Meet Andi Biggins | Kpop Event Promoter & Small Business Owner

We had the good fortune of connecting with Andi Biggins and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Andi, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
When I first thought of The Mikrokosmos Project (MKP), I intended it to be a global music collective of BTS/kpop fans. It was a way for fans to express their love for the music and reach each other through something we all share despite our vast differences. That’s what drew me into the kpop community; that countless different people’s can share one love for something simply because it made them happy.

Very soon I met like-minded people who also wanted to explore and showcase the global bond between ARMY (BTS fans) and other kpop fandoms in different aspects. Now MKP is a promoter and organizer for not just kpop events, but Korean cultural events and festivals showcasing the Korean culture and people in ways that you normally would never see in the DFW area.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I have always worked in a creative field in one way or another, from theater to live music, even the haunted house industry. I just love the atmosphere of live events. The roller coaster of emotions and the melting pot of people’s from all walks of life coming together to share this one experience. I want to capture those feelings and document everything that happens so that others can have even a small part of the experience and open themselves to something they never would have thought to try.

Dallas is, at its core, a salad of different peoples and experiences. You’ve heard the term “melting pot”, but I don’t like to say that. It insinuates fusing and forming many different things into one uniform entity that loses its unique identifiers, but that’s not what a community is. It’s a mix of different genders, ages, ethnicities, religions, sexualities, beliefs, and morals. All of these things should never be forced to melt and conform to one single thing, but be celebrated and mixed together to form a beautifully multi-faceted experience. The different peoples of Dallas should be celebrated and embraced by their fellow Dallasites, not melted into what contemporary society wishes to see.
That’s what I hope to achieve, in my own small way, with MKP. I want to showcase the beautiful diversity of the world here, in my home city, by sharing something that I love and have found happiness in. From a culture vastly different from my own, far on the other side of the globe. Music has the ultimate power to unite us, and the Korean Wave sweeping the planet is doing just that; uniting us all with powerful words and beautiful melodies

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I was born and raised in DFW, I’ve never lived anywhere else. There’s almost nothing you can’t experience here. Every time friends from out of town, or even out of state, come to visit, I ALWAYS take them to Deep Ellum, not just for the music, but the art and history of the neighborhood. So much of our past is either lost or intentionally forgotten, its important to learn where we have come as a community so we can create the best possible future for all of us.
Then, of course, we have to go to Carrollton, my favorite city for delicious Korean food (theres literally no place that isn’t delicious), along with a visit to Spa Castle. Something I really enjoy doing when I have a free day, and the weather is nice, is to visit Old Downtown Carrollton. It is so picturesque and full of life, I just love to wander the square and visit the shops and whatever events the K Plaza Arts Center is hosting that day.
One of my favorite things to show people is how connected with nature you can be in the big city of Dallas. Turtle Creek Park is my favorite place to go when I need to reconnect with the ground and breath in the beauty of Mother Nature.
Something else that many people don’t realize, is just how much ART there is in Dallas. There are no many museums, theaters, and exhibits, you could spend weeks exploring them all. My personal favorites are the Nasher Sculpture Center, The Crow Museum of Asian Art, and Dallas Contemporary. It doesn’t matter what style or genre you like, there is NOTHING you can’t find here.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
When I first had the idea for MKP, I was just a random fan posting in Facebook groups trying to promote myself and ideas. I quickly met Mya Selby, owner of Kpop For Peace, a non-profit organization aimed at raising awareness and support of mental health and social issues within the kpop community. She helped me see what MKP could become, and our partnership has been invaluable to me and MKP. Recently, we have begun a partnership with Magic Korea along with our friends Kulture Media, and I am very excited for what is to come of our organizations under their guidance.

Website: https://linktr.ee/MikrokosmosProject

Instagram: @Mikrokosmosproject

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