Adrian Yin Michna is an American DJ and music producer, performing under the mononym Michna. He is currently based in Brooklyn and is signed to Ghostly International.[1]
Career
Michna started out his musical career as a trombonist, playing shows in New York at the Lion's Den and CBGB's.[2] In the mid-1990s he founded the DJ collective Secret Frequency Crew, who released their music via mail-order.[3] Michna signed with Ghostly International in early 2007[4] and in 2008 he released his debut album, "Magic Monday", which The Fader described as "genreless and timeless".[5] In July 2009, Michna released "Eggstra EP".[6] Then, in September 2012, Ghostly released the "Moving Mountains" EP.[7][8] On February 3, 2015, Ghostly released Michna's sophomore LP "Thousand Thursday".[9] In October of that year, the Museum of Modern Art hosted an exhibition of Michna's work along with sound artist Yuri Suzuki.[10]
Commissioned Work
Michna has created music for television, video games, and commercials.
Television
In 2013, "Swiss Glide" was licensed to HBO for 2 episodes of Mike Judge's Silicon Valley: season 1 episode 3: "Articles of Incorporation"
[11] and season 1 episode 7: "Proof of Concept".[12]
Video games
In 2014, Michna was commissioned to write 3 original songs for Sony's Hohokum Soundtrack. They are "Emerald Plateaus", "The Best Way Out Is Through", and "Increasing Ambition".[13][14]
Commercials
In 2014 Michna was commissioned to compose original music for Nike's release of the Lebron 12 shoe.[15] Michna's song "Triple Chrome Dipped" was used in 2014 for The Truth's TV Spot, "Response".[16]
