Mia Wallace

Mia Wallace is the Chicago-based creation of David Castellani and Michael Azrikan. Italian-born, Castellani spent the early parts of his career immersed in musical theory, audio production and percussion performance, traveling down the funk, jazz and underground hip-hop genres. Azrikan— who moved from the U.S.S.R.when he was 10 year old — set down a techno tail spinning vinyl and DJing raves in the late-90’s. Joined together with an addiction for darkened dance beats and a passion for hybrid live performance, David Castellani and Mike Azrikan create a spine-tingling and sinister sound that stands outside the techno umbrella. Mia Wallace takes listeners on a stormy voyage of chilling chords and unchained beats in each live hybrid performance. Intertwining analog synthesizers, hardware controllers, aboriginal didgeridoos, live drum pads and nightmare-inducing vocals, the duo