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Influences
Kurtis Blow, Paul Hardcastle, James Brown, Kraftwerk, Kool And The Gang (1969-1976) , Run DMC, Jazzy Jeff, Cash Money, Freddy Fresh, Fatboy Slim, Afrika Bambaataa, Ramsey Lewis, Donald Byrd, EPMD, Main Source, Gang Starr, Brand Nubian, Dennis Coffey, Parliment, Funkadelic, Earth Wind and Fire (1970-1976),Bob James, Funk Inc, Early Quincy Jones, Roy Ayers, Meters, Keith Mansfield, Alan Hawkshaw, The JB's, Lyn Collins, Cutmaster DC, DJ Magic Mike, Captain Rock, Massive Attack, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Paul Hardcastle, Stetsasonic, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious 5, Lord Finesse, 2 Live Crew, MC Shy D, Tuff Crew, Eric B and Rakim, King Tee, Captain Rock, Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, Lords Of The Underground, Master Ace, Schoolly-D, Showbizz and A.G., Word of Mouth Feat. DJ Cheese, Organanized Konfussion, Mantronics, Marley Marl, De La Soul, KRS ONE, Spooney G, Nice and Smooth, Public Enemy, Divine Sounds, U.M.C's, Kool G Rap and DJ Polo, Big Daddy Kane, Cypress Hill, Funkdoobiest, Funk Master Flex, The Scratch Pickles, Davy DMX, Fab 5 Freddy, Doug E Fresh, Ice T, The World Class "Wrecking Crew", Unknown DJ, BT Express, The Moon People, King Curtis, Fatback Band (1971-1976), Incredible Bongo Band, Lonnie Liston Smith, S.O.U.L, The Jimmy Caster Bunch, Lou Donaldson, KC and The Sunshine Band (1974-1977), Donald Austin, Ohio Players, Trouble Funk, Charles Erland, Chic, Average White Band, The Mohawks, Sly and The Family Stone, David Axelrod, Billy Cobham, Marva Whitney, Santana, Grover Washington Jr, The Blackbyrds, UTFO, Howie Tee, Jonzun Crew, Hashim, Chill Rob G, Kid Frost, KPM Library Music,The Egyptian Lover, The Soul Searchers, Stezo, Tower of Power. There is more but it I could go on Forever.
Martin Reeves, AKA Krafty Kuts, is without doubt one of the world’s greatest DJs. Lauded in the UK, worshipped in Australia, acclaimed in America, where ever he plays he is guaranteed to cause a commotion with his riotous skills. So far in a glittering career he has gained dance music’s top accolades including Best International DJ at the Australian Dance Music Awards, Breakspoll’s Face of Breaks 2003 and Best Breaks DJ at the M8 Ibiza awards 2006, in only his first year as a resident on the white isle. A stunning haul at Breakspoll 2007 saw him claiming Best Album for his debut long player ‘Freakshow’, Best DJ for a record third consecutive year and to cap it off, the richly deserved Outstanding Contribution to Breakbeat award that acknowledged his long journey to the acme of club culture.
Inspired by the hip-hop and electro sounds that were rocking his world, Martin first stepped behind a pair of decks when he entered a DJ competition and incredibly, as a complete novice, he made it all the way to the final. With his love affair for the wheels of steel well and truly cemented, Krafty Kuts set about learning his art, perfecting the cutting and scratching that was to become the core of his DJ sets.
Immersing himself in the music he loved, Martin went on to run one of Brighton’s most popular record shops throughout the 90s. Building an encyclopaedic knowledge of dance music in all its forms, Krafty’s expertise marked him out as a prime supplier of dance-floor bullets to Brighton’s musical elite, including the town’s most famous son Norman Cook. Having built a fearsome DJing reputation for himself across the south-coast, with a string of high-octane gigs it was during 1996 that Martin took the next logical step, transferring his dance-floor knowledge to the studio, creating his own tracks to take his sets to the next level.
