Mariano Umaña

Artist, Brainstormer, Idea generator, Musician, Performer

I’m an experimental electronic music producer, soundscaper, composer for film, guitarist, DJ, live performer, and digital artist. Today, I create under the name D’luna, with three published albums — Child of Time and Earth (experimental electronic/prog/post rock), Passage for Those Who Thirst (experimental electronic) and Protogenoi (experimental electronic) — plus the folk single The Night Of. Under the name PapaShifu, I released four genre-bending albums: Familiar Stains (bedroom pop/lofi), El Hechicero (alt/experimental hip hop), The Thoughts Between Vol. 1 (experimental), and El Monasterio de la Consistencia (experimental electronic). I’ve scored numerous short films including Rubatosis or Liberosis, Tales of Solitude, Madre, The Letters You Will Never Read, PUNETE, Crescendo of Chaos, After Frank, and fully soundscaped the animated film Lo Que Queda de Mi. I’ve performed live across venues in Guanajuato and León, including Bar Fly, Plaza San Roque, Mesón de San Antonio, BeeFest UG, Bóveda Entorno, and SónicaForoClub with Katrina. I am currently a DJ and electronic music performer distinguished by my use of a MIDI keyboard, which allows me to actually play the music live rather than simply mix tracks. This hands-on, performance-driven approach brings a disruptive energy to my shows and makes every D’luna set a unique experience in the DJ and electronic music world. I also run The King Warlock’s Gallery, a digital art space housing over 120 conceptual, narrative-driven pieces created by me. My art is deeply rooted in storytelling — much of it follows a continuous or fragmented storyline conveyed through written passages scattered throughout the gallery, inviting viewers to piece together meaning and emotion through layered visuals and text.

Music and Art! I am also very passionate about public speaking and the spread of ideas both philosophical and art-centric.

Nostalgia, Death, and The Love of Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdpbjrUmEB8&t=622s

Digital Art, Guitar, Music Composition, Music Performance, Music Production, Music Theory, Songwriting

Speaker at TEDxYouthMirafloresLeon Orgnizer at TEDxUniversidadDeGuanajuto, TEDxUniversidadDeGuanajuto Women, TEDxLaSalleBajío and TEDxPlazaMayorLeon