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Most widely known for their remixes of Kelela, Tinashe, Janet Jackson, Evanescence, and Cardi B, the "Skyshaker sound" is a signature of New York's queer underground.
In 2004, the “Skyshaker” moniker was created as a ghostwriter alias while Vemanei was a lead vocalist of nu-metal band Kizashi Oversoul. As an early proponent of the moombahton sound in 2010, their first solo release under the “Skyshaker” alias was on Indianapolis-based Oreo Jones and Action Jackson’s “Reggie Miller” remix compilation in 2011. Upon joining MikeQ’s Qween Beat crew in 2015, Skyshaker’s ballroom remix “Shmurda HA” on Venus X and Shayne Oliver’s GHE20GOTH1K was named “one of the best tunes of 2015” by FACT Magazine.
In 2017, The Fader premiered Vemanei’s first release as Futurehood A&R called “Skins”, a collaboration with New York-based activist and poet Linda La. Their remix of Kelela’s “Onanon” on Warp Records in 2018 caught the attention of Shanghai label SVBKVLT, which released Vemanei’s “Novox 10” as a remix album in 2021 to positive reviews. Their accompanying DJ mix was selected as one of the “Best Mixes of 2021” by FACT Magazine. Vemanei’s remix of Prettybwoy’s “Rhapsody” was selected for the video game Fortnite’s “Battle Royale” radio series. Alongside Amazon Miyoko, they assisted Casey MQ in soundtracking the feature film Soft, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. In 2024, the collaboration EP "Saunter" with Rafa Cuevas became the first release on Vemanei's Xemseya label.
In 2004, the “Skyshaker” moniker was created as a ghostwriter alias while Vemanei was a lead vocalist of nu-metal band Kizashi Oversoul. As an early proponent of the moombahton sound in 2010, their first solo release under the “Skyshaker” alias was on Indianapolis-based Oreo Jones and Action Jackson’s “Reggie Miller” remix compilation in 2011. Upon joining MikeQ’s Qween Beat crew in 2015, Skyshaker’s ballroom remix “Shmurda HA” on Venus X and Shayne Oliver’s GHE20GOTH1K was named “one of the best tunes of 2015” by FACT Magazine.
In 2017, The Fader premiered Vemanei’s first release as Futurehood A&R called “Skins”, a collaboration with New York-based activist and poet Linda La. Their remix of Kelela’s “Onanon” on Warp Records in 2018 caught the attention of Shanghai label SVBKVLT, which released Vemanei’s “Novox 10” as a remix album in 2021 to positive reviews. Their accompanying DJ mix was selected as one of the “Best Mixes of 2021” by FACT Magazine. Vemanei’s remix of Prettybwoy’s “Rhapsody” was selected for the video game Fortnite’s “Battle Royale” radio series. Alongside Amazon Miyoko, they assisted Casey MQ in soundtracking the feature film Soft, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. In 2024, the collaboration EP "Saunter" with Rafa Cuevas became the first release on Vemanei's Xemseya label.
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