His first big break came when a dubplate of Krafty Kuts’ ‘Gimme The Funk’ found its way to Norman Cook who immediately snapped it up for his Southern Fried label, releasing it to huge club approval. Suitably impressed Ministry of Sound offshoot FSUK took on Krafty unleashing a string of classic singles; ‘Funky Elements’, ‘Wild In the Aisles’ (a tribute to Martin’s legendary appearance on Supermarket Sweep!) and ‘Return of the Elements’.
With his own tracks elevating his profile across the globe Martin mixed his first compilation ‘Slam On The Breaks’ which gathered the cream of the breaks scene into a mercurial mix, further enhancing his notoriety as a devastating deck technician and selling by the bucket-load. At about the same time, Krafty hooked up with Skool of Thought to establish the SuperCharged club night. Home to his longest standing residency, the night continues to pull in huge crowds and after 8 years of all encompassing party action on a Wednesday night, it is now one of Breakbeat’s most globally revered nights.
With the club world at his mercy the demand for Krafty’s studio abilities reached new heights. Becoming the remixer du jour, Krafty transformed numerous tracks in to serious party bangers for the likes of Jurassic 5, Arthur Baker, Eric B & Rakim, Stakker Humanoid and Afrika Bambaataa’s Funky Heroes’, for which he won a Best Remix award.
By 1999, with his all-encompassing club style, blending beats and breaks across the board, honed to perfection, Martin entered the studio with Freddy Fresh, long standing studio partner Ed Solo and NY’s own Dr Luke. Together they produced a series of beats and skits that were destined to become the backbone of Finger Lickin’s legendary Finger Lickin Funk release.
The following two years saw Martin’s star rise still further, creating music for a Coca Cola advert, PlayStation 2 and Guy Richie’s ‘Mean Machine’ as well as mixing one of Mixmag’s most popular cover mount CDs. With DJing and music making taking up all of his time, Krafty decided it was time to leave music sales behind and left the record shop that had proved pivotal in his early career. Free to concentrate fully on his creative side Martin launched both the Against The Grain and SuperCharged labels with club partner Skool of Thought and began releasing a series of smart-bombs that would hake the foundations of the Breaks scene. The ‘Lost Plates EP’, ‘Lock The Hype’ and ‘Sound Check’ proved beyond any doubt that Krafty Kuts was now established as a force to be reckoned with in dance music.
Mix Albums
* Smirnoff Promo Mix With A.Skillz
* Slam the Breaks On (Lacerba)
* Slam the Breaks On II (Lacerba)
* Ministry Interactive Playstation 2 (Ministry of Sound)
* These Are The Breaks (DMC)
* Boxfresh Exclusive Mix with A Skillz
* Circus vs Chibuku (Mixed by Yousef & Krafty Kuts) (Carioca)
* Fuzzy Breaks (Mixed by Krafty Kuts & Q45) (Central Station Records)
* Fabric Live 34
* Fabric Radio Promo Mix Only
* Back To Mine (DMC)
* Fabric 9th Birthday Website Promo Mix
* Old To The New Promo CD June 09
* Fenchurch Promo Mix CD Summer 09
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Sie ist sowas wie der russische Sven Väth, die alleinige Nummer Eins im Russian DJ Business und ein Superstar mit allem drum und dran. Ganz nebenbei auch noch der beste weibliche Breaks Dj des Planeten und ein ultraheisser Feger !!! Wer sich für Musik interessiert, dem klingeln die Ohren bei diesem Namen… Die Rede ist von LADY WAKS !!! Ihre Tracks mit Hardy Hard sind allesamt grosse Hits und so konnten die zwei bereits mit Künstlern wie Afrika Bambaataa, Deekline oder der legendären Soul Sonic Force zusammenarbeiten… In ihrer Heimat füllt sie die grössten Clubs, selbst Stadien und ist eine lebende Legende. Am 29. Januar ist sie für eine Nacht exklusiv in Österreich !!! Wer bei der letzten SMACK mit Krafty Kuts oder Lady Waks.. letztem Besuch im Sohm anwesend war, weiss was ihn erwartet. Killerbreaks and Beats mit absoluter Ausrastgarantie.
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