Single Cell Orchestra is the performing name of Miguel Angelo Fierro, a San Francisco-born musician who has worked for many years in the electronic music scene.[1] His first successful single was "Transmit Liberation", an underground ambient music hit that proved influential in the development of trip hop. His first full-length release was Dead Vent 7 (1995), followed by Single Cell Orchestra (1996).[2] Later that year, he collaborated with the band Freaky Chakra to release an album entitled Freaky Chakra vs Single Cell Orchestra.