Adrian Yin Michna is an American DJ and music producer, performing under the

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Michna. He is currently based in Brooklyn and is signed to

Ghostly International Ghostly International is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by Samuel Valenti IV and currently headquartered in Brooklyn, New York City. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye (a.k.a. Tadd Mullinix), Com Truise, Tycho, G ...

Career

Michna started out his musical career as a trombonist, playing shows in New York at the Lion's Den and

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. In the mid-1990s he founded the DJ collective Secret Frequency Crew, who released their music via mail-order. Michna signed with

in early 2007 and in 2008 he released his debut album, "Magic Monday", which

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described as "genreless and timeless". In July 2009, Michna released "Eggstra EP". Then, in September 2012, Ghostly released the "Moving Mountains" EP. On February 3, 2015, Ghostly released Michna's sophomore LP "Thousand Thursday". In October of that year, the

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hosted an exhibition of Michna's work along with sound artist Yuri Suzuki.

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" and season 1 episode 7: "Proof of Concept".

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".

Commercials

In 2014 Michna was commissioned to compose original music for Nike's release of the Lebron 12 shoe. Michna's song "Triple Chrome Dipped" was used in 2014 for The Truth's TV Spot, "Response".

Discography

Albums

*"Magic Monday" (2008) *"Thousand Thursday" (2015)

EPs

*"Selections from Magic Monday" (2008) *"Eggstra" (2009) *"Moving Mountains" (2012)

References

{{Authority control Living people American electronic musicians Musicians from New York (state) Year of birth missing (living people)