Imanu

Jonathan Immanuel Kievit (born 14 November 1998), known professionally as Imanu (stylized as IMANU), formerly as Signal is a French-born Dutch DJ, record producer and musician.[1]

Imanu
Kievit in 2021
Background information
Birth nameJonathan Immanuel Kievit
Also known asImanu, Signal
Born (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998
Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
OriginRotterdam, Netherlands
LabelsUKF Music, Critical Music, Deadbeats, Vision Recordings, Dividid, Shogun Audio
Websiteimanu.nu

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 Music)
  • 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: Transit (with Mefjus, Vision Recordings)
  • 2020: Technoid (with Halogenix, Critical Music)
  • 2020: Memento EP (Vision Recordings)
  • 2020: Re:IMANU (Vision Recordings)
  • 2020: Cheren EP (Vision Recordings)
  • 2021: A Taste of Hope (UKF Music)
  • 2021: Skin to Skin (Heaven Sent)
  • 2021: Buried (with Hypression, Deadbeats)
  • 2021: Gaspin 4 Air (with Leotrix and The Caracal Project, UKF Music)
  • 2022: Neiges / La Fournaise (with The Caracal Project, featuring Josh Pan, Critical Music)
  • 2022: Kotaro (with Jon Casey, Sable Valley Records)
  • 2022: A Taste of Hope (Remixes) (UKF Music)
  • 2022: It's Our Destiny (with Kučka, Deadbeats)
  • 2022: Somehow We Lost It All (with Pham & Josh Pan, Deadbeats)

References
  2. "Beatport Next: IMANU is a Production Prodigy, and the Future is Bright". 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  3. 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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