Austin Millz has surely surpassed (but not forgotten) his roots as one of Harlem’s hometown heroes and early renegade of its genre-bending art scene. From recently performing at Quincy Jones' AKG 70th anniversary to performing for Beyoncé at her special Coachella Homecoming event, Austin has been trailblazing. His music is a deeply textured coalescent of soul and dancefloor euphoria, embodying the different phases of a night out - the afterhour bliss, a hazy pastel sunrise. It is an expansion of the sonic vocabulary with depth and boldness that can only be truly captured in the flesh.
Applauded for his fusion of hip-hop and dance music, Millz has carved out a special niche between the two realms within his unique vision and has garnered attention for his larger-than-life stage presence, which has captured both local and national audiences. With an oasis of unruly and expressionist energy in live performance, Austin evokes a type of postmodern exploration that questions conventional notions of music and culture, a type of exploration in which one’s brightest light is always upon the horizon. Only watching Austin perform, as he tames every sputtering vibration with a deeply focused effortlessness, does it become clear why he has surpasses the rest.
