Michael McKinney

Freelance Writer

United States

I'm Michael McKinney, a writer based in Minneapolis, MN. I've built up a portfolio of work focusing on club and experimental music, with plenty of work in in-depth profiles, thoughtful record reviews, thorough and insightful DJ mix round-ups, and everything in between. I've written with Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, Passion of the Weiss, DJ Mag, All About Jazz, and plenty more.

I've attached selected clippings below. Don't hesitate to reach out at mmck.writes [at] gmail.com.

Portfolio
DJ Mag
04/10/2024
Fresh Kicks 208: Akanbi

Moving effortlessly through a range of tempos and flavours, the NYC-based, Lagos-raised DJ Akanbi demonstrates his party-starting sound with a live recording from New Year's Day at Nowadays

Resident Advisor
Bianca Oblivion, a Million-Genre DJ · Feature ⟋ RA

The Los Angeles artist spent years as a hometown superstar, beloved for her riotous sets packed with the freshest global club music. But her anything-goes style wasn't always du jour internationally-until now.

Pitchfork
Various Artists: Synthetic Bird Music

Experimental label mappa editions' elegiac collection of avian electronics is full of deliberately laid textures and out-there approaches to composition.

Passion of the Weiss
10/18/2023
An Interview With Lee Gamble

Michael McKinney speaks to the experimental electronic artist about what the future may sound like, embracing AI technology while being aware of its problematic abilities, his journey of discoverin...

Passion of the Weiss
02/28/2024
An Interview With Jake Muir

Michael McKinney speaks to the electronic artist/field recordist about pursuing a queer narrative in sound art, not recording his first music until 25, creating each album from a conceptual angle a...

Passion of the Weiss
01/30/2024
An Interview With Moritz von Oswald

Michael McKinney speaks to the German electronic music pioneer about how his latest album Silencio explores the history of Italian opera, listening to music in three dimensions, and more.

Passion of the Weiss
01/10/2024
An Interview With Niecy Blues

Michael McKinney speaks to the singer/thespian about being introduced to music through gospel in the church, singing as a form of release, being inspired by science fiction while creating her new a...