Jean Michel Daudier was born in Les Cayes Haiti into a family of musicians and poets, like his half brothers Jan Mapou and Carlo Placide. Jean Michel was 15 years old when he learned to play the guitar. His first guitar was a broken once left behind by his half brother Carlo after wrong turned out sererenade night. Jean Michel became famous in 1986 after he wrote a protest song called “Lem pa we soley la” (When I don't see the Sunshine). The song was written for the Catholic radio station Radio Soleil, which supported the fight against the former dictator Baby Doc in Haiti. It was distributed clandestinely on a small tape cassette and no one knew the singer. People were arrested for singing it in the streets of Port au Prince after a charity concert.

In 1997, his work was documented in the book A day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey , by Gage Averill. His music impacted so many lives in Haiti and he does continue to look for change in his music.

Over the past twenty years, he expanded his musical style. He is writing songs in Creole, English and French. Living in USA since 1989, he has performed in many cities and traveled all over the place to perform. Lately he’s been playing all over Miami to help raising money for Haitian earthquake releif efforts.

He did perform in New York at the Brooklyng Academy of Music, Brooklyng College. City College, York College, Montreal Canada, Boston, Washington, New Jersey, Orlando, Georgia and Tampa. In Miami at the Broward Performing Art Center for Martin Luther king Jr birthday Celebrations, North Miami Performing Art Center, Las Olas River Front, Devry University, Miami University, Miami Books Fare Festival, Biltomore Hotel, Miami Shores Country Club, Sundays on the Bay, Biltmore Hotel, “ Sant Culturel Mapou” and in little Haiti and for many non profits organizations.

Jean Michel has been favorably reviewed in major newspapers and magazines like the New York Times, Miami Herald, Le Devoir of Montreal, Miami New Times, The Beat Magazine of La and in most Haitian news papers in Haiti, US and Canada.