Balkan Bump

Will Magid, known professionally as Balkan Bump is an American trumpet player, producer, and ethnomusicologist based in Oakland, California. Signed to electronic producer Gramatik's label Lowtemp, Balkan Bump's music interweaves electronic production and live instrumentation.

Early life Magid grew up in Palo Alto, where his father tech journalist Larry Magid would often bring home new electronics and games, inspiring an early interest in technology. He began playing trumpet at age 10 and went on to play with the SFJazz High School All-Stars Big Band, with which he opened for Herbie Hancock and performed at Lincoln Center. Magid attended college at UCLA where he obtained a degree in ethnomusicology.

2017-present: Balkan Bump EP Magid launched his project Balkan Bump in 2017, whose name pays tribute to the brass bands integral to the local traditional music of the Balkans. Magid attracted the attention of Gramatik, who signed him to his Lowtemp label and collaborated with him alongside Talib Kweli for Balkan Bump's first single release "Aymo" in October 2017. The song was included on Gramatik's Re:Coil, Pt. I EP and featured in Porsche's 2020 Super Bowl ad.

Musical style Balkan Bump's music has been classified as "future balkan" and "electronic funk" for its use of live instruments, world influences, and electronic production. Balkan Bump has performed at a number of music festivals including Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, and Joshua Tree Fall Music Festival as well as a guest appearance at Coachella in 2019. In April 2020 he performed online at Virtually Lucid, an online version of Lucidity festival.