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As the May bank holiday looms K / D Keep It Deep hand pick some places / spaces / raves & a few dj’s you might like to check out, get loose with and try out those new summer dance moves to. The weather warms up, shades and sharp footwear sport as London puts its best foot forward. This city has some of the worlds most regarded and respected house artist / producer / djs in town and the key question is who you going to witness the fitness with? 

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TROUBLE VISION & TIEF present MCDE, DJ KON, AXEL BOMAN, SESSION VICTIM LIVE & CHRISTOPHER RAU @ CORSICA STUDIOS. 

This is a pretty major line up with MCDE headlining, pushing that deeper house vybe, expect vocals and grooves from all acts on the bill in one of London’s on point venues with neat sound system and friendly crowd. Check the MCDE mix recorded live at Boiler Room Berlin in 2011 still sounding so fresh.

TICKETS & INFO HERE 

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DEVIATION presents BENJI B, OMAR S, JACKMASTER, SEB CHEW, MOXIE, RADI DADI & JUDAH @ XOYO

Benji B brings the soul, rap, hip hop & house and spice to the mix and this line up is no exception with FXHE detroit based label boss Omar S in the place who has just recently dropped his second album & also Jackmaster the man of the moment headlining. This will be a busy affair at XOYO, get a good spot on the stage under the strobes and rock out with a red stripe. Check the Benji B carnival special mix to catch the sounds on the night. Check the special Soundcloud mix

TICKETS & INFO HERE

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RHYTHM SECTION with ANDREW ASHONG, CKTRL, AL DOBSON JR & BRADLEY ZERO @ CANAVAN’S POOL HALL

Rhythm Section is the spot to check in South London hosted by Bradley Zero of Boiler Room fame, get to know if you dont, as this will be a very special get down with Andrew Ashong who has released with Theo Parrish on his Sound Signature imprint headlining, nothing more to add. This is going to be pretty sweaty, heads down, straight up raw music from house to techno and all that good sheez inbetween and then some. Peckham strong, you done know.

TICKETS & INFO HERE. 

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JUST FOR YOU present CASSY, JOY ORBISON, EVEN TUELL & BANKHEAD @ OVAL SPACE.

This one will be a road bloke but we are going to recommend you get there later, swerve the obvious head liners and check out Even Tuell who runs the awesome Workshop record label making a statement at this new popular venue. Check this mix and interview provided by the Manchester based party Meandyou who booked Even Tuell not to long ago

TICKETS & INFO HERE

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WAX’D present PATRICE SCOTT @ DANCE TUNNEL

Wax’d return to the coolest venue in Dalston Dance Tunnel to present an extended set by Patrice Scott, Sistrum label boss, expect some existential soul searching sounds, structures and forms, this one is a lowkey, heads down jaunt with a crazy ass strobe light and a dark room full of bodies bouncing, no pretentiousness to be found here.

TICKETS & INFO HERE. 

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BLOC SERIES 1 present EGYPTIAN LOVER + BEVERLY HILLS 8083030 aka I-F @ EAST LONDON WAREHOUSE TBC.

BLoc continue with there series of events highlighting there inspirations and for this occasion we see true 80′s electro innovator LA’s Egyptian Lover headline shaking you down with some electro funk boogie futurism alongside, I-f playing a special techno and acid set. Check the Egyptian Lover collab with Jimmy Edgar for the groove.

TICKET & INFO HERE

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SECRETSUNDAZE present DERRICK MAY, SOUNDSTREAM, MIDLAND, XDB, JARED WILSON @ THAT CLUB DAY PARTY & AFTER PARTY AT BUSSEY BUILDING 

Secretsundaze open up there summer series with a two party affair, get ready, part 1 see’s Detroit legend Derrick May, Sounstream Live, Midland, & of course Giles & James throw it down. Then the after party see’s XDB & Jared Wilson headline alongside the residents. This is one of London’s most consistent parties that has seen it all and still come back with jam packed line ups & solid production with whistles & bells to add to the experience. Check out this Soundstream mix recorded live for Boiler Room Berlin.

TICKETS & INFO HERE. 

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ELECTRIC MINDS present STEFFI PANORAMA BAR 05 LAUNCH PARTY WITH ANDRES @ STUDIO SPACES

Electric minds present an album launch party for Steffi releasing Panorama Bar 05 which is one of the tighest and most relevant and on point mix series out there. Andres is special guest and being a Detroit local his output can be caught on Moodymann’s KDJ and Mahogani Music imprints, dont forget Dolan Bergin & Fold will also hype up the crowd with there unique sounds.  This sheez is going to get real deep into your soul, prepare for the dancefloor to be burning up with smiling faces and hands in the air.

