Michael Sebastian

South African Michael Sebastian creates live dance music, and is on a mission to liberate his audience.

He combines electronic, world and jazz music to create an engaging and uplifting experience. Four Tet meets Fela Kuti with a dance crew.

“Celebrating the collective euphoria of the rave, "Move" encourages listeners to abandon their worries and live in the moment, showcasing Sebastian's talent for creating live dance music.” - Earmilk

In 2024 Sebastian released ‘Move’ a record celebrating and encouraging dance. He then took his crew of dancers & musicians on tour to festivals, playing peak slots at Green Man, Kendal Calling, Secret Garden Party, Wilderness & a headline on the main stage at Medicine festival. This was followed by an autumn headline tour to Berlin, Brighton, Bristol & London.

This record has been making people dance in many different spaces, Michel de Hey's remix of Move With Me, was recently dropped by Carl Cox in Ibiza on his Live BBC Essential Mix at UNVRS.

In 2025/26 Sebastian will release Suggestions for the Dancefloor, an album campaign to liberate people in movement & life. A high energy selection of live and uplifting party anthems inspired by all kinds of dance music, from Afrobeat, to House, to Breakbeat, to Jungle.

Sebastian has a strong impact in London with recent headline shows at EartH Hackney & Colour Factory, support slots for James Blake, Four Tet & Jamie XX at Alexandra Palace, as well as being named a top 5 global Sofar artist.

The live show activates the audience uniquely, an immersive high-energy hybrid live set, that engages with musicianship, movement, and authentic expression. It unifies and motivates the crowd, leaving them in a state of collective ecstasy.