Fans often comment that CUSCO's music inspires wonderful, vivid images. Michael Holm, the group's leader, echoes these sentiments, "CUSCO is a storyteller, only we paint the pictures with sound and melodies. Whether it's lions roaming the Serengeti Plain or an Aztec temple, the image is what brings the music to life." In fact, it was Holm's overwhelming desire and adept ability to express such images that founded CUSCO, which he named after the Incan empire's capital city.