pixelgrinder is a musician with bionic ears -- literally. Born hard-of-hearing, he composes and produces music using cochlear implants, transforming what could be a limitation into a unique creative advantage. This melding of man and machine became the spark that re-ignited his passion for sound and the origin story of pixelgrinder project: music made with cyborg ears.

Hailing from San Francisco and now based in New England, pixelgrinder crafts dark electronic soundscapes fusing industrial metal, synthwave, and cinematic atmospheres. Drawing on a background in film production, his work feels like the soundtrack to the next hit sci-fi action movie, by design. On his first full-length release, “The Void Chamber,” pixelgrinder explored a sonic dystopia, melding driving beats with evocative textures, creating a world that sounds dark, mysterious, and yet hopeful. His sonic palette is inspired by both personal stories of overcoming adversity and musical innovators like Nine Inch Nails, HEALTH, Andrew Huang, Kraftwerk, Gorillaz, and Death Grips. On pixelgrinder’s upcoming release, “White Mask,” he navigates the modern-day maze of internet culture, confronting the alienation and artifice of social media with relentless rhythms and gritty synths.

But pixelgrinder isn’t just about music—it's an immersive audiovisual experience rooted in a distinctly cyberpunk sensibility. When disconnected from the neural net, he’s a world traveler, motorcycle enthusiast, and hobbyist animator.

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