Ethan Kimrey, better known as po9t, is a musical artist hailing from the DMV, weaving together lo-fi, hip-hop, indie, and emo influences through intimate songwriting. Starting out on platforms like Audiotool in high school, he slowly honed his sound from clumsy first demos into fully formed tracks that stand shoulder to shoulder with professional releases.
After releasing his early song “Valentine December” (under the name Poet) and seeing it pick up traction online, po9t honed his sound—raw, upfront vocals, distortion, and guitar-driven melancholy. His lyrical topics often wrestle with themes of depression, anxiety, family, and faith, using songwriting as a form of expression to catalog fragments of his life. Since his first studio release in 2020, po9t has amassed over 18 million streams across platforms, with mixing and mastering credits reaching over 30 million streams worldwide.
Beyond music, po9t is deeply rooted in visual arts—film, photography, painting, and DIY aesthetics bleed through his covers, merch, and live visuals. Whether he’s recording in a bedroom or shooting music videos alone, the mission remains the same: to independently and self-sufficiently create art that feels brutally honest, deeply personal, and produced with the quality of mainstream works.
