Michael Brun
U Street Music Hall
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Washington
Saturday, June 16 at 10 pm EDT
EDM
Serves Food
Nightclub
Concert Venue
Saturday, June 16 at 10 pm EDT
EDM
Serves Food
Nightclub
Concert Venue
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DJ/producer Michael Brun blends EDM styles like progressive house with influences that honor his Haitian roots, such as the salsa-like kompa, and rara, a style of festival music that incorporates call and response, driving rhythms, and brass. After notching several hit releases, including 2013's Gravity EP, Brun gave back to his community by founding the Kid Coconut label, which he intended as an outlet for other Haitian artists as well as his own music.
Born in Port-au-Prince, Brun learned to play violin and piano as a child and began experimenting with DJ software a few years later, making mash-ups and ultimately becoming a DJ in his teens. Brun initially wanted to become a doctor and volunteered at nearby hospitals, and eventually attended Indiana's Culver Military Academy thanks to a scholarship program. The discipline he learned there helped him balance premed courses at North Carolina's Davidson College and his growing interest in music production.
Brun began releasing singles in the early 2010s, including 2011's "Shades of Gray" and "Dawn," which was issued by Dutch DJ Hardwell's Revealed Recordings. "Dawn" won him a fan in Dirty South, who invited Brun on tour and released the single "Rise" on his Phazing Records label. Phazing also issued 2013's Gravity EP, which reached number two on Beatport's charts. That year, he also remixed tracks by Tiësto, Calvin Harris, and Armin van Buuren. Brun made his Ultra Music Festival debut in 2014, becoming the first Haitian artist to perform there in the process. In addition, he released the singles "Zenith" and "Sun in Your Eyes" on his Kid Coconut label. In 2015, he released "See You Soon," one of his most successful singles to date, as well as the Roy English collaboration "Tongue Tied July."