TICKETS & INFO HERE

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NEED2SOUL presents THEO PARRISH X JOE CLAUSSELL X RON TRENT @ OVAL SPACE.

Need2Soul the underground soulful house party that is famed for presenting exclusive Ron Trent UK dates return with a powerhouse line up that includes Theo Parrish of Sound Signature fame, Joe Claussell of Sacred Rhythms fame and also MR prescription himself Ron Trent. Expect footwork masters, pure goodness for the soul and sweat dripping from the walls, pure excitement and realness. This one should be a highlight like the rest of the parties highlighted. Check the Joe Claussell mix to get you into the right mood, for a steamy dance off.

TICKETS & INFO HERE. 

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Dance For Decks is a charity night supporting St Mungo’s Homeless charity with a slight difference, the Djs supporting the cause are high profile scene shakers. Including Craig Richards Fabric resident, Geddes dj / promoter of No Fit State & Mulletover also itchy Rich from the Road To Nowhere Soundsystem & finally Ollie Munday. Please check the Soundcloud widgets below for the type of music you can expect on this charitable evening, please show some love, attend, dance and enjoy this great cause at Basing House.

All Proceeds will be going to charity and to a very unique cause not usually famed or encouraged at all,  for ticket info please check here. 

In all walks of life music is a driving motivational force – constantly providing the soundtracks of our lives, loves or Saturday nights, picking us up when we’re low, getting us high when we’re happy and making our memories memorable.

We can all enjoy playing our own music in the comfort of our own homes; some of us have our own decks or CDJ’s; the rest of us regularly visit bars and clubs that swap and change multiple sets of equipment nightly… Dance For Decks is fundraising for DJ equipment for the St Mungo’s recovery college. The recovery college runs a series of courses designed and taught with and by their clients, and with this equipment will be able to add an additional course to their prospectus.

Come down and get down, your donation will help to inspire those less fortunate, but no less passionate than you, please check St Mungo’s Homeless Charity here to see what else they do!

Easter has fast approached leaving all the good weather behind, but there to many great djs in town and as the clocks go forward one hour we suggest our top picks this weekend, with a mix to check the vybe and also ticket links! We have music coming from Russia with Nina Kraviz, Detroit with Mike Huckaby, Techno from Ostgut Ton, Bicep in the house, Visionquest taking over the legendary Fabric, Jeff Mills presenting a new audio visual show at Lost, Make Me turn 5 with Dj Qu and Anthony Parasole and finally Half Baked Agency who now release records presenting Thomas Melchior for this gig & finally Bloc showcase L.I.E.S take your pick and K / D Keep It Deep.

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Secretsundaze at the Electric Brixton, great production and on point house music with Nina Kraviz, Mike Huckaby, A Guy Called Gerald, Anthony Naples, Citizen, Youandewan & of course the residents Giles Smith & James Priestly, this should be a classy opening party.

SECRETSUNDAZE TICKETS HERE

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Next up is Ostgut Ton presented by Broken & Uneven present 50 Weapons, quite simply put  the best Techno artists from Berlin and not forgetting Robert Hood representing Detroit also alongside Marcel Fengler to add some muscle, Barker & Baumecker Live, Function DJ / Live Shed, Addison Groove & Benjamin Damage, this is going to be high energy fist pumping with a very interesting after hours planned to!  the original venue could not sort there sheez out but the boys have got the next joint sorted so The Coronet it is check the web for full details!

OSTGUT TON TICKETS 

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We scoot across town to Dalston for Feel My Bicep at the underground rave den Dance Tunnel with Bicep & Jeremy Underground doing the ‘werk’ all night, nice neat venue with Funktion One soundsystem and two djs playing new and classic house cuts to feed the mood for something more intimate and casual but by no means less sweaty!

FEEL MY BICEP TICKETS 

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Saturday is Fabric day and for this occasion we have the Visionquest boys presenting there Thirteen concept with all three rooms curated and programmed by Seth Troxler, Lee Curtis, Shaun Reeves & Ryan Crosson in room one with some Live action provided by Wareika, Curators of Techno in room 2 & 3 including Kevin Saunderson, Kenny Larkin, Kyle Hall & Patrice Scott with some b2b action going on in room 2 & 3 this should bring the heat and more memorable nights at Londons most recognisable venue, with future forward thinking music with a heavy nod to the Detroit past!

