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DJ, singer and producer

Yaeji

Born 1993-08-06

Kathy Yaeji Lee moved between Queens, Atlanta and Seoul before studying graphic design and East Asian studies. College radio and Pittsburgh after-hours parties turned her into a DJ; 2017 EPs made her a festival regular. With a Hammer (2023) pushed her into jazz-tinged, sample-based analog experimentation while she still DJs worldwide.

Achievements

BBC Sound of 2018 longlist; Coachella performances; Pitchfork and Guardian acclaim for With a Hammer; collaborations with Charli XCX, Robyn and Korean indie artists.

Birthday: Birthday 6 August

Recent successes

  • 2023-04-07 · With a Hammer album. Debut LP praised for nostalgic yet progressive analog textures and live-instrument sampling.

Happy moments

  • 2017-05-01 · First Boiler Room set. Passionfruit remix went viral and launched her from bedroom producer to international DJ.

Why this piece of art may be related

Brooklyn-based house and electronic artist whose bilingual, tactile club tracks and graphic-design background treat analog hardware and physical media as intimate, handmade objects. Her work sits in the same kinetic, memory-sparking space as Glimmerism’s wooden analog pieces.

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