"DUBBED « LOCAL UNDERGROUND HIGH FLIER » AND « THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN OUR LATITUDES » BY SOME IN THE MONTREAL PRESS, AKIDO IS AN INDIE ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN QUIETLY RELEASING MUSIC SINCE 2004."
I'm Kim, I make music.
I am a Canadian music composer who lives and works in Montreal.
I released 5 albums independently under the moniker aKido, through my label AND PUBLISHING COMPANY Nordique.
Right now I am scoring films & tv series.
You can message me directly here.
STATS
3,000,000 cumulative listens on YouTube (source: Audiam)
Featured on 3voor12 VPRO, 22tracks.com, Radio-Canada/Bande-a-part.fm, CBC Radio 3, Voir.ca, among others.
Four (4) albums:
Playtime (2004) - Blink (2007) - Gamechanger (2010) - Undark (2012)One (1) soundtrack:
Inside the Mind of Leonardo (2014)One (1) compilation:
X YEARS OF AKIDO (2016)Three (3) EPs:
Les Humains EP (2004) - Thearly Ears EP (2010) - Remodels Vol.1 (2011)
CHARTS
Album Gamechanger charted to #1 in college radio electronic charts across Canada. (source: Chart Attack)
Song “Dancing in Chains” holds the record for highest charting instrumental song on CBC R3's Top 30, peaking at #3.
AWARDS
Was nominated at ADISQ (2010) - Independent Music Awards (2010) - Canadian Screen Awards (2014) - Gamiq (2010-2012).
Video for "Les Humains" won 2 Grafika Awards and was named Buzzclip on Musique Plus.
LIVE
Performed live notably at the Montreal Jazz Fest on the Bell Stage, the Sirius Canada launch and live broadcast, the Festi-Jazz de Rimouski, Les Vendredis Nocturnes at the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, Musique Plus' Ste-Catherine, The CBC R3/Bande-a-part 5th anniversary Spectrum and Drake shows & the 60th anniversary of Radio-Canada International at the Metropolis.
Opened for Frederico Aubele, Karkwa, Mistress Barbara, Malajube, Pawa Up First among others.
COLLABORATIONS
Production, mixing and/or remixes for Millimetrik, Pawa Up First, Alexandre Desilets, Patricia Kaas, Diane Dufresne, Michel Cusson, Terez Montcalm, Les Trois Accords, Banjo Consorsium, Yann Perreau. Remixed by Synthamesk, Millimetrik, Archibald Singleton.
Music licensed notably in ADIDAS Originals campaigns (1, 2 & 3)—TV series Descending, The Best Years & Les Béliers (1 & 2)—Multimedia company Moment Factory.