Hand Miles Bonham a vocal track he has never heard, and a few minutes later it’s a whole new song. He plays the instruments, builds the beat, sings the parts and mixes it himself, and he is 9 years old. Online he goes by Miles Music Kid, and his family-run TikTok, @milesmusickid, has 2.3 million followers and 42.7 million likes.
At a glance
- Name: Miles Bonham (Miles Music Kid)
- Age: 9
- Does: Producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter
- TikTok: 2.3 million followers, 42.7 million likes
- YouTube: about 222,000 subscribers
- Newest single: “Thought I Was Better Without You (feat. ZAYA)” (March 2026)
- Handle: @milesmusickid
Who is Miles Bonham?
Miles Bonham is a kid music producer whose link page calls him “the world’s youngest professional producer.” He started playing music at 4 on a small guitar, moved on to piano, and soon was building full multitrack songs, with drums, bass and vocals, in professional recording software. His parents, who are not professional musicians, started sharing clips online, and the clips took off.
He has perfect pitch, writes his own songs and mixes his own tracks, according to Berklee. He has been on Good Morning America, The Drew Barrymore Show and PBS NewsHour. Questlove gave him a drum set. Grammy-winning producer Mark Ronson is among his famous friends.
Still, his parents keep him a regular kid. His TikTok is a family account they manage, and his mom told PBS that Miles doesn’t use social media himself: “We don’t think it’s healthy for kids to go on social media while their brains are developing.”
What does Miles Music Kid actually do?
His signature video goes like this: Miles gets only the vocals from a famous song, often one he has never heard, and produces his own version around them. Then he hears the original. The results can be startling. He turned Lorde’s “Royals” into his own track without knowing how the original sounded. He was sure Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life” was an R&B song and produced it that way. He gave Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” the same treatment, and that video has 14.7 million views.
He also does it live and on the clock. In 2025 his family posted the full session from Electric Lady Studios, the New York room where Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and David Bowie recorded. Miles, then 7, rebuilt Shawn Mendes’s “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” there, playing all eight instruments and singing.
Which stars have noticed him?
Charlie Puth. Miles remade one of Puth’s songs, and Puth later called him a “genius” from the stage at one of his shows, according to Berklee. The family’s TikTok reply to Puth, captioned “When Miles remade your song, HE NEVER IMAGINED THIS WOULD HAPPEN,” has 4.6 million views.
Teddy Swims. Miles performed “Bad Dreams” with Teddy Swims onstage in Rockford, Illinois, in 2024. This fall he surprised the singer with his own EDM remix of “Not Your Man.”
Questlove and Mark Ronson. Questlove of The Roots gave him a drum set, and PBS NewsHour lists Ronson among his well-known connections.
Justin Bieber. His “Yukon” video, which tags Bieber, is his most-watched recent post, with 17.5 million views.
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What music has Miles Bonham released?
- “You Can Be a Hero” (August 9, 2024), his first original single, written for the Ryan’s World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure soundtrack. He wrote it, recorded it and played every instrument himself.
- “Curious Like Me (feat. Miles Bonham) [Miles Music Kid Version]” (August 15, 2025), on Blippi’s Be Like Blippi EP.
- “Thought I Was Better Without You (feat. ZAYA)” (March 20, 2026), written and produced by Miles with 11-year-old singer ZAYA. The TikTok of him writing it on the spot after hearing her voice has 16.3 million views, and the family filmed the song’s nearly year-long journey for YouTube.
How does a 9-year-old make a song?
Miles told PBS NewsHour that he often starts with no plan at all: “At first, I might just want to make music, not really have an idea. And then, it’s like, oh, OK, this is cool.” He calls himself a perfectionist and replays a track many times before he calls it done. By his own count, about one song in ten becomes a “banger.”
His dad told PBS that music is how Miles expresses himself. His mom’s description: a regular kid with a “musical super power on the side.” As for what’s next, Miles says he wants to be a musician, producer and songwriter. He’s already all three.
Where to find Miles Bonham
- TikTok: @milesmusickid
- Instagram: @milesmusickid
- YouTube: Miles Music Kid
- Facebook: MilesMusicKid
- Apple Music: Miles Bonham
- Spotify: “Thought I Was Better Without You”
- All links: linktr.ee/milesbonham
His accounts are run by his parents.
Sources
- PBS NewsHour, “How Miles the Music Kid became an internet sensation” (August 23, 2024)
- Berklee Now, “Eight-Year-Old Music Prodigy Becomes One of the Youngest Producers Ever” (February 12, 2025)
- Miles Bonham’s official link page, TikTok and YouTube captions; release dates from Apple Music.
Image credits: both studio photos are by Dejan Krsmanovic (1, 2), licensed CC BY 2.0, and are illustrative only. Videos are embedded through TikTok’s, YouTube’s and Apple Music’s official players.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Miles Bonham?
Miles Bonham, known online as Miles Music Kid (@milesmusickid), is a 9-year-old music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He plays the instruments, sings, and produces and mixes his own tracks. His family-run TikTok has about 2.3 million followers and 42.7 million likes.
How old is Miles Music Kid?
Miles is 9 years old as of October 2026, according to his official link page and his TikTok captions. He started playing music at age 4.
What instruments does Miles Bonham play?
He started on guitar at age 4 and moved on to piano. His videos show him playing keys, drums, guitar and bass and singing, and building full multitrack songs in professional recording software. In one Electric Lady Studios session he played all eight instruments plus vocals.
Who runs Miles Bonham’s social media?
His parents. His TikTok is labeled a family account managed by his parents. His mom told PBS NewsHour that Miles himself does not use social media.
What songs has Miles Bonham released?
“You Can Be a Hero” (August 2024), from the Ryan’s World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure soundtrack; a “Miles Music Kid” version of Blippi’s “Curious Like Me” (August 2025); and “Thought I Was Better Without You (feat. ZAYA)” (March 2026), which he wrote and produced.
Did Charlie Puth react to Miles Bonham?
Yes. Charlie Puth called Miles a “genius” onstage at one of his shows, according to Berklee. Miles had remade one of Puth’s songs, and the family’s TikTok reply to Puth about it has 4.6 million views.
Sarrah Sanchez is a home, arts, and crafts-minded creative who brings a maker’s eye to her writing. With several years in the online writing space, she covers entertainment and lifestyle for The LA Note, and she’s set on taking her craft as far as it will go.
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