Inside 002 – Kanio
After some time in the music industry under various aliases Kanio smashed his way onto the underground dance music scene in late 2007 with a string of chart topping minimal productions. Off the back of this swift rise, September 2008 saw the launch of his Novakane imprint which followed quickly in sales success. Gigs have come thick and fast for Kanio since day one; he has secured appearances at some of the worlds hottest parties including: Circo Loco, Fabric, Matter, The End & Green Valley.
Deal With It (Kanio Remix) – Spektre
• What was the scene like where you grew up?
I grew up in Surrey, so in a word: Lame. I started DJing hip hop when I was 13, and coming up to London and going out to Drum and Bass when I was 16 though.
• Which do you enjoy doing more, producing or DJing?
I prefer DJing, but not the traveling. Production can be really hard work but it’s really rewarding.
• Which club/event have enjoyed the most playing at?
Probably playing room 1 at Fabric. It was the first major club I went to, and it’s one of the toughest places to play so it was amazing to play there.
• Which DJ’s set have you been most impressed with recently?
I don’t get to see as many sets as I’d like, but Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Julien Chaptal, Dyed Soundorom and Mattias Tanzmann have all been wicked for me lately.
• Are there any projects, remixes or productions in the pipeline?
God loads, myself Cozzy D and Lee Brinx have just launched a new Label called Lower East, loads of good artists involved, Uner, Nima Gorji, Federico Locci & UGLH, Ronan Portella and more. Plenty of upcoming stuff from myself on there. I’ve just had a release on Trapez, remixing for Mark Henning, also remixes on Soulman music and SK Supreme.
• Out of all the tunes you have, which one ‘never fails?’
.Actually I don’t really have one. Crowds seem to have different tastes in different places so some things work better that others depending where you are.
• When all the partying is over how do you like to chill out?
Duvet and a Pizza watching Jeremy Kyle.
• What are your two favourite tracks at the moment?
God really hard to say two tracks. The stuff that’s exciting me the most at the moment is Jamie Jones, Lee Foss and a lot of the Crosstown Rebels stuff. Think things are seeming to start to go a bit a electronic again and less organic which could be interesting for the scene.
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