Imanu

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Imanu
Kievit in 2021
Kievit in 2021
Background information
Birth nameJonathan Immanuel Kievit
Also known asImanu, Signal
Born (1998-11-13) November 13, 1998 (age 23)
OriginRotterdam, Netherlands
LabelsVision Recordings, Invisible Recordings, Dividid, Critical Recordings, Shogun Audio
Websiteimanu.nu

Jonathan Immanuel Kievit (born November 13, 1998), known professionally as Imanu (stylized as IMANU), formerly as Signal is a DJ, record producer and musician from Suriname who is based in Rotterdam.[1]

Career[]

After being exposed to trance and progressive house by a friend at the age of 10, Kievit started producing house at the age of 14.[2][3] A few years later he discovered the music by Dutch trio Noisia and subsequently started producing drum and bass. Eventually, Dutch drum and bass artist Fre4knc also sent a song by Kievit to Noisia, who then signed him under the alias Signal to their label Invisible Recordings when Kievit was only 16 years old.[4] In 2018 Kievit co-founded the record label Dividid (stylized as DIVIDID) with Mark McCann, better known as Abis and Rotterdam-based promoter Lars Dingeman.[5][6]

In 2019 Kievit started a new project under the alias Imanu, which has since been active. As Imanu he pushed the boundaries of drum and bass as a genre and explored other genres, such as house, techno and footwork.[3] He described his style of music as "future breaks" and cited Flume as his primary influence besides Sophie, Cashmere Cat and Arca.[7]

Discography[]

as Signal[]

  • 2016: Parallax EP (Critical Recordings)
  • 2017: Mantura EP (featuring Disprove, Invisible Recordings)
  • 2018: The Wall EP (featuring Abis, Dividid)
  • 2018: Doom Desire EP (Shogun Audio)
  • 2018: Solitude EP (Invisible Recordings)
  • 2018: Torment/2ME EP (Dividid)

as Imanu[]

  • 2019: EGO EP (Vision Recordings)
  • 2020: Memento EP (Vision Recordings)
  • 2020: Re:IMANU (Vision Recordings)
  • 2020: Cheren EP (Vision Recordings)

References[]

  1. ^
    • "IMANU music download - Beatport". Beatport. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
    • "Beatport Next: IMANU is a Production Prodigy, and the Future is Bright". 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
    • "IMANU". Retrieved 2021-11-30.
    • Scott Claridge (2021-01-05). "In Conversation With IMANU". UKF.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  2. ^ "Beatport Next: IMANU is a Production Prodigy, and the Future is Bright". 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  3. ^ a b Scott Claridge (2021-01-05). "In Conversation With IMANU". UKF.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  4. ^ "IMANU music download - Beatport". Beatport. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  5. ^ "DIVIDID Music". Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  6. ^ "Elementz D&B · Overview · Promoter ⟋ RA". Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  7. ^ "MF DOOM, North American bass, Japanese doujin, and nu-school neurofunk | Music Columns February 2021". 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

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