JMY

JMY is the solo project of Lunar Vacation founding member, John Michael Young.

John Michael picked up the guitar at the age of 9, and soon after, learned mandolin, bass guitar, drums and keyboard. In high school, he began recording music in his bedroom and quickly learned the fundamentals of music production. After helping form the indie DIY group, Lunar Vacation, in 2016, John Michael recorded, mixed and produced their first single “Anna” and was instrumental in engineering the band’s “pool rock” sound on both their first and second EPs, Swell and Artificial Flavors. John Michael’s creativity on bass guitar, and his technical ability in the studio and on stage, enabled Lunar Vacation to grow steadily from playing basement shows at friends’ houses to selling out venues on their coast to coast tours.

After parting ways with Lunar Vacation in August 2019 to pursue his solo project, John Michael began exploring the depths of his multi-instrumentalism. JMY creates a colorful cosmic array of harmonic melodies by blending his love for lo-fi analogue progressive artists like Tycho, with psychedelic pop acts such as Tame Impala.

All music is written, recorded, and performed by John Michael Young.