KUURO is a multinational project started in 2016 by Luke Shipstad and Jordin Post. The project debuted on Monstercat with their song Aamon, released on October 7, 2016. Jordin has since left the KUURO project.
Background[]
The two have known each other since around 2011, but met around 2013, after discovering they share interests.[1]
Initially, they were an anonymous act, however, in 2018, they revealed their identities and started posting pictures of their faces.
As of April 29, 2020, Jordin stepped down from KUURO to work on his own project under his real name Jordin Post, announced via KUURO's Twitter post.
Luke Shipstad[]
Luke is from Seattle, Washington. He became fascinated by music, and at the age of ten he began composing and writing. He was born on the 5th of August. He started with classical piano for several years, and then progressed to writing/producing in a DAW. His electronic music ventures were inspired by the Junkie XL remix of Coldplay’s single “Talk”, which he heard on the radio. Outside of music, he likes to watch anime and play video games.
Luke Shipstad was 1/3rd of the (originally a trio) multinational "Suspect 44" project, which had releases under labels Armada Captivating (co-founded by Armin van Buuren), Spinnin' Records and Anjunadeep (sublabel of Anjunabeats, founded by Above & Beyond).
Jordin Maikel Post (Left in 2020)[]
Jordin is from the Netherlands, born in Groningen and now lives in Amsterdam. His interest in musical production was sparked at age nine. He was born on the 4th of October, 1994.
Jordin also mainly produced Progressive House and various forms of Trance under the alias "Juventa", having released on labels Anjunabeats (founded by Above & Beyond), Enhanced Music (founded by Tritonal) and Armada Music (co-founded by Armin van Buuren).
Timeline[]
2016[]
October
- October 7, 2016: KUURO released their debut Monstercat single, Aamon. The song is featured on Monstercat 029 - Havoc, Monstercat - Best of Trap and Monstercat - Best of 2016.
2017[]
January
- January 20, 2017: KUURO released their second Monstercat single, Savage. The song is featured on Monstercat 030 - Finale.
March
- March 17, 2017: KUURO released their third Monstercat single, Bandit. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1.
May
- May 19, 2017: KUURO released their fourth Monstercat single, Possession. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 2 and Monstercat - Best of 2017.
August
- August 4, 2017: KUURO released their fifth Monstercat single, Rapture featuring MC Mota. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 2.
October
- October 6, 2017: KUURO released their sixth Monstercat single, Swarm. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3.
December
- December 4, 2017: KUURO released their seventh Monstercat single, Doji. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 4.
- December 22, 2017: KUURO released their eighth Monstercat single, Swarm VIP, a VIP of their original song Swarm. The song was released as a free release.
2018[]
February
- February 8, 2018: KUURO released their ninth Monstercat single, Omen. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 4.
March
- March 23, 2018: KUURO released their tenth Monstercat single, Afraid of the Dark featuring Sophiya. The song is featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 1 and Monstercat - Best of 2018.
May
- May 17, 2018: KUURO released their eleventh Monstercat single, Knockin'. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 5.
June
- June 21, 2018: KUURO released their twelfth Monstercat single, Take Me Down featuring Bianca. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 5.
October
- October 22, 2018: KUURO released their thirteenth Monstercat single, 1000 Cuts, in collaboration with Clockvice. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6.
December
- December 3, 2018: KUURO released their fourteenth Monstercat single, What U Wanna Do featuring Spencer Ludwig. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6.
2019[]
April
- April 29, 2019: KUURO released their debut Monstercat EP, Bad Habits EP:
- Bad Habits (feat. Tylor Maurer)
- Run Up
- Horns (feat. Tylor Maurer)
- Bad Habits is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 7.
June
- June 3, 2019: KUURO released their fifteenth Monstercat single, Trigger. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 7.
July
- July 31, 2019: KUURO released their sixteenth Monstercat single, Can We Be Free. The song is featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 4 and Monstercat - Best of 2019.
December
- December 9, 2019: KUURO released their seventeenth Monstercat single, All Night in collaboration with Clockvice. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 8.
2020[]
March
- March 5, 2020: KUURO released their eighteenth Monstercat single, Warning Signs, in collaboration with Hex Cougar. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 9.
May
- May 7, 2020: KUURO released his nineteenth single, and first solo single since Jordin's departure, She's Got a Gun featuring McCall. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 9 and Monstercat - Best of 2020.
June
- June 22, 2020: KUURO released his twentieth Monstercat single, Crash & Burn. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 10.
August
- August 6, 2020: KUURO released his twenty-first Monstercat single Don't Stop. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 10.
2021[]
February
- February 15, 2021: KUURO released his twenty-second Monstercat single, Close To Hell in collaboration with Goja. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11.
April
- April 12, 2021: KUURO released his twenty-third Monstercat single, Can't Say featuring Syon. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11.
May
- May 27, 2021: KUURO released his twenty-fourth Monstercat single, Collapse in collaboration with hayve and featuring imallryt. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11 and Rocket League x Monstercat.
July
- July 29, 2021: KUURO released his twenty-fifth Monstercat single, Waiting featuring Bianca. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11 and Monstercat - Best of 2021.
November
- November 4, 2021: KUURO released his twenty-sixth Monstercat single, D.E.A.L in collaboration with Psycho Boys Club. The song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2021.
