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Anakim understands that patience is a virtue; that artistry is a journey to be enjoyed and appreciated, but also a journey that requires hard work and honest self-reflection to create growth and change.

Anakim’s career reflects that journey on all levels, conscious and unconscious. Whether referring to the suspenseful builds that define his unique rendition of melodic techno, or the consistent growth and reach of his project that’s garnered him considerable accolades.

Hailing from Los Angeles and now residing in Las Vegas, the music of Anakim, real name Riccardo LeBron, offers deeper messages than what the ear may initially grasp, often layering in thematic elements that are futuristic and forward-thinking by way of concept EPs. It’s intricate, layered, and sophisticated.

“I’d say I have honed a formidable style that is melodically rich and delightfully sinister,” he enthuses. “I mesh these hypnotic melodies with dark, driving rhythms, pulling listeners in with visceral tension before eruptive moments of energy that translate seamlessly from club to warehouses to festivals.”

This is a sound into which Anakim has put much time and care developing. Listening across his extensive catalog with releases on Armada Electronic Elements, Running Clouds, PRGRSSN Records, Somatic Records, EIN2 and Desert Hearts Black, this growth and change follows an exciting narrative, coming now to a sound that displays his true character as a human being, and tells his chosen story through sonic elocution. 

Along this journey Anakim has told his story in the club, the warehouse, and world-renowned festivals, winning Insomniac’s Discovery Project and landing impressive bookings at Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Art of the Wild, Holy Ship, Beyond Wonderland, and Nocturnal Wonderland. 

In 2019, Anakim was named one of DJ Mag’s ‘Bubblin’ artists to watch, and soon after he received the title of one of Billboard Dance’s Emerging Artists of 2020. Later that year even through a global pandemic, his track “Bailey’s Song” was added to Beatport’s “50 Best Tracks of 2020. 2021 saw him named to 1001Tracklists “Future Of Dance” list, with all of this praise leading to him joining the SEVEN20 client roster.

Anakim sees all of these honors as a reason to celebrate, but he also sees them as mere rungs on a ladder. Chapters in a story he’s writing every day in the studio and on the stage. The story is far from over, but those with the same patience as Anakim will see that story unfold into a masterpiece of the modern era.

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