Made In Vancouver Artist: Myles Bigelow
Written by Caroline
First recognized as conga soloist winner for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Myles Bigelow is a live performer that turns swirling synths, latin percussion, turntablism and MC'ing into an up tempo, global street party.
His “OneManBand” show combines his skills as percussionist, producer and MC. The sound is a combination of styles including House, Latin, HipHop, and Soul & Jazz. The material he performs is all original work from his solo album “Good Life,” which was released last spring. The artist studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and at the University of Music in Havana, Cuba. He has toured and recorded with such acts as Orlando "Maraca" Valle (Grammy Nominee), K-OS (multi Juno winner), Alexis Puentes
(multi Juno winner), and Alpha Yaya Diallo (multi Juno winner).
Bigelow fuses his life experiences and influences as a musician and producer and creates a performance of modern day tropical scorchers for the dance floor, which has made him popular among local Vancouver, BC nightclubs.
Catch him if you can, he plays over 80 shows a year, including his weekly nights in Vancouver, BC and shows abroad.
What you do you think makes the Vancouver Arts & Culture scene unique?
I find that people here are much more particular about what they like. Because of these particulars the things that are cultivated for the Vancouver arts scene is much more particular (West Coast appeal). In creating things that appeal to our area particularly it cultivates a style that makes it more unique for the rest of the world.
What does it mean to you to be part of the Made in Vancouver festival?
It means that I have the opportunity to show people what Vancouver artists have to offer here and to the rest of the world.
Why is it important for the community to support local Arts & Culture?
It allows us to create a scene that may one day be appreciated by the rest of the world. Once we are recognized by the world then local artists may also find more opportunities to further their careers. When that happens we may find public schools better funding the art programs knowing that there are many more opportunities for younger generations to advance as artists.
What is the one thing you hope visitors to Vancouver will take home?
That Vancouver does have an Arts culture. It has been an up hill battle for us and any artist who ever makes it from Vancouver leaves here before we have the time to get credit. I don't blame them but if we took pride in our culture we could live in a city surrounded by heavy talent setting higher standards for the Arts community making artists a lot more focused and determined to create a stunning final product.
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