2022[]
September
- September 5, 2022: KUURO released his twenty-seventh Monstercat single, DAMAGE. The song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2022.
December
- December 2, 2022: KDrew created a remix of the song Can We Be Free by KUURO.
- December 8, 2022: Clockvice created a remix of the song She's Got a Gun by KUURO, featuring McCall.
- December 12, 2022: hayve created a remix of the song Afraid of the Dark by KUURO, featuring Sophiya.
2023[]
April
- April 28, 2023: KUURO released his twenty-eighth Monstercat single, Alive in collaboration with SKUM.
July
- July 5, 2023: KUURO released his twenty-ninth Monstercat single, Snakes & Ladders in collaboration with Bianca. The song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2023.
2024[]
February
- February 15, 2024: KUURO released his thirtieth Monstercat single, Tokyo Drift in collaboration with Saint Punk. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat.
Monstercat Uploads[]
- Aamon
- October 7, 2016
- Savage
- January 20, 2017
- Bandit
- March 17, 2017
- Possession
- May 19, 2017
- Rapture (feat. MC Mota)
- August 4, 2017
- Swarm
- October 6, 2017
- Doji
- December 4, 2017
- Swarm VIP
- December 22, 2017
- Omen
- February 8, 2018
- Afraid of the Dark (feat. Sophiya)
- March 23, 2018
- Knockin'
- May 17, 2018
- Take Me Down (feat. Bianca)
- June 21, 2018
- 1000 Cuts (with Clockvice)
- October 22, 2018
- What U Wanna Do (feat. Spencer Ludwig)
- December 3, 2018
- Bad Habits (feat. Tylor Maurer)
- April 29, 2019
- Trigger
- June 3, 2019
- Can We Be Free
- July 31, 2019
- All Night (with Clockvice)
- December 9, 2019
- Warning Signs (with Hex Cougar)
- March 5, 2020
- She's Got a Gun (with McCall)
- May 7, 2020
- Crash & Burn
- June 22, 2020
- Don't Stop
- August 6, 2020
- Close To Hell (with Goja)
- February 15, 2021
- Can't Say (feat. Syon)
- April 12, 2021
- Collapse (with hayve feat. imallryt)
- May 27, 2021
- Waiting (feat. Bianca)
- July 29, 2021
- D.E.A.L (with Psycho Boys Club)
- November 4, 2021
- DAMAGE
- September 5, 2022
- Can We Be Free (KDrew Remix)
- December 2, 2022
- Afraid of the Dark (feat. Sophiya, hayve Remix)
- December 12, 2022
- Alive (with SKUM)
- April 28, 2023
- Snakes & Ladders (with Bianca)
- July 5, 2023
- Tokyo Drift (with Saint Punk)
- February 15, 2024
Trivia[]
- Kuuro means "deaf" in Finnish. "デフ (Defu)" is also pronounced like "deaf", in Japanese. "デフ" translates to "differential".
- Luke and Grant are roommates[2].
- KUURO is one of the only artists to appear in every Uncaged compilation album released on Monstercat from 2017 to 2021, the other being Stonebank.
Collaborated with[]
- Clockvice (2)
- Bianca (1)
- Goja (1)
- hayve (1)
- Hex Cougar (1)
- Psycho Boys Club (1)
- Saint Punk (1)
- SKUM (1)
Artists featured[]
- Bianca (2)
- Tylor Maurer (2)
- imallryt (1)
- MC Mota (1)
- McCall (1)
- Sophiya (1)
- Spencer Ludwig (1)
- Syon (1)
Remixed by[]
Off-Monstercat Releases[]
- Galantis - Louder Harder Better (KUURO Remix) (Atlantic Records)
- February 11, 2016
- Dillon Francis & NGHTMRE - Need You (KUURO Remix)
- August 17, 2016
- Fade To Black (self-released)
- December 15, 2016
- What So Not & BURNS - Trust (KUURO Remix) (OWSLA)
- June 15, 2017
- DJ Snake - Propaganda (KUURO Remix)
- July 8, 2017
- Zedd & Liam Payne - Get Low (KUURO Remix) (Interscope Records)
- September 22, 2017
- Boombox Cartel - Dem Fraid (feat. Taranchyla) (KUURO Remix) (Mad Decent)
- September 22, 2017
- Better Now (cover of Post Malone's "Better Now") (Cure8 Records)
- January 11, 2019
- Inferno (self-released)
- February 15, 2019
- 3LAU & HYO - Punk Right Now (KUURO Remix) (ScreaM Records)
- February 23, 2019
- Replicant (with Delta Heavy) (RAM Records)
- March 22, 2019
- Zedd & Katy Perry - 365 (KUURO Remix) (Interscope Records)
- March 22, 2019
- Fallout (Welcome Records)
- October 30, 2019
- Greed (with Zok) (Musical Freedom)
- January 10, 2020
- Slap! (NIGHTMODE)
- February 7, 2020
- BTFU (feat. AnthonyZ) (self-released)
- April 20, 2022
- Break (NIGHTMODE)
- May 20, 2022
References[]
- ↑ http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/08/jordin-post-luke-shipstad-from-kuuro-talk-lollapalooza-collaborating-and-touring/
- ↑ KUURO on Twitter, May 19, 2020: https://twitter.com/KUUROmusic/status/1262852603873914880. The original photo has been deleted.
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