VISIONQUEST AT FABRIC TICKETS 

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Make Me turn five and for the very auspicious occasion they invite Dj Qu and Anthony Parasole over from the USA to take things deep and deconstructed. This one will be at the Hoxton Basement for some head nodding high brow beez. Dj Qu we have championed here at K / d Keep It Deep and with Anthony Parasole and the residents celebrating there coming of age, expect some of the finest deeper emotive moods and unheard material.

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Next up we have Lost at Fire Vauxhall, please save some energy for this one as it will be a special evening with Jeff Mills doing his exclusive UK date, Moritz von Oswald who is mr Basic Channel, no more to be discussed here, Steve Bicknell party promoter, Plaid, Mario and more surprises. ‘Something In The Sky’ is the new audio visual concept Jeff Mills will present, a true exploration into sight and sound.

LOST TICKETS 

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Next up and if you still have energy is the Half Baked Agency party presents Thomas Melchior, Mike Shannon, Nail, Robin Ordell & more guests to be announced, great venue great team, warm vybe, these boys have just started a record label so thing are sounding better then ever and also the Nail repress that has sold out everywhere on the Fear of Flying label will also be interesting to see.

HALF BAKED AGENCY TICKETS

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Finally the last shindig we think you should check out is from the Bloc team presenting 1- parties over the summer and for this one moving over to the reliable Autumn Street Studios presenting L.I.E.S debut showcase with Ron Morelli, Steve Summers, Delroy Edwards & Svenghalisghost which is a very exciting roster to round off the bank holiday weekend.

BLOC PRESENTS L.I.E.S TICKETS

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As the summer arrives, very slowly, the recognisable yellow and black art direction of Secretsundaze becomes visible and more present. For the first season ever Giles & James have there entire programme for the full summer planned and published. With key guests including Nina Kraviz, A Guy Called Gerald, Mike Huckaby, Anthony Naples. Citizen, Youandewan, Derrick May, Soundstream, Midland, XDB, Jared Wilson, Nick Hoppner, Kink, Joey Anderson, Sven Weisemann, Amir Alexander, Marcellus Pittman, Wbeeza,  MCDE & Mr G. To get you in the groove check out Giles Smith recorded live from Panorama Bar for some deep vybes, and also to be in with a chance to win tickets to all the parties this summer click here! 

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The secretsundaze 2013 London season includes the following dates:

THURSDAY 28th MARCH
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Nina Kraviz
A Guy Called Gerald – Live
Mike Huckaby
James Priestley
Giles Smith
Anthony Naples
Citizen
Youandewan

SUNDAY 5th MAY
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?443136
Derrick May
soundstream (live)
Midland
Xdb
Jared Wilson
James Priestley
Giles Smith

SUNDAY 26th MAY
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?443464
Nick Höppner
KiNK (live)
Joey Anderson
James Priestley
Giles Smith

SUNDAY 30th JUNE
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?443467
Sven Weisemann
Amir Alexander
Giles Smith
James Priestley

SUNDAY 28th JULY
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?443469
Marcellus Pittman
Wbeeza
James Priestley
Giles Smith

SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?443471
Motor City Drum Ensemble
Mr. G (live)
Giles Smith
James Priestley

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NUDES

NUDES 3K / D HQ has been closely perving on the maturing of NUDES, what we say,  a new live outfit ready to burn the molecules that release slow drip feeds of serotonin. Accelerating you through emotive vocals tinged with past emotions, pain and optimism, the catchy rifts and chords collide with lazy smooth pads and stabs which paint a thousand pictures. There are major references to early 90s dance culture and indie orientated work with added patience and a heavy nod to the dance floor dressed in slow druggy bpms and hints of soul and suggestion wrapped with acid tinged underground pop vibrancy.

NUDES, what they say, are a formidable new duo who express their woes and desires through the winds of music. Their approach is multifaceted, layering intricate textures of sullen electronica beneath crisp, expansive vocals and making subtle shifts through hypnotic loops, producing cinematic and radiant songs that impalpably grow from moths to butterflies.

