Kia Knoester
- Music Department
- Music Artist
- Composer
Los Angeles-based "soul writer" KIA, a Dutch-Indonesian singer, is making waves in the music scene with her compelling blend of alternative R&B and soul. Her Retrospect EP serves as a powerful introduction to her evolving sound, followed by her release "Together," an R&B duet with Adam Wilson, which recently took home Best R&B/Soul at the Hollywood Independent Music Awards.
KIA's music has been praised for its emotional depth and authenticity, with EARMILK nothing her "honest and relatable lyrics," V13 highlighting her "sensuously appealing and emotionally evocative" Neo-soul sound, and Lefuturewave declaring that "KIA changes the game when it comes to R&B." She gained notable recognition, winning both he John Lennon Songwriting contest and The Howard Rosen Promotion Talent Search, the latter earning her a Times Square billboard promoting her latest single. Alongside these achievements, she contributed to an album now Grammy-nominated, cementing her place among the industry's most promising talents.
Beyond solo projects, KIA has contributed her songwriting and vocals to various productions, with her music featured on major television shows including The Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise, and Real Housewives of Orange County. She has worked on soundtracks for Netflix's animated movie Fearless, Kevin Hart's The Man from Toronto, Netflix's The Claus Family 3, Hulu's The Devil Conspiracy, German films Help! I Shrunk My Friends and Woodwalkers 2. Her talents also extend to notable series and productions such as The Madam$, G'Day USA's Honoring Liam Hemsworth and Helen Reddy, L-Acoustics L-ISA Technology, and Fortnite's immersive audio catalog.
KIA's music has been praised for its emotional depth and authenticity, with EARMILK nothing her "honest and relatable lyrics," V13 highlighting her "sensuously appealing and emotionally evocative" Neo-soul sound, and Lefuturewave declaring that "KIA changes the game when it comes to R&B." She gained notable recognition, winning both he John Lennon Songwriting contest and The Howard Rosen Promotion Talent Search, the latter earning her a Times Square billboard promoting her latest single. Alongside these achievements, she contributed to an album now Grammy-nominated, cementing her place among the industry's most promising talents.
Beyond solo projects, KIA has contributed her songwriting and vocals to various productions, with her music featured on major television shows including The Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise, and Real Housewives of Orange County. She has worked on soundtracks for Netflix's animated movie Fearless, Kevin Hart's The Man from Toronto, Netflix's The Claus Family 3, Hulu's The Devil Conspiracy, German films Help! I Shrunk My Friends and Woodwalkers 2. Her talents also extend to notable series and productions such as The Madam$, G'Day USA's Honoring Liam Hemsworth and Helen Reddy, L-Acoustics L-ISA Technology, and Fortnite's immersive audio catalog.
