“Alternative rock & visual artist Justin Bigart, combines his cinematic music and accompanying visuals to create immersive audiovisual experiences.”
"Equal parts alternative rock, gospel , desert rock & Americana, Justin Bigart’s cinematic music wrestles with faith, love, pain & contradiction through stories beautifully intertwined with the expansive landscapes and haunting sounds of his native Montana and the American West. "
Growing up in Missoula, Montana, I got much of my early music education from my dad's classic rock record collection, my mom's love of country music and Casey Kasem’s Top 40 radio. Music was a magic tonic that I was content to enjoy as a fan with no creative ambitions of my own. Thanks largely to my mom, the stereo was always playing a soundtrack to our days…everything from Led Zeppelin, Willie Nelson, U2, Peter Gabriel, Johnny Cash, Genesis, The Beatles, The Doors, Garth Brooks, R.E.M., Aerosmith to Credence.
If vulnerability was the sun, I was happiest in the shade until a friend suggested I pick up a guitar and - at the age of 37 - everything changed. Like a lot of us, the idea of making my own music was a lifeboat in a stormy sea. I was looking to reinvent after spending much of my life chasing someone else's dream. Looking to create. Looking to feel alive. Looking to explore the abstract. Songwriting helped me push through and a new universe exploded.
My music is a reflection of what I love and where I live. Alternative rock heavily influenced by Americana, desert rock and gospel, written from the perspective of a dopamine addicted heathen in search of redemption. My upbringing in Montana and my current life split between the mountains of Bozeman, MT and the deserts of Joshua Tree, CA, serve as constant sources of sonic and visual inspiration. When I’m not making music or taking pictures I design clothing.
My debut album, Western Carnival, came out late 2021.
My current project, Pretty Dopamine Bullets, is an episodic visual album centered around the increasing prevalence of 'cheap dopamine' in society and the lengths we go to seek it.
Chapter 1: Forever Free Salton Sea (August 2022)
Chapter 2: High Frequency Ghost (November 2022)
Chapter 3: Eye Was Baptized (March 2023)
Chapter 4: Woven Soul (July 2023)
Chapter 5: Dopamine Queen (September 2023)
Chapter 6: Atmospheric (March 2024)
Get me @justinbigart or email.
With love from Bozeman, jkb