Biomigrant
An artist working at the meeting grounds between electronica, roots music, and natural soundscapes, over the last decade Biomigrant has been crisscrossing Latin America, immersing himself in musical traditions, meeting and collaborating with a wide palette of humanity, and telling unique musical stories that reflect our relationship to culture and territory.
Biomigrant
An artist working at the meeting grounds between electronica, roots music, and natural soundscapes, over the last decade Biomigrant has been crisscrossing Latin America, immersing himself in musical traditions, meeting and collaborating with a wide palette of humanity, and telling unique musical stories that reflect our relationship to culture and territory.
Biography
Biomigrant is the musical expression of producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Alfred Wagner. Born in the US, in 2014 he crossed Central America by bicycle, arriving in Colombia where he currently lives. With his mix of digital beats production, live instrumentation, traditional Latin American music, and field recordings he has brought joy and surprises to dance floors across the Americas and Europe. He explores sound as a medium to relive and share powerful moments and perspectives, and believes that through music and dance even the most painful experiences can be channeled into something beautiful. The magazine THUMP stated that Biomigrant ‘Recovers, with his sound, the heart of Central and South America, in which wind instruments and African drums are the protagonists, brought into a downtempo style inviting rhythms and songs from throughout the world into the dance.’ He has shared stages with artists including Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Matanza, Chancha Via Circuito, Boombox, Uproot Andy y Dandara, playing venues like Festival Nomade (Chile, Colombia), Corona Summer Fest (Chile), Kater Blau (Berlin), Cosmic Convergence (Guatemala), Burningman (USA), y Festivals Kometa (Latvia).