Hip hop/R&B duo Gold Revere, Akash Gururaja and Ian Crumley, started making music in Ian’s basement in 2017 before making a major splash on the scene this year with their viral track “.” What started as an experimental summer project in their hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa quickly gained traction thanks to the duo’s vibey mix of hip hop and R&B influence, classical training in piano, violin, and vocals, a knack for staying on the pulse of social media trends, and Ian’s production acumen matched by Akash’s lyrical intuition. After releasing three DIY EPs and close to a dozen stand alones, the college freshmen came out with their single “.” The infectiously quirky ear candy made of Ian’s whistle-meets-country-trap hip-hop beat and Akash’s playful lyrics struck a nerve on TikTok where the associated #GoldfishDance began trending. The song’s success caught the interest of Sony Arista who subsequently signed the duo. Ian and Akash first met in 9th grade choir and quickly became close friends and performed together throughout high school in show choir, all state choir, school musicals, orchestra and the like. Both having grown up in diverse musical households, Gold Revere boasts a deeply complex musicality. Intrigued by intricate song structure and genre fluidity, taking notes from acts like Tyler The Creator, Kanye West, and Jacob Collier, Gold Revere find their niche with an impressively unique sound.