, so it’s probably changed by this point.)

TRAVEL
Michael has lived and traveled to numerous places throughout his lifetime. He has lived in places such as California, Canada, France for short period of time, and most recently, Montana. He has visited places such as Virginia, Las Vegas, Chicago, England, New York, Washington D.C., and others.

He was stuck in France for about 2 months in 2011. “On January 2nd 2011, Michael Aranda (a US citizen) asked for six weeks' entry into the UK to help a British band record their album. The border officer granted him entry for six months, writing 'SIX MONTHS' in his passport.

On April 6th, Michael was refused entry back into the UK after a brief trip to France, claiming his visa is only valid for the six weeks he asked for and not the six months his passport states. They said they would let him through if he returns with a valid ticket back to America.

Michael returned two days later with a valid ticket back to America, but was again denied; since he had been turned away previously, the border officer concluded that he poses "a significant risk" to the United Kingdom.”

WORK:
YOUTUBE: Michael Aranda is best known for his YouTube channel: youtube.com/michaelaranda in which he creates videos and music. His outro signature is “Arandavision” and he describes his fans as “Arandanauts” in his YouTube bio. This YouTube page was established in 2007. As of August 2012, his main channel had just over 200,000 subscribers and more than 7.5 total video views. Some of his most popular videos include “The Fiesta Beat”, “What Does It Mean To Be British?”, and “The Nerilocation”. Michael also has two more YouTube channels: youtube.com/whatimdoingrightnow and youtube.com/whatimpwningrightnow. On his second channel, WhatImDoingRightNow, Michael uploads short videos straight from his iPhone of things he’s literally doing right now. The title of each video consists of the time and date the video was taken. This YouTube page was established on August 2, 2009. As of August 2012, this channel had 17,000+ subscribers and 2.3 million+ total video views. On his third channel, WhatImPwningRightNow, Michael uploads narrated videos of different computer games he plays. This YouTube was established on May 10, 2011. As of August 2012, this channel had over 1,500 subscribers and 17,000+ total video views. Michael links other websites he’s associated with on his main channel.

http://twitter.com/michaelaranda

http://michaelaranda.tumblr.com/

http://vyou.com/michaelaranda

http://michaelaranda.bandcamp.com/

http://dailybooth.com/michaelaranda

http://michaelaranda.com/blawg/

http://michaelaranda.deviantart.com/

http://www.formspring.me/michaelaranda

Michael has worked with multiple YouTubers over the years. A few of the most notable ones have been Charlie McDonnell (youtube.com/charlieissocoollike), Alex Day (youtube.com/nerimon), Hank Green (youtube.com/vlogbrothers), and others. He is currently living in Missoula Montana and working for Hank Green.

MUSIC: Michael has been involved with different musical explorations. He is a producer and band member of the musical group Chameleon Circuit. He has created many different songs on his own, some of which include Jerkface and Jujube, Stalingrad, and Ramen Remix. In addition to his YouTube channel and music carriers, Michael is also the creator of at least 2 websites: http://www.ischarliemcdonnellsingle.com and http://www.synemastudios.com. The former is a website dedicated to sharing Charlie McDonnell’s relationship status, while the latter is Michael’s own production company, Synema Studios Entertainment, in which he is the founder and CEO.

Michael describes himself on his tumblr. “Michael Aranda, a student of photography, film, music, writing, philosophy, chemistry, rhetoric, architecture, orthopedics, cobblery, political science, and Caribbean studies, recently celebrated his twenty-sixth birthday sleeping off a mild case of the cold. He currently resides in Montana and aspires to become way better than everyone else at everything ever.”

http://www.youtube.com/michaelaranda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ROQxLIdYyE&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i2GnwFD2Ao&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_eIDqWDmcc&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/whatimdoingrightnow

http://www.youtube.com/whatimpwningrightnow

http://twitter.com/michaelaranda

http://michaelaranda.tumblr.com/

http://vyou.com/michaelaranda

http://michaelaranda.bandcamp.com/

http://dailybooth.com/michaelaranda

http://michaelaranda.com/blawg/

http://michaelaranda.deviantart.com/

http://www.formspring.me/michaelaranda

http://www.youtube.com/charlieissocoollike

http://www.youtube.com/nerimon

http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ0ZCOXGr5s

http://www.myspace.com/michaelaranda

http://www.synemastudios.com/

http://www.youtube.com/vlogramen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT5m1wKBiW8&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBIAcBKHG6A&feature=plcp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon_Circuit_(band)

http://www.thesixtyone.com/michaelaranda/#/michaelaranda/song/M5YmxFqwjyD//