About

Starfarer is a Denver-based electronic artist who moves seamlessly between heavy, driving tracks and ambient, cinematic pieces, blending modern production with classic sci-fi influences. His music balances impact and atmosphere, shaped by a background as a metal guitarist and years in heavy bands.

Since releasing his self-titled debut in 2018, Starfarer has built a global audience, with over 3.5 million streams on Spotify. His live shows are immersive and dynamic: he performs in a futuristic helmet and suit of his own design while playing live synths. The visual and musical elements work together, reinforcing cohesion and creating a focused, engaging performance.

The project maintains a distinct visual identity, drawing from cyberpunk design and sci-fi iconography, with sound, image, and story treated as a cohesive whole. He has shared the stage with The Crystal Method, Com Truise, Magic Sword, and Starcadian, fitting naturally alongside artists who blur the line between electronic music and visual culture.

Describing his sound as “SCI-FI EDM,” Starfarer leans into futuristic themes without losing a human edge – music shaped by curiosity, tension, and forward-looking design.

THE STORY

Starfarer was born among the stars, a true Highrider. One of the few who have never known a true home outside of microgravity. Raised in the dark, Starfarer learned to navigate the dark seas of deep space, fluent in the silent language of orbital mechanics and the unseen currents of cosmic radiation.

Now, a freelance operator, he takes on secret contracts that never make it to Earth’s official records, retrieving lost tech from forgotten derelicts, smuggling classified data between corporate warlords, and even making quiet contact with… things the governments of Earth refuse to acknowledge.

Sometimes, Starfarer touches down on Earth but not for long, just enough to play a quick gig in some neon-soaked city, trade stories for credits, and remind themselves what gravity feels like before launching back into the infinite night. Space is home. The void is calling. The next mission is already waiting.

🔗Starfarer drops 4th album ‘The Dark’ – NewRetroWave

Space has just gotten colder. Starfarer has returned with a brand new full-length spacesynth effort marked by a clear tonal shift.

🔗Starfarer: To the Synthwave ‘Multiverse’ and Beyond – Metroactive

Memories of 1980s horror and sci-fi soundtracks fired his imagination, inspiring him to take his new project in a radically different direction.

🔗Starfarer: Otherworldly Synthwave Being – The Electroscape

You know Starfarer’s music. You’ve experienced Synth Valley Production Stream Fests. You’ve listened to Synth & Brews Podcast. Meet the man behind the curtain – Miguel  – a father, husband, snythwave producer, metal musician, podcast host, production company head, synthwave community builder, and grower of the scene.

🔗STARFARER – The Dark

Musically, this album is an absolute listening pleasure and let’s call the overall genre, cinematic & spacey cyberpunk synthwave, which should not be missing in any music library of science fiction & cyberpunk fans.