Simina Grigoriu

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Grigoriu with the stars and bass in the Berlin E-Werk

Ana Simina Grigoriu , married Kalkbrenner , (born May 8, 1981 in Bucharest , Romania ) is a DJ and music producer from Toronto who has lived in Berlin since 2008 and produces electronic techno music.

Life

Grigoriu doing a live DJ set

Grigoriu was born in Romania. Under the Ceaușescu regime, her parents fled to Toronto, Canada when she was three years old. After their parents separated, the father returned to his home country in 1989, while her mother stayed with the children in Canada.

She started rapping while at Earl Haig Secondary School in Toronto, but soon discovered her love for electronic music. During her high school years until 2000, she also attended the private School of Liberal Arts (SOLA). She then studied printing technology and marketing as well as entrepreneurship and innovation at Ryerson University until 2004 .

After meeting the musician Paul Kalkbrenner in Toronto on his promotion tour for his film Berlin Calling , she moved to Berlin in summer 2008, where she played in numerous clubs and at several events. She also expanded her production knowledge here at his side. In 2010 she appeared in the opening act of Kalkbrenner's Berlin Calling concert tour . On August 24, 2012, she released her self-produced debut album Exit City . Grigoriu has been married to Paul Kalkbrenner since August 25, 2012. They married in camera at Herzfelde Castle in the Uckermark. Their daughter Isabella Amelie was born on April 20, 2015.

Discography

Albums

  • 2012: Exit City (Susumu Records)

Singles and EPs

  • 2010: Mukluks & Ponytails (Sonat Records)
  • 2011: Nebuna Stricata (Phase Insane Records)
  • 2011: Project Boondocks Part 1–3 (Frequency Records)
  • 2011: La Palmas (Intellectro Vibe Records, together with Imerio Vitti and Luca Vera )
  • 2011: Writers (Sonat Records, together with Ludovic Wendi )
  • 2012: Baby (Susumu Records, together with Imerio Vitti)
  • 2012: Kokopelli (Susumu Records)
  • 2016: Techno Monkey / Ninja Princess (Kuukou Records)

Web links

Commons : Simina Grigoriu  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ana Simina Kalkbrenner , Facebook.
  2. ↑ a b Simina Grigoriu - Exit City Berlin , Faze Magazin , October 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ Simina Grigoriu: Will this grenade be Germany's new techno queen? , klatsch-tratsch.de, July 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ Berlin is simply more music , Jetzt.de, Süddeutsche Zeitung , August 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ "I'm a bit like Ramses" tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved on February 25, 2013
  6. ↑ A music duo as a bridal couple , Berliner Morgenpost, August 25, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Grigoriu, Simina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grigoriu, Ana Simina (full name at birth); Kalkbrenner, Ana Simina (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian-German techno DJ and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Bucharest , Romania