Pional

Pional
Birth name Miguel Barros
Born Spain
Genres House music, Electronic, Pop
Occupation(s) Music producer, songwriter, dj
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, synth, drums, bass
Years active 2010–present
Labels Hivern Discs, Young Turks,Permanent Vacation
Associated acts John Talabot, The XX
Website https://facebook.com/pional

Miguel Barros better known as Pional is a Spanish producer, remixer and electronic musician from Madrid, Spain. His professional career began in 2010 when he released his first EP, A Moot Point on the Hivern Discs label.

Career

Pional started his career in 2006, when he released numerous singles and remixes on different labels such as Proton, Hivern Discs[1] and Traum under the Alt Fenster alias. In November 2011, El País noted that Pional and his most recent release—Last House on the Left—had been well received throughout Europe, even though he had yet to play in his native Madrid.[2]

Pional provides the vocals and all the instrumentation on his tracks, and plays drum machine during live shows.[3] He often collaborates with other artists and his more notable works are collaborations with fellow producer John Talabot. They have collaborated in the studio on many occasions, including the singles Destiny and So Will Be Now on Talabot's 2012 album ƒIN.[4] Throughout 2012, Pional has been touring with John Talabot through Europe and North America supporting the album, opening for the British band The xx. The liveshow was charted by Resident Advisor[5] as one of the twenty best live acts of 2012.

The Spanish newspaper El País has referred to him as a "mainstay" of the national electronic music scene.[6]

In 2012 Pional and Talabot wrote the song "Brave" for the Divina Pastora Marathon in Valencia.[7][8]

Invisible/Amenaza is his debut EP for Young Turks and was released on November 4, 2013 on vinyl and digital formats.

Discography

Singles

Other

Remixes

References

  1. ↑ Verdú, Daniel (May 29, 2012). "El chico de oro de la electrónica española", El País, p. 52. (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Eloi Vázquez (November 11, 2011). "En Madrid la gente no baila". El País. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ (June 1, 2012). "Spring breaks", El País, p. 4.
  4. ↑ "John Talabot and Pional score Spanish marathon". Complete Music Update. October 29, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 live acts of 2012". Resident Advisor. December 6, 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  6. ↑ (May 19, 2012). "Pional", El País, p. 2.
  7. ↑ Sargent, Jordan (October 26, 2012). "John Talabot / Pional: 'Brave'", Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ (October 26, 2012). "John Talabot and Pional write official theme song for Spanish marathon", Fact. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  9. ↑ Sakamoto, John (June 30, 2012). "The Anti-Hit List: An alternative top 10", Toronto Star, p. E5.
  10. ↑ Larry Fitzmaurice (September 14, 2012). "Chairlift:"I Belong in Your Arms (John Talabot and Pional Remix)"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

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