Mike Oprysk is a music minor at Rutgers University, and a Bb Clarinetist of the Rutgers Symphony band. His secondary instruments are alto and tenor saxophone. He started composing when he took a music theory class in 2006. From there, he continued composing original works for self performance, friend request, and as a pass time activity. Most of the pieces were written with an odd instrumentation to accommodate the musicians available. His early works were written in a classical or jazz style. Then later moved to a more contemporary style.