With a fistful of highly praised releases under his belt and a soulful, jazz and hip-hop driven sound, 26 year-old multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer Jordan Rakei is a rare talent whose artistry transcends the confines of age. Jordan signed to British independent label Ninja Tune and released his second album “Wallflower” on September 2017. Jordan was born in New Zealand in a small town. He spent most of his childhood years in Brisbane. His “Groove Curse EP” garnered strong support in Europe and North America, convincing Jordan to travel the 10,000-mile journey to London. He made a name for his self in the UK by collaborating with Tom Misch and singing on Disclosure’s “Caracal” album. Jordan’s self-released 2016 debut album, “Cloak”, proved that he was an artist capable of making huge waves with his own music. He also became friends with South London’s party Rhythm Section in 2016, which encouraged him to release an EP featuring dancefloor-oriented tracks under the alias Dan Kye. Rakei is now more determined to achieve his goals since ‘Wallflower’. He has been praised by Mixmag, Evening Standard, and The FADER. His album “Wallflower” has accumulated over 100m Spotify streams and was voted the #2 Album at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards. He also performed live at BBC’s Maida Vale studios alongside Joe Armon-Jones and Binker Golding. He’s been to many iconic festivals and venues, such as Glastonbury and Pitchfork Avant Garde Block Party. Pukkelpop. BBC Biggest Weekend 2018. Alexandra Palace (supporting Bonobo) and performed two nights at Ronnie Scott’s. He also DJed at Fabric (under his Dan Kye alias), and sold out headline tours in the US and Australia. Jordan Rakei, who was in extended hibernation for the past few months, released Mind’s Eye on February 26, 2019. This is his first solo single since 2018’s Wildfire’ single, and it’s the first music in what promises be a busy 2019. It comes after a string live and studio collaborations featuring his friends Tom Misch and Alfa Mist (aka the Are We Live collective); Loyle Carpenter (Jordan produced and wrote the recent single ‘Ottolenghi’); Richard Spaven, (Flying Lotus and Jose James), and Rosie Lowe. Jordan will also be appearing at a few intimate headline shows in Europe and the USA, including London’s EartH. From www.jordanrakei.com
