Experimental Instrumental from Mike Mol

From Amsterdam to beaches in Ibiza, Mike Mol is walking an artistic path where healing meets harmony and music becomes a vehicle for transformation. An artist who breaks out of neat genre boxes, Mike Mol crafts sounds that are part spiritual jazz, part ambient journey and entirely based in the present moment, resulting in music to feel, breathe with and sink into. Born in the Netherlands and introduced to brass instruments by his mother, a brass band musician, Mike’s musical journey began early but didn’t follow a normal route.

A move to Los Angeles in 2019 brought him into the heart of the Hollywood music industry, but a life-altering car accident soon shifted everything. No longer interested in the grind of the music business, he turned toward something more personal and profound; music as a means of healing and connection. In parallel with his development as an artist, Mike Mol also became a sought-after guide in breathwork, movement and recovery therapy.

Having collaborated with leading wellness figures like Wim Hof and James Nestor, he’s helped thousands reconnect with themselves through holistic practices. That same ethos spills into his music, which often features in his global retreats and workshops, making an impact as both a meditative companion and a celebratory pulse.

Reclaiming his love for brass in 2020, Mike picked up the trumpet and later transitioned to the flugelhorn. His playing, full of emotion, has become central to his sound via a warm, cinematic breath that flows through each track. Often built on free improvisation and atmospheric grooves, his performances are fluid and truly alive.

Following his September release “LIFE IN FLOW,” Mike returns with a brand new single titled “FUTURE IS NOW,” released via the Lab Music imprint. The track’s origin is as organic as his sound, forming during a retreat in Ibiza in late 2024 when Mike met a young producer who shyly shared his music. What followed was a spontaneous recording session using just a bugle and an iPhone, a moment that made its way into the final production. “FUTURE IS NOW” then expands into an homage, folding in elements from “Origin,” a track by his friends and creative peers Todd & Klein with new drums and an improvisational flugelhorn solo over their sonic blueprint.

Casting a dreamy sonic atmosphere with the twinkle of bright instrumental, hazy flugelhorn tones and spacey textures, the pulse of bass and snap of drums adds a trance-like movement to the smokey arrangement. Flowing with delicate melodic stretches and wrapped in a truly enveloping sonic fabric, the track glides through a misty soundscape that’s thoroughly transportive and highly mesmeric throughout.

With smooth rhythmic shifts and washes of reverb-drenched swells, his elegant flugelhorn performance snakes through the track to form a hypnotic and deeply engaging listening experience from start to finish. With more releases on the horizon and a new live band in tow featuring handpan, percussion, keys and guitar, Mike Mol is opening an exciting new chapter. Focused on delivering immersive performances in unique venues, he’s building a musical world that encourages listeners to slow down, tune in and find beauty in presence.

Listen to FUTURE IS NOW below

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