Releases
As Breath – (Barkhausen Recordings, 2023)
“An exciting release that slides from modern composition to post-rock, As Breath starts with a weighty theme, but can’t hide its exuberance.” – A Closer Listen
“‘As Breath’ provides a cinematic experience for audiophile freaks on the hunt for noise meditation, ancestral ambient, organic techno and neoclassical symphony.” – Inverted Audio
Traces of a world that we never knew existed – (Barkhausen Recordings, 2023)
“Traces of a world that we never knew existed” was composed to accompany the art exhibition, “At Leve Som Gud I Naxkov” by Philip Glazer at Sankt Nikolai Kirke, Nakskov, DK (September 2023). The exhibition commemorates the first Jewish settlers in Denmark who arrived some 400 years ago to the small town on the western edge of the island, Lolland.
Produced with support from the Danish Arts Council (Statens Kunstfond)
APERTURE – (Barkhausen Recordings, 2021)
APERTURE is a hall of mirrors. A space of liminal transience with six doors to choose from. Each leads you into a distinctive sonic universe, reflecting the persistent states of expansion and contraction of life.
“Really strong…deep and textured production.” -Dummy Mag
“Absolutely riveting.” -Tome to the Weather Machine
ABSENTIA – (Unit Shifter Records, 2017)
“An immersive and cinematic album that weaves lap steel guitar, tectonic motion, and cascades of noise into a rich sonic tapestry.” – Electronica.org.uk
Videos
About
Mikael Tobias is a Canadian musician, composer and sound artist based in Copenhagen, DK. His work explores the liminal space between physical and emotional resonance, using live instrumentation along with meticulously treated electronics to create visceral and evocative soundscapes.
Mikael is the curator of RESONATE, an immersive, deep-listening concert series, and co-curator of Barkhausen Recordings, dedicated to publishing adventurous music from Scandinavia. He is also the assistant engineer at Six Bit Deep working with mixing and mastering for a vast array of international clients.
Live
March 28, 2025 @ Metronomen, Copenhagen: Solo Electric Guitar (Final Descent 1yr. Bday bash)
~Recent Past~
Feb. 26, 2025 @ H15 Studio, Copenhagen: Duo live set with Xavier Bonfill (Don’t Look Back Records x VinterJazz)
Feb. 12, 2025 @ Loppen, Copenhagen: DJ set (with Elis Floreen & Precious Mayhem)
Oct. 18, 2024 @ Brønshøj Vandtårn, Copenhagen: Solo Electric Guitar (with Precious Mayhem & Johan Carøe)
Feb. 8, 2024 @ H15 Studio, Copenhagen: Duo live set with J. Ludvig III, (with Sortlegeme)
Dec. 9, 2023 @ Ideal Bar (Vega), Copenhagen: Duo live set with J. Ludvig III, (with Sloglo)
Credits
Original Music & Sound Design
- Mikael Tobias – (str)etched in
- Mikael Tobias – VSN
- Mikael Tobias – As Breath
- Mikael Tobias – Traces of a world that we never knew existed
- ASUS – Sonic Branding Package
- Mikael Tobias – Aperture
- Pleasure Control x Åben Festival – Interactive Sound Design
- Hypnodrone Ensemble – Gets Polyamorous (lap steel guitar)
- Pleasure Control x CPH Light Festival – Infinity Wells
- Nelson Can – I Used To Sleep Through Everything (remix)
- Anker Soundcore Wireless products – User Interface Sounds
- Fluqx – Feather (bass)
- Hejira – Empire (remix)
- Memory Is Our Homeland (dir. Jonathan Durand)
- Mikael Tobias – Absentia
- Freak Motif – Hot Plate (guitar on The Business)
- Native Instruments – Polar Flare (Sample Pack Expansion)
- Norwegian Airlines – Sonic Branding Package
- EyeJack App – Prosthetic Reality Augmented Reality art book
- HAPPYMOVIE – fits of zen vol. I & II
- When I Grow Up (TVO Kids series)
- One Big Breath (dir. Duncan McDowall)
- Sports Lab (TV series)
- Underdog Rises (dir. Evan Beloff)
- Flicker State – ep2
- My Brother’s Vows (dir. Stephanie Weimar)
- Flicker State – alma sessions ep
Mix & Mastering
- Jeremy Bestview – singles
- Mikael Tobias – As Breath
- Toaspern/Møller – Ernst
- Jeppe Zeeberg (Dødens Garderobe) – Julekalendar 2023
- Mikael Tobias – Aperture
- OHOI! Soundsystem: 17 Years of Bass (feature documentary) – (audio post-production & mix)
- Andrew Sisk – Treelines
Mastering
- Andrew Sisk – Turn Inside
- Precious Mayhem – The Softness I Sing
- Stranger Familiar – La Pena
- Ocean Orchestra – ¡Beleza!
- Xavier Bonfill – 2x2x2
- Johan Carøe – The Great Silence
- Tony Ezzy – Selected Werkz
- sortlegeme – They Are Many
- Adam Daudrich – In Fm
- Adam Daudrich – For the Memorial Offering
- Adam Daudrich & Zach Frampton – Rain On The Just
- Niels og Kir – En Storm
- Amniote Editions x Mala Junta – The Collective Capsule Vol. 1
- Amniote Editions x Mala Junta – The Collective Capsule Vol. 2
- Xavier Bonfill – three_four_maybe
- Lorenzo Colombo & Xavier Bonfill – entree – en mouvement – encore
- Hviledag – Album Found Reworks
- New Kids – Inger (Vinyl master)
- Martin Pedersen – Hooligan: Season 1 (Original Score)
- Haknam – the.whole.picture