Kirill Sergeyev

Kirill Yurievich Sergeyev (best known as Kito Jempere; born October 15, 1985, Leningrad) is a Russian electronic musician, DJ, performer and producer.

Uniquetunes released three studio albums and one compilation of live performances, combining elements of nu jazz, trip-hop, indie rock and psychedelic music.

The Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club included Sergey Lipsky from the Simple Symmetry band, Grigory Dobrynin from On-The-Go, singer Yana Blinder, DJ Leonid Lipelis and others.

[18] Sergeyev continued to perform solo as a DJ and in 2013 released the album Contemporary Sound of Russia in collaboration with some members of the Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club and other musicians.

[22] In 2014, Kito Jempere created his own record label Fata Morgana, where Sergeyev released his deep house solo album Objects.

Sergeyev performed with DJ Leonid Lipelis, SBPC leader Kirill Ivanov, IOWA drummer Ruslan Gadzhimuradov, multi-instrumentalist Anton Malinen, vocalist Artemy Gubnin, Sound Engineer Roman Urazov, as well as musicians Georgy Kotunov, Leon Sukhodolsky, Matvey Averin and Igor Shilov.

Later Kirill Sergeyev invited Urazov, Gadzhimuradov, Averin and Lipelis to join the main part of the newly created Kito Jempere Band.

[26] In July 2017, Kito Jempere Band took part in the Alfa Future electronic music festival in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

Electronic musicians from Kito Jempere Band, Mujuice, Jimi Tenor and other performers took part in the concert as invited guests.

[30] In 2019, Kito Jempere Band took part in several major Russian festivals, including Stereoleto and Alfa Future People.

[31] At the Stereoleto festival, held by Tinkoff Bank in the Sevkabel Port art space,[32] the musicians played together with Monetochka, Mumiy Troll and other artists.

[34] This work was the result of Sergeyev's collaboration with a number of Russian and foreign electronic musicians, including Jimi Tenor, Richard Ter – the Red Snapper drummer, Mujuice, Miriam Sekhon, the New Composers and some members of Kito Jempere Band.

The eclectic album, which combines compositions in the style of rap, trip-hop, minimal techno, jazz and French chanson, was praised by the critics.

The band presented their first album Berloga in August 2021 as part of the Jameson Yard x Strelka Bar pop-up project in Moscow.

[41] The album resulted from Sergeyev’s cooperation with a range of musicians and sound engineers, including Tenor, Red Snapper drummer Rich Thair, Azari & III ex-vocalist Starving Yet Full, Lipelis, Curly Castro, SINDYSMAN, Urazov, Martin Iveson, and others.

Green Monster was released on Dolby Atmos, stereo, vinyl, and cassette with accompanying visuals created in Midjourney.

[40] The following albums were released under Uniquetunes band brand:[47] Several mini-albums, singles and recordings were realised under the Saint Petersburg Disco Club name:[48] 33 singles, including four full-length albums have been released under the name of Kito Jempere:[49] From 2013 to 2021, Sergeyev, under the brand name Kito Jempere, released remixes of compositions by Russian and foreign artists, including Red Snapper (Blue Chest, 2015; B Planet, 2021), Mumiy Troll (Jimolost, 2019), Haddaway and Wolfram (12) ("My Love Is For Real", 2019).