Krewella

Krewella — producers, vocalists, songwriters and DJs — formed in 2007 in Northbrook, Illinois, United States. Within drum and bass/jungle-related contexts their work is associated with Drum And Bass and Liquid Funk among a wide range of electronic and bass music styles they have explored. The group originally operated as a three-piece and has released material that gained mainstream attention, most notably the 2012 EP Play Hard and the 2013 debut album Get Wet, which featured the single "Alive".

The project started in 2007. Founding members included sisters Jahan Yousaf and Yasmine Yousaf alongside Kristopher "Kris" Trindl, who performed under the stage name Rain Man and worked as a producer in the group. Trindl departed Krewella in 2014; his exit led to a lawsuit that was settled out of court. Since 2014 Jahan and Yasmine have continued Krewella as a duo, maintaining credited roles as DJs, vocalists, songwriters and producers.

Public descriptions of Krewella’s production approach focus on their combination of vocal songwriting with electronic production across bass-forward styles. Their recorded output around Play Hard and Get Wet foregrounded lead vocals and song structures alongside heavy low-end and festival-ready synth work. Within the drum-and-bass-adjacent slots they occupy on the genre spectrum, their registered genres include Drum And Bass and Liquid Funk (alongside a long list of other electronic and bass styles supplied in available profiles), indicating an interest in fast break-driven rhythms and melodic, atmospheric bass textures when they work in those modes.

Career milestones that are part of the public record include the 2012 Play Hard EP and the 2013 Get Wet LP with the single "Alive", which brought Krewella wider attention beyond underground electronic circles. The timeline also records the personnel change in 2014 when Kris Trindl left and the group proceeded as the Yousaf sisters duo. Jahan and Yasmine are consistently credited on releases as vocalists and as part of the production and songwriting teams behind the project.

Specific, named influences attributed to Krewella in public sources are limited. What is verifiable is their multi-role crediting (DJs, vocalists, songwriters, producers), their Northbrook, Illinois origin, the 2007 formation date, the 2012 Play Hard EP, the 2013 Get Wet album with "Alive", Kristopher "Kris" Trindl’s role as Rain Man and his 2014 departure and lawsuit settlement, and that Jahan and Yasmine have carried Krewella forward as a duo since 2014.