Michael Tuttle
Michael Tuttle is a Bay Area-born mandolinist and the youngest of Jack Tuttle's three musical children — a child prodigy whose viral YouTube clip of "El Cumbanchero" introduced him to a global audience and a two-time Northern California Bluegrass Society Mandolin Player of the Year.
- Youngest of Jack Tuttle's three musical children; siblings are Molly (eldest, Grammy winner) and Sullivan.
- Performed in family band The Tuttles (later The Tuttles with AJ Lee), formed 2008.
- Gained early international notice for a viral YouTube performance of "El Cumbanchero" on mandolin (recorded around age 6–8); video has surpassed 1.5 million views.
- Two-time winner of Northern California Bluegrass Society's Mandolin Player of the Year.
- Studied Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
- Father Jack Tuttle is a noted Bay Area bluegrass teacher and multi-instrumentalist.