Arising from Queens, NY, the “Distance” artist known as Miko Burnell is here to turn tides. First dancer turned musical artist, Miko is trying to accomplish every independent artists dream of selling out arenas and gaining world wide notoriety. From a young age he looked up to artist like Chris Brown, Michael Jackson and James Brown to name a few. There was something about their aura and talents that always intrigued him, and as a kid he would imagine himself entertaining a huge crowd of people all alone. Somewhere along the line he forgot his original dream, and became content with just being backup to a star. When introduced to producing in college, he didn’t imagine it would be the stepping stone to following his dream. As time went on, he leaned into his full artistry and transformed himself, from backlight to spotlight. Now at 23 he is more determined, focus and finally ready to follow his aspirations. A quote of his “Dreams don’t die they just get pushed back” is something he lives by and hopes to teach to others. Be on the look out for what this young artist has in store this year, he is here and ready to shake up the industry.