Javier Vidal was born in Segovia in 1979. An economist and musician, he spent a year living in London and six years in Paris, during which time he became a studio musician. A classical musician by training, he has been fascinated by American culture since he was young. He returned to Madrid in 2009 where he developed the creative platform Mister Marshall, a musical group which incorporated many other creative disciplines from photography to design, and with whom he has published two works, "Vien-venido" and "Acto I: Exterior, Noche, Acto II: Interior, Día, Acto III. Entre perro y lobo”. He is currently preparing a new theatrical piece entitled "Tormenta" ("Storm") which is due to be completed in mid-2016. He is a regular writer for local media and for "Cine Sala 1" magazine. “Junto a los campos de trigo” ("By the Fields of Wheat") is his first novel and first foray into the world of literature and was written a page a day for six months.