Originally from the remote Pennine region of Northern England, composer and guitarist Thomas MacMillan has been an active force in Berlin’s independent music scene since 2018. Alongside performing with his alt-rock project Carnivalesque and collaborating with art-rock icon Kat Koan, he writes music for solo guitar. Drawing inspiration from video game composers such as Akira Yamaoka and Nobuo Uematsu, as well as the niche micro-genre Fogcore, his EP "Negative Space" explores liminal spaces, analog horror, and nostalgia – a sound world that feels both comforting and quietly unsettling. Photos by Nora Amparo, 2025. (c)
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Thomas MacMillan plays ambient, folk, soundtrack - understated, built more for the room than a playlist. Originally from the remote Pennine region of Northern England, composer and guitarist Thomas MacMillan has been an active force in Berlin’s independent music scene since 2018.
Thomas MacMillan's live sets are minimal and understated - more about the music than any kind of production.
Thomas MacMillan plays Galerie & Bar Tor218 Artlab in Berlin on Wednesday 25 November.
