Kenneth Estrada y Santiago is a multifaceted artist and producer whose making music as Unkenny Valleys. Born to a half-Cuban mother, his diverse background influences his eclectic sound, blending shoegaze, grunge, synth pop and electronica.

In 2005, as a young teenager in Magdeburg, Germany, being fully consumed by rock music, he produced his first rock LP EGAL with his brother, foreshadowing his future as an innovative producer.

A year later he won the Audience Award at Europe's largest noncommercial band contest Local Heroes with his band DARIO. They toured extensively, supporting acts like Ton Steine Scherben, Die Prinzen and Silbermond. Their debut album Schlicht & Einfach was produced by ex-Madsen guitarist Michael Schulze. After the four disbanded in 2010, Kenneth formed the doom-duo Feathers and Stars and grunge-gaze trio Downhill Willows, refining his guitar and vocal style.

In 2017, he launched his solo project, Unkenny Valleys, releasing his debut album 'Giant Yellow Eyes' in June 2023. Between these years Kenneth's lyrics unfold during nocturnal strolls, commutes and mundane household chores. Unkenny Valleys' sophomore album 'Cybergaze', released in winter 2023, embraces a more electronic sound.