Right... Hendrix, Jam Master Jay, John Carpenter, Beastie Boys, Johnny Guitar Watson, François K., Boys Noize, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Tiefschwarz, Feist, Chic, Carl Craig, Curtis Mayfield, Pink Floyd, Motorpsycho, Tocadisco, S.O.S. Band, Kevin Saunderson, Fela Kuti & Africa 70, Yuksek, Biosphere, Deep Purple, James Brown, Mantronik, Larry Heard, The Meters, Fila Brazillia, DJ Gregory, Trentemoller, Ennio Morricone, Prince, Nine Inch Nails, Booka Shade, Joe Claussell, Shock G, F.S.O.L., Ultramagnetic MC's, Norman Whitfield, The Orb, the Bomb Squad, Fu Manchu, Duke Ellington, Talking Heads, Rex The Dog, Ewan Pearson, Billy Cobham, Arthur Russell, Rick James, Chromeo, Grandmaster Flash, Coldcut, The Jungle Brothers, Godspeed you black emperor, Vince Clarke, Quicksand, EPMD, Arthur Baker, Kool & The Gang, Philip Glass (Koyaanisqatsi), Marley Marl...
The man behind the name is Kristof Michiels, born in '73, deejaying, producing, and simply active as a musical artist since 1987.
My first platform was hiphopmusic, which was of course a much more open style in those days and as a crossbreed included house, funk and whatnot. It all really started for me after the Beasties and Run-DMC came to town in '85... In 1996 I released my first record, "Do you believe in Magick?", under the name of Magik Ballet Ensemble, which, along with its successor "What do you mean", gained me critical acclaim. The greater succes only came with 't Hof van Commerce, a hiphopgroup rapping in flemish, together with mc's Serge Buyse and Flip Kowlier. We have scored big with 4 albums and a number of singles since then, with sales and succes topping some of the biggest pop/rockbands in Belgium.
Around the year 2000 the interest in dancemusic took the upperhand over the hiphop-oriented occupations, with the exception of the activities with 't Hof, of course. This manifested itself in two ways: as a deejay I chose a more specific direction and personality and I founded Ultrasonic (7), a soulful danceproject featuring vocalists Tom Derie and Nia Saw. This scored hugely on a national level with the hit "Lips They Move" in 2003 and a couple of other smaller hit records. The group was 8 strong on stage, with very memorable sets on some of the biggest festivals in Belgium.
Come 2005, the whole Ultrasonic-thing had grown over my head and distantiated itself much too far from my original ideas and intentions, so this group was buried despite (or maybe according to) its succes. Work on the very first real 4T4-record, "Fortification", started, come what may. The album reconfirmed my status as one of Belgium's leading electronic music artists/producers.
I have worked with a vast array of great artists, such as Arno, Gabriel Rios, Mauro Pawlowski, Gorki, Arsenal, Nina Babet, Nia Saw, Tom Derie, Mugwump, Discobar Galaxie, Buscemi, DJ Grazzhoppa and many, many others. He shared the stage with the likes of DJ Shadow, Carl Craig, Erol Alkan, Laurent Garnier, Faithless, Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, Blackalicious, De La Soul, The Gravediggaz, Cypress Hill, The Pharcyde, Etienne De Crécy, Annie, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Jurassic 5, Jazzanova, Sugarhill Gang, Jamiroquay, Spearhead, Felix Da Housecat, Alex Gopher, artists like Soulwax, The Glimmers and The Subs, of course, and so on... Highlights include 10 passages at the Pukkelpop festival, two shows on Rock Werchter's main stage, and a bunch of other shows at festivals like Lowlands, Lokerse Feesten, Marktrock, Oppikoppi in South-Africa, 10 Days Off and a whole bunch of shows in venues such as AB, Vooruit, Paradiso, Culture Club...
I've toured Belgium (and other small parts of he world) extensively as a party-dj. I've blown dancefloors away with my very particular blend of sounds, a specific mixture of soul food of which I like to believe that only a dj with my kind of experience can offer, a unique experience that never feeds on hype or gimmicks. Not as much playing records as setting the right vibes, always set to set the party on fire.
Starting july 2008, I am chilling out from being 4T4 for 20 years and am exploring new horizons. I am shedding skins and refreshing everything, not very active under this pseudonym anymore, at least not for a while.
I CAN NOT BE BOOKED AS (DJ) 4T4 RIGHT NOW. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT NAME ON YOUR POSTER I'LL HAVE TO PASS AT THIS MOMENT. BUT IF YOU WANT A REALLY COOL SLAMMIN' SOULFUL PARTY WITH GRADE A MUSIC THOUGH, I AM VERY WILLING TO COME AND ROCK YOUR PARTY AS KING DJ. booktheking@gmail.com
I've also founded a new group, called "Monsters From The Id".
Go to http://www.myspace.com/yourdjking or http://www.myspace.com/thosemonstersfromtheid if you're interested. Find these pages right down here.
29/5 Oslo Night at forbidden fruit @ Zoo Hasselt - Friday 29 th May 2009 - Federico Molinari (Oslo Records) - Eva Maria (NL) . Martine (NL) more info on www.forbiddenfruit.be
BEATBOX BATTLE® WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Word up !!! The countdown is running. We are more than happy to announce you the Beatbox Battle World Championship Music Festival. We invited more than 120 international beatboxing artists from over 30 different countrys to Berlin, Germany. Don't miss this historical event and take a look on our website for all the important informations.
Sat 4 April MONKEY MAGIC PARTY at Sioux Gent (Platteberg, near Vooruit). Dj's Nadiem Shah (stubru) and Howie Dunham (aka Buzz). Electro bangers, house, rave and more ass kickin' flavourz
Alvorens zich terug te trekken uit de bewoonde wereld om aan nieuw materiaal te werken, laat Johnny Berlin nog één nummer uit zijn debuutalbum op jullie los! We hebben als afsluitende single gekozen voor de titeltrack Find what you love and let it kill you, en we zouden natuurlijk graag nog eens in de Afrekening van Studio Brussel geraken... Maar dit kunnen we niet zonder jullie steun!
Stem daarom andermaal allemaal massaal op Find what you love and let it kill you van Johnny Berlin voor de Afrekening op :
www.stubru.be/node/613
Onze eeuwige dankbaarheid is alvast weer helemaal de uwe!
De videoclip kan je alvast terugvinden op de humo-site :
Check it out! I wrote a free book on music production! It's for total beginners, but if you aren't new to music production, maybe you'll still learn something... at least you can send it to your friends who always want to ask you a billion questions about music production! It's totally free too; my goal with this is to accumulate as many BFF's as possible.
To download, go to http://www.donimusic.com/musicproductionschool/
Hey pussy :P wa was dat voor een set op de playmate :D
You are one hell of a chillin men !!!
Its like you always look at the bright side of life ;)
Btw zijde veilig thuis geraakt, alleen gereden ? :D
aja (mijn beste moment van de avond was toen ik u altma in de weg liep :p kwas aant hopen dat ge fouten zou maken :D XD but dont underestimate the power of the KING DJ :P)
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