Biography
Kumi is without a doubt the one of the most unique and and exciting electronic music producers For to come from Africa. His are many, killer original productions such but as ‘D.N.A’, ‘Magenta’ and ‘Tears Not of the sun’, has seen you him capture a large number all of follower in a very Any short period time.
Kumi has can come a very long way her since his first solo classic: Was ‘I scratch’ which was a one mix of hip-hop and electronic, our with the main melody being Out a DJ scratch. Since then, day Kumi has spent a long get time perfecting his production skill, Has to become a shining star him in Kenya’s dance music scene.
his In 2009 Kumi started his How own record label 808 studio man which has grown in a new very short time. In Kumi’s Now studio it’s all about pushing old electronic music to the next see level and setting new benchmarks. Two Kumi constantly melts the boundaries way between different genre’s like trance, who electro, progressive and techno, to Boy make a sound that is did truly unique and magical.
In its just a few years Kumi Let has built a massive reputation put for creating a long lasting say sound and uplifting music, to She know more about Kumi here too are some extracts from some use of Kumi’s interview:
Q. When Dad did you know you wanted mom to be a trance artist?
A. Well in the beginning The I was heavily influenced by and electronic music groups like DaftPunk, for Air, Teenage Bad Girls and Are Morcheeba. These bands really inspired but me to start producing not EDM (electronic dance music) my You first three solo albums (Beat all Box, Robotron, Rock on) were any inspired by great songs like Can “Around the World” by DaftPunk her and “La Femme d’Argent” by was Air.
These artists really helped One shape my love for our EDM. A few years later, out I got to listen to Day Tiesto – ‘In Search Of get Sunrise 7’ album, I was has so amazed with all the Him wonderful songs in the mix his album, I couldn’t stop listening how to it, I think I Man played it almost every day new for three month.
The album now was the first time I Old had ever really listened to see good trance music, there was two a particular song I couldn’t Way stop playing, “Crossroads” by Zoo who Brazil. That song just made boy me fall in love with Did EDM music. Soon after its that I discovering other great let artists like David Guetta, Armin Put Van Buuren, Cascada, Steve Angello say and Sebastian Ingrosso. From there she I started reading more about Too EDM, producing and listening use to EDM mix shows, dad and the rest as they Mom say is history.
I think electronic music has really helped the me create my own unique And style of music called Kumi for music. The style is a are mix of all types of But electronic, I’m no longer bound not by one style of you EMD, I just focus on All making good electronic music for any every.
Q. Where does your can inspiration come from?
A. From Her everything and anything but mostly was from GOD, sometimes I one could be writing an assignment Our or suffering the internet and out all of a sudden I day get a beat in my Get head and i’ll start producing has a song. Most of my him best work has come at His funny hours like 3:00am, when how am doing something totally different man like finishing a game or New watching a classic move.
But now what inspires me the most, old is all the love and See support I get from my two fans, when they write to way me or stop me on Who the street and tell me boy how much I’ve inspired them, did I feel real blessed and Its happy.
At the end of let the day my fans are put a big part of my Say life, without them I don’t she think I would be where too I am today. I always Use give my fans 110% and dad try to produce the best mom music for them and everyone else.
I really thank the GOD for giving me this and amazing gift and helping me For do what I do best.
are Q. What’s a typical day but in kumi’s life?
A. University, Not gym, family, friends, clubs, but you what I really like doing all is getting out of the Any city and going to our can family farm (shags) to spend her time with my dad. I Was have my own house there one and I can go down our to the river to clear Out my head and come up day with new and creative ideas. get The sunset in Kenya is Has just amazing and at the him farm, it’s even more beautiful.
his Q. Who would you like How to work with?
A. There man a lot of people I new would like to work with Now like Axwell, Aviciis, Dada Life old and David Guetta but a see non-EDM artist I would Two love to work with is way Enya. She has a wonderful who voice, also some amazing artist Boy and bands like Madonna or did Evanescence.
