Iamtheliving is the stage name of Rian Peters, a British-Canadian R&B singer.[1] He is most noted for his 2019 EP In This Thing Called Life, for which he received a Juno Award nomination for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.[2]
Originally from Peckham, London, England, he is currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] He was previously a member alongside Shallom Johnson and Chin Injeti of the short-lived project Suffer the Children, which released a few singles between 2017 and 2019 but has not completed a full-length album.[4]
In 2020, Peters and Vancouver rapper Teon Gibbs released the singles "Puppa" and "Between the Groove",[3] as previews to their collaborative EP JNGL (2021).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Stuart Derdeyn, "New music: Rapid-fire raps meet smooth vintage soul with IAMTHELIVING’s and Teon Gibbs’ JNGL". Vancouver Sun, March 9, 2021.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Alex Hudson, "Vancouver's Teon Gibbs and IAMTHELIVING Team Up for Celebratory Single 'Between the Groove'". Exclaim!, July 31, 2020.
- ^ Stuart Derdeyn, "Suffer the Children seek like-minded listeners". Vancouver Sun, August 16, 2017.