Rapper, DJ and beatmaker Myst Mylano is kicking off Osheaga 2024

Self-taught, self-promoted and above all self-confident Edmonton-born DJ, beatmaker and microphone fiend myst milano. gets this year’s Osheaga festival underway on Friday, Aug. 2.  Last year, shortly after the release of their acclaimed sophomore LP, Beyond the Uncanny Valley, milano. wowed the crowd at FME with their electronic music savvy and rap star polish. Days later, the 28-year-old talent rocked the DJ booth at Piknic Électronik in Montreal. Post-show, myst milano. talked about where they’re from, how they got here, and where they’re going. Back then, Osheaga 2024 wasn’t yet on their radar. Cult MTL is glad we waited until now to share highlights from our interview so myst milano. can tell you their story in their own words. Dawn myst “My mom is a huge hip hop head and loves hip hop, dancehall and stuff like that. And so she was my introduction to hip hop and rap, and to loving rap in a way that’s more technical and more focused on the art of rapping, rather than just feeling the music.   “My mom was also listening to a lot of Crystal Waters. So, I always loved house music and gravitated towards anything with a four-on-the-floor beat. As I...