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 .
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 SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix) (Official Mus...
The remix’s path to the top was a "tsunami effect" fueled by the internet: In early 2019, , a 19-year-old amateur producer