NUDES music inspires a sense of deep relaxation while sparking childish levels of enthusiasm. Little is known of their history besides fleeting youthful endeavours within instrument-based groups, only to be disheartened by their limitations. “I loved the idea of a non-vocabulary based expression, the limitless possibilities of synthesisers,” explains Owen Wallace Lasch, one half of NUDES on his initial attraction to the framework of electronic music. “The tearing up of the rule-book as the verse, chorus, verse paradigm was being replaced by a constant evolution of sonic complexity, scope and rhythm.”

Drawn together by a ‘lonely hearts’ inspired call on social media by Giddins, the pair have spent little time apart since their formation in the summer of 2012 and are working on a standout live show to be witnessed in 2013, performing their debut material.

NUDES are a forward thinking outfit with sincere intentions and an emotive dialogue with there music, something that will last the test of time and carry like a sonic memento. The future holds many gigs, live performances and more studio sessions slowly undressing the musical voice of these artists only just starting there beautiful journey.

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K / D Keep It Deep would proudly like to present a small but suitably affordable festival Meadows In the Mountain hosted in scenic Bulgarian mountains this June. Capturing the essence and feeling to create a very memorable and magic festival organically complimenting the beautifully untouched Bulgarian backdrop.

MITM has grown sincerely keepings its roots shooting for the stars with a line up to appreciate in 2013 proudly hosted by the founders, the Sasse brothers. Music for the festival has a sharp focus on deep house for the evenings as the temperature drops and feet start to move and in the day expect live bands with style and instruments to warm the soul back into the mood.

Meadows In the Mountains return to the beautiful landscapes of Bulgaria to once again recreate the magic mystery and true sense of community that the festival represents. This festival is made by the people that attend not the exquisite line up that is presented to you.

Welcome festival goers, hedonists and those born with a penchant for social experimental adventure.  We extend a hand and invite you to embrace our energy &ethos of community, inspired by the Bulgarian revolutionaries Vasil Levski and Hristo Botev.  Please step gently aboard this flying contraption minding´ your heads and heels as we embark upon a voyage across the seven seas to the very heart of the Rhudopian Mountains, Bulgaria; an untouched and unravished bastion of nature in this harsh world of open busy buildings, urban sprawl and concrete jungles.

Meadows In The Mountains is still very much at one with nature which is evident with every execution of the festival from line up, to food, to camping and all the other small details to make the experience. The size of the festival is small with under 500 people attending last year in glorious sunshine, open fields and brisk mountains.

As people drank, ate locally sourced food and enjoyed all the new experiences on and off the dance floor, this year see’s more of the same with an expectation of building on the community success felt last year. Tickets, flights, food and drink is very cheap so if you are looking for a smaller festival in great surroundings with music which is a bit more discerning than peak time check it out. Line up for 2013 confirmed so far includes Baby Prince, Moomin, Northen Purpose, Demob Happy, Jane Fitz, The Common Tongues, Just Jack, Sebastian Voigt, The Colour Movement, The Priory, Bruno Schmidt, Dead Echo, QVC, Carlos Valdes and many more surprises to come.

The festival is cheap not steep and the overwhelming support and growth in 2013 is testament to the DIY nature, passion, energy and come together feeling the brothers are driving forward with to make this bigger better than ever.

Please get in touch for more information on tickets, line up or press.

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Keith Worthy hails from Detroit, the city steeped with history taking in accounts of the then Techno masterminds including Juan Atkins, radio shows that’s truly educated and inspired like the Electrifying Mojo show and the various record stores that fed these imaginations and enthusiasms back then to more present times. Fast forward to now with new names from the D representing new ideas and forms in house music including Omar S, Kyle Hall, Michael Huckaby and Patrice Scott to name a few artists capturing imaginations, editorial columns and headlines at various gigs these days. We caught up with Keith Worthy who has been Djing a lot longer than people think and now pushes out his own uniquely textured, raw, and intricately detailed interpretations on his slowly maturing record label Aesthetic Audio.

Keith Worthy is a very measured, sincere and patient artist slowly planting his musical seeds, learning and growing, taking steps to progress, mature and realize contentness and true happiness, the fundamentals in life overall. Not one for sporting the hype and its ever growing characters Keith keeps its real, raw and strong leaving the music to do all the interaction, talking and relationship building. Which leads us onto our relaxed interview discussing talent shows growing up, his parents dope record collections, learning to throw down hot mixes, his masters degree, pop sensation Justin Bieber and the media’s wider influence & control, the people’s uprising in Egypt and also the more spiritual aspects to the age old quandary, religion. This interview has been a work in progress over a long period of time but the true essence, feeling and energy of Keith and his art is what we try to convey. Check out Keith Worthy and his label releases here at Juno, as this month we will see new material released under a new guise Lamar. 

KW: Hey what’s up man?

K/D: Hey, what’s going on!

KW: How are you?

KW: Im good I got a cold that im trying to shake off in the gym, so hopefully the gym is going to help me get it gone!

KW: Ok

K/D: But how have you been?

KW: Man I can’t complain.

K/D: Nice, nice, so here we are we revisit and finally get this thing done, dusted and nailed.

KW; I know right. But honestly when im on Skype honestly I keep that thing invisible, and im not on here allot

K/D: Yeah sure man.

KW: Im glad to catch up man, how’s everything going with you?

K/D: Yeah im good I started a new job around a year ago and I travel a bit to to Italy four times a year, Stockholm last weekend for a friend’s birthday.

KW: Yeah I saw something on Facebook.

K/D: Crossed fingers my friends have bought a little Turkish restaurant in a trendy part of town Dalston and they are going to do up and redo into a Spanish restaurant and they have a basement and a late license so hopefully we can find a home for a small party I do with some friends.  Because London is getting super super tight these days, venues are getting tougher and more greedy, the police don’t want any fun and love shutting parties down, so hopefully we have found our spot so we can hit it off.

KW: That’s were its going back to anyway.

K/D: Good, spot, good sound system, late license, understanding basic small concepts.

KW: That’s a good name for an event though

K/D: What pain in the ass?

KW: Basic small concepts.

Yeah I guess. (laughter)

KW: (laughter)

K/D: Were we left the last part of the interview was that you had a release due out Abstract Art Vol 1.

KW: Yeah that was a while ago.

K/D: Yeah the rest of the interview is real nice so I thought we could catch up and go over the party you did around the Detroit Music Festival earlier in the year, Story Narrated By with yourself Chez Damier, Fred P, also the Moments of Rhythm EP.

KW: that already came out.

KID: Also the In The Dark: The Soul of Detroit project.

KW: Yeah.

K/D: And also Aesthetic Audio 15.

KW: Yeah, Aesthetic Audio 15 im about to put that out now, but the Moments of Rhythm thing, those weren’t the original tracks I was going to put on the Moments of Rhythm EP, the last minute I was going through something that changed my mind.

K/D: Oh really?

KW: Just to see what happened man, and people seemed to like it.

K/D: Yeah the release was dope.

KW: Its different, something different, I was kind of going through something at that particular moment and immediately when I was sending the tracks to get them mastered I changed them like two minutes before. (laugher)

K/D: (laughter)

KW: I just sent them off and people seemed to like it man, the record sold out so I will have to repress more and now im putting out 15 and I really like 15 its a really nice release from Life Recorder.

K/D: How did you meet these guys?

KW: How I meet people typically who make records, firstly im putting my money behind this so anything im putting my money behind I believe in and what I try to do is establish a report with the person to, as its all encompassing you know what im saying?

K/D: Yeah.

KW: I try and work with good people, man I give off good energy and I get that back, I just work with good people, I don’t like arrogant people, im not interested in people with an hidden agenda, with the music man im a bit of a purist. You know what im saying?

K/D: Sure.

KW: I do other things to make money but this aspect of what I do I want to keep pure, good, quality shit, so to get back to your question Chris & I we sat here and there blah blah and I pick up on peoples energy instantaneously and he’s a good guy man, and he cares about the music which comes out in the music. It was easy for me I liked it immediately when he sent it to me, this is actually his first EP to.

K/D: He hasn’t released anything else?

KW: He has songs on various projects; he just put something out on my boys Miles’ label, big shout out to Miles Sagnia.

K/D: What labels that?

KW:  Atmospheric Existence.

K/D: Ok.

KW: So miles did our Aesthetic Audio 8 release if you haven’t heard that, its a brilliant EP also, I mean if there is a connection and the music is good and we on the same page it just happens like that, its real organic for me.

K/D: Sure, that sounds nice.

KW: Yeah, it’s nothing blurry about it, its pretty clear.

K/D: So going back to the party you helped put on A Story Narrated By Us in Detroit a few week ago for DEMF how was iT?

KW: I just wanted to do something, I mean allot of things were happening in Detroit you know once a year allot of people come to Detroit and we have an opportunity for myself and Michael