Function: Composer WSAcademy: WSA Voting Member
Kevin lmbrechts is Illuminine, figurehead of minimal music. In 2015, Illuminine debuted with '#1'. He put on his bold shoes and sent the music to Birgir Jón Birgisson, Sigur Rós' sound engineer and the two quickly became partners in melancholy. Birgisson was also behind the buttons on successors '#2' and'#3', records that contain the art of travelling without having to go in a straight line to a destination. lmbrechts found peace and connection in lceland. 'Those warm but at the same time cold and deep sounds of their music, and the melancholic character of it: that seeps indirectly into what I make.’

And what Illuminine makes strikes a chord with people all over the world who need it. In total, Imbrechts has since found more than 100 million kindred souls on Spotify. It earned him attention from renowned international media such as BBC, KEXP, The Guardian and Pitchfork. TV and radio makers from around the world often use his music to reinforce moments of reflection. In recent years, Kevin lmbrechts composed the music for the Belgian films '2050' (2025), 'De Stig' (2020), the australian Movie 'Kangaroo Island' (2024), the British ITV series 'Against The Odds' (2022) and the Xbox game 'Somerville' (2022), among others.

After collaborating with Birgisson, lmbrechts would get to know many more likeminded souls. He had his music and compositions reworked on solo piano by artists from all over the world. Moreover, he heads the A&R of the Hamburg based label 'Blue Marble', where he works with artists such as Janus Rasmussen (Kiasmos), Niklas Paschburg, Dominik Eulberg, Hannes Kretzer among others. Over the years, he has collaborated with Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (USA, A Winged Victory for the Sullen), Alex Somers (IS, Sigur Ros, Jónsi), Will Samson (UK), Francesco Fabris (IT), Valgeir Sigurdsson (IS), Jan Swerts (BE), Federico Albanese (lT), Hideyuki Hashimoto (JAP) and so on.