Ahead of the Grammys, get to know Wuki, your new favorite EDM producer.
But this is the case for Los Angeles-based DJ and producer, Kris Barman, better known in the electronic dance music world as Wuki. He’s nominated at this year’s Grammy Awards for his sultry remix of Miley Cyrus’ “Mother’s Daughter.” Influenced by the sounds of Detroit ghettotech, Chicago footwork, and EDM, Barman's prowess resides in his blend of electro, bass music, and house.
But the 35-year-old's career in music didn't begin this way. Barman grew up playing guitar in metal bands, and wasn’t accustomed to listening to the expansive world of electronic dance music at that time. That is, until he heard Justice’salbum. “I was always a rock kid. When I heard Cross, I didn’t realize dance music could sound like that. It just opened my mind to so many different sounds,” he says. “That’s when Steve Aoki and Bloody Beetroots were coming up on the scene.
He had to start over. In 2011, he moved back in with his parents at the age of 26 and began pursuing a career as a DJ/producer. “The biggest lesson I’ve learned from transitioning out of the band into the DJ world as my own entity is everything relies on you. You drive the ship. If you want to be successful, there’s no easy way. There’s no booking agent that will book you forever and no management that will get you every hook-up forever. There’s no artist that’s going to give you a shout out.
“Not every track I make is going to be the perfect crossover pop hit,” he adds. “I try not to think too much about catering to people because then it just comes out contrived. The real trick is consistency.”
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