This episode presents 1st Drop Music as a music group founded by Bear Cole with the purpose of creating a community for artists and musicians and allowing them to share their creations. At first, it was intended as a record label, but it turned out to be much more than that. This podcast episode introduces the fourth artist to join the group - IMIKO. Find out how IMIKO's music is affected by those who inspire him; find out what influences can be heard in IMIKO's music; and find out what motivates IMIKO to continue producing the type of music he produces. IMIKO is both a DJ and producer and had released his first energetic four-on-the-floor house tracks at the time of this episode. It is clear that Anime has had an impact on IMIKO's music. Check out http://1stdropmusic.com to learn more about IMIKO and his work, and please follow IMIKO on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LCuP7WKlsMFYrTMvQRj0W?si=mKIllTBKQ5qyM9QpHh07QQ and sign up for email updates about new releases from 1st Drop Music at https://signup.1stdropmusic.com/sign-up.

From 1st Drop Music · Jun 4, 2026
Podcast Episode #6 - Welcoming IMIKO to 1st Drop Music
1st Drop Music is a Music Group started up by Bear Cole to help create a community of artists and musicians, and help them to share what they create. Originally intended to be a Record Label, 1st Drop Music quickly morphed into more of a Music Group. The Podcast episode welcomes the 4th artist to th