[1] Kito began working as a DJ at nightclubs in Perth, and in 2006 travelled to Europe for a year, which led her to develop a love of dubstep and inspired her to become a full-time musician.
[2] Kito later sent demos of hers which she had created with friend and vocalist Reija Lee to producer Diplo on MySpace, which caused him to sign them to his label Mad Decent as a duo.
[2][3] Kito & Reija Lee relocated to London in 2011,[4][3] releasing their debut extended play Sweet Talk in the same year, as well as remixing Beyoncé's "Run the World (Girls)".
[14] Kito was influenced by her mother's love of Kate Bush as a child, as well as DJ Shadow's Endtroducing..... (1996) and Dr. Octagon's Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996) which were introduced to her by her sister.
[15] As a teenager, Kito primarily listened to drum and bass and hip hop,[8] and cites Burial as one of the dubstep musicians who influenced her love of the genre.