Wuki

Kris Barman (born December 20, 1984), known professionally as Wuki, is an American musician, DJ, and record producer. He was a member of the electronic rock band Innerpartysystem from 2007 to 2011 where he sang back up vocals, played the guitar and synthesizer, and helped with programming. He was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording for Miley Cyrus's "Mother's Daughter". His debut album, WukiWorld, was released in 2021.

Early life In a 2018 article with marijuana.com, Barman recalls how he got his start in music. "I started playing instruments when I was like 13 — I started playing guitar. Started making beats when I was 16 on Fruity Loops. Between 19 and 20, a buddy of mine that was always a huge fan of our local scene started a band, an electro-rock band. I dropped out of school to go do that. I dropped out of college to go pursue this band."

In an interview with Nest HQ, a self-described "culture-garnering media platform" conceived by the dance music superstar Skrillex, Barman reflects on his earliest influences the initial spark of interest in electronic dance music. "I played guitar growing up so I definitely listened to a lot of punk / alt music. But when I heard The Prodigy's “Smack My Bitch Up" things changed."

Career On August 3, 2011, after touring extensively for many years as guitarist and synth player in electronic rock band Innerpartysystem, the band announced that they were to be going on an indefinite hiatus; the band has not performed since. Barman moved to Denver, Colorado, and began producing and performing under the moniker Wuki. One of his first gigs as Wuki was hosting the late night radio show E-Lven on Denver's 93.3 FM.

Wuki has since gone on to grow his solo project, racking up over 121 million streams across all platforms through 2023.

Delivering his first-ever self release as Wuki in 2012 with a four-track EP called Something For Everyone Vol. 1, he released the singles "Diwali", "Buffalo Bass", "Jungle Funk" and "That’s Right". In 2015, Wuki gained recognition for his remix of RL Grime and Big Sean's 2015 hit "Kingpin". After releasing music on imprints such as Owsla, Main Course, Mad Decent, Fool's Gold, and Ultra, in 2018n Wuki set up his own record label, Wukileaks. His single "Throw It" was featured in the 2020 Netflix film Work It, starring Sabrina Carpenter.

On March 12, 2021, he released his debut album, WukiWorld, on HARD Recs. It features appearances from Diplo, Shaquille O'Neal, Juvenile, Yung Baby Tate, and Smokepurpp.

On Januaray 8, 2026 Wuki released "Rainbow" under Monstercat Instinct. The song was featured on Rocket League x Monstercat. This was his debut Monstercat release.

Awards Year Award Category Work Result 2020 Grammy Award Best Remixed Recording "Mother's Daughter" by Miley Cyrus

Discography Albums + List of full-length albums, with selected details Title Album details WukiWorld Released: March 12, 2021 Label: HARD Recs Formats: Digital download

EPs + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Album details Something for Everyone Vol. 1 Released: September 6, 2012 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download Hot/Talk Released: September 16, 2014 Label: Main Course Formats: Digital download Wukipedia Vol. 1 Released: April 27, 2018 Label: Wukileaks Formats: Digital download 2 Released: April 26, 2019 Label: Confession Formats: Digital download Ro Sham Bo Released: January 24, 2020 Label: Insomniac Records Formats: Digital download

Singles "Diwali" (2013) "Buffalo Bass" (2013) "Jungle Funk" (2013) "Git Loose" (feat. Curtis B) (2014) "That's Right" (feat. Jesse Slayter) (2014) "Lip Pop" (2015) "Front2Back" (feat. DJ Funk) (2015) "Make It Clap" (feat. Dances with White Girls) (2016) "Let Me Go" (feat. PRXZM) (2017) "Bullseye" (feat. Valentino Khan) (2017) "Popcorn Man" (2017) "Catch Ya Breath" (2017) "Go Deep" (feat. Nicky da B) (2018) "Bed Squeak" (feat. Ape Drums and Nicky da B) (2019) "IGD" (2019) "What You Need" (feat. Anna Lunoe) (2019) "NYC 2 LA" (feat. Roxanna) (2019) "Old School Sound" (feat. Cesqeaux) (2019) "Better" (feat. Valentino Khan and Roxanna) (2019) "Throw It" (feat. YehMe2) (2019) "Chicken Wang" (feat. Diplo and Snappy Jit) (2020) "Bad Girl Drumma" (feat. Juvenile) (2020) "I See You" (feat. Stoppa) (2020) "Hey Ladies" (feat. Baby Tate and Stoppa) (2020) "SHUTUP" (feat. Scrilla King and Shaquille O'Neal) (2020) "Birdz" (with Smokepurpp) (2021) "Family" (feat. Softest Hard) (2021) "We Like to Wuki" (feat. Vengaboys and Yo Majesty) (2022) "Sunshine (My Girl)" (2023) "Shake It" (feat. Trace) (2024) "Rainbow" (2016)

Remixes RL Grime feat. Big Sean – "Kingpin" (2015) Lip Pop – "Eyes Everywhere" (2015) The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey – "Closer" (2016) Lost Kings feat. Tinashe – "Quit You" (2017) Black Caviar – "Coco" (2018) Miley Cyrus – "Mother's Daughter" (2019) Slayyyter – "Daddy AF" (2020) NCT U – "Make a Wish (Birthday Song)" (2020) Andy Mineo with Lecrae – "Coming In Hot" (2021) Sarah Cothran – "As the World Caves In" (2021) Stevie Nicks – "Edge of Seventeen" (2022) Cheryl Lynn – "To Be Real" (2023)