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Ian Wiedenman (born 2 November 1994), better known by his stage name Kirue (often stylized as KIRUE), is an America DJ, musician, record producer and film composer based in Los Angeles, California.

He began his career in 2010 when he started writing and recording his own music as a freshman at Loyola High School, before releasing his debut EP Private World in May of 2011 with his band of the same name as the EP. On September 15, 2012, he left Private World to pursue a solo career in trap music production and film composition.

He gained recognition for his remix of Not Your Dope and MAX's "Indestructible", which currently has over 54 thousand views on SoundCloud. He has released music on several record labels, most notably Dim Mak Records. He has also released several of his singles including "Universe" and "Reunion" independently.

Background
Ian was born on November 2, 1994 in Torrance, California. Kirue grew up as a classically trained pianist and learned to play the piano at an early age by studying classical music and composing music in that style. He performed covers and original compositions at various venues as early as 2006 and played keyboard in multiple small bands to hone his instrumental abilities. He studied management information system at Loyola Marymount University where he took much of his leisure time in his dorm room to work on music. Before following the path of a record producer, he was teaching children to play piano. After working with bands for many years, he decided to pursue a solo career as a DJ.

Kirue studied music production and theory at Icon Collective Music Production School from which he graduated in 2018.

2011: Private World EP
In early 2011, his band Private World released their little known debut EP, Private World. The EP did not get much recognition and Kirue eventually left his band to pursue a solo career.

2013: Early Solo Career
Throughout 2013 and the years following, Kirue released music independently as well as partaking in other side-projects as a film composer and a fill-in member for various bands.

2018: Indestructible
After releasing his first two official remixes in 2017, namely Flux Pavilion's "Pull the Trigger" and "Lost in the Moonlight", Kirue collaborated with KENSEN on Not Your Dope and MAX's record titled "Indestructible".