Akimi is a German-American singer-songwriter based in Virginia. A lifelong blender of identities, Akimi has been expressing her own contradictions through her lyrics and singing voice in private and on the stage, since the age of five. Her passionate and concentrated voice is heavily influenced by Neo-soul, RnB, Jazz, and Hip-Hop. In her songs, densely layered harmonies and dynamic leads interplay with heavy and grooving instrumentals in a way that feels simultaneously nostalgic and futuristic. Her music, much like the rest of her life, lives in that exciting and brackish space where opposite qualities meet.