Mingo
InterContinental Music Awards Winner
2024 – Best of Pangea | Ambient
Mingo, an electronic music composer, has been immersed in dreamlike ambient soundscapes and experimental drone music for over two decades. His career spans several albums, radio appearances, and live performances both within and beyond the Colorado area.
In the early 1990’s, influenced by the music and the underground dance scene spreading throughout Europe – Mingo became an early pioneer in the American rave scene. Mingo was a co-founder of Sonar Productions, a premier rave promotional group in the U.S.A . In addition to promoting parties, Mingo DJ’d and performed live P.A.’s at events throughout the Midwest. His sound ranged from an upbeat 140bpm Euro-Trance style to a much slower, Ambient sound with a heavy influence from acts such as The Orb and Tangerine Dream.
In 1999, after watching an episode of “Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict” – having been inspired by the title of the episode, “The Once And Future World” – Mingo started working on his first full length ambient/space album. After a marathon 72 hour recording session, he released the album via the internet. In 2005, the album was re-mastered and re-released and received airplay throughout North America and Europe and on notable long time ambient radio shows such as NPR’s “The Hearts of Space” and “Stars End”.
In 2015, Mingo went “off the grid”, taking temporary residence in a canyon in a desolate part of the Western United States. With no electricity, cell towers or fuel within miles, Mingo explored the area’s petroglyphs created by the area’s ancient inhabitants – with possible extra-terrestrial alien connections. His travels and exploration influence his sound.
Mingo’s latest release is the ambient album, “Winter Horizon” His unique sound incorporates analog and digital equipment alongside tribal percussion, digeridoo, and the shakuhachi flute. Off the grid and underground, Mingo continues to explore the boundaries of ambient music.