Artist
Dimitri K
- Followers:
- 136,476
- Popularity:
- 59/100
- Tracked releases:
- 77
- Latest release:
- 28 Aug 2026
Dimitri K is Demis Dimitri Kanakis, an uptempo hardcore producer from Utrecht whose sawkick-driven sound took him from a 2020 debut to Defqon.1 stages and his own event in just a few years.
Releases (77)
About Dimitri K
Dimitri K compressed a career arc that usually takes a decade into about four years. Demis Dimitri Kanakis from Utrecht, born in 1998, released his first tracks in 2020, and by mid-decade he was one of the names uptempo hardcore gets defined by.
Sawkicks as a signature
His sound leaves no ambiguity: intense sawkicks, screaming screeches, zero downtime. ‘Fresh New Kicks’ and his edit of E-Force’s ‘Seven’ became calling cards, and several releases have charted in the Masters of Hardcore top 100 tracks. It’s uptempo built like a weapon, which is exactly what the genre’s arms race rewards.
Fast company
HDRR tracks 75 Dimitri K releases, a striking number for a project this young, with collaborators drawn from uptempo’s front rank: The Dark Horror, Deadly Guns and Lil Texas among them. Stages followed the same trajectory: Defqon.1, Shockerz, and his own hosted event, Dimitri K & Friends.
The current run
The catalogue keeps accelerating: ‘Feel The Ground Shake’ (2025) set up a 2026 in which ‘IN ANOTHER LIFE’, ‘Dimension’ and ‘Goodnight’ all pushed to the top of his Spotify catalogue in HDRR’s tracking. In a genre obsessed with speed, Dimitri K’s rise has been the fastest thing about it.
Every new Dimitri K release lands on the Uptempo Release Radar the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.
Questions, answered
Who is Dimitri K?
Dimitri K is Demis Dimitri Kanakis, born in 1998 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He broke into uptempo hardcore in 2020 and quickly became one of the genre's defining new-school names.
What is Dimitri K's signature sound?
Intense sawkicks and screaming screeches: uptempo hardcore engineered for maximum impact. Tracks like 'Fresh New Kicks' and his edit of E-Force's 'Seven' made the style his trademark.
What are Dimitri K's biggest tracks?
In HDRR's tracking, 'IN ANOTHER LIFE' (2026) leads his Spotify catalogue, with 'Dimension' (2026), 'Feel The Ground Shake' (2025) and 'Goodnight' (2026) close behind.
Where has Dimitri K performed?
At major harder-styles events including Defqon.1 and Shockerz, plus his own hosted concept, Dimitri K & Friends.