Saint Jhn - Roses (imanbek Remix) (official Mus... -
Using a 10-year-old laptop and a pair of basic headphones, Imanbek spent roughly two hours reworking the song. He drastically spiked the tempo, added a propulsive, "rubbery" bassline, and pitched the vocals up to a manic, high-pitched squeal. He posted the remix on a Russian social media site (VK) and went back to his day job, unaware that he had just created a worldwide hit. From TikTok to the Grammys
The story of the is one of the most unlikely success stories in modern music history. What began as an unofficial, "illegal" project by a teenage railway worker in Kazakhstan eventually transformed into a global anthem, winning a Grammy and amassing billions of streams. The Accidental Global Smash SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix) (Official Mus...
The remix’s path to the top was a "tsunami effect" fueled by the internet: Using a 10-year-old laptop and a pair of
In early 2019, , a 19-year-old amateur producer from Aksu, Kazakhstan, was working at his local train station. He stumbled upon a 2016 R&B track called "Roses" by the Guyanese-American artist SAINt JHN . From TikTok to the Grammys The story of