about
Milan André Boronell is an artist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and mixer. Born and raised in Montréal to a Slovak mother and an African American/Cuban father, Milan started playing guitar at the age of 10. In his early teens, he began performing original improvised blues/rock electric guitar solos at Montreal talent shows and music festivals, including Montreal's International Blues and Reggae Festivals, and Tremblant's International Blues Festival.
Milan began producing music in his mid teens, using a BOSS BR-1180 digital recording studio, which he also used to make original backing tracks for his solo guitar performances. Milan then spent 8 years living in Toronto while getting his bachelor's of music degree at Humber College. Between 2017 and 2022 Milan lived in London, Bratislava and Prague; recording, writing, producing and playing shows.
In 2019, Milan released a self produced, engineered and mixed album titled 'Who Am I' on Slnko Records; a Slovak label. In 2020, Milan began releasing independently; starting with his EP ‘love&light, followed by his 2021 album 'five hundred days.' both produced by Kristofer Harris of the UK, as well as his own self-production. In June 2023, Milan released his third album titled 'ethos pathos logos', which features more of Milan's self production, as well as Kris' touch. In 2023, Milan released 'Prague nights’ - a solo piano album which he wrote and recorded himself on his upright piano, while living in Prague. His most recent 2024 release titled ‘Cayden’ is a self produced, recorded and mixed EP dedicated to a friend that passed away.
Along with his own music, Milan produces and writes for other artists and does songwriting and recording residencies with Indigenous youth and communities all over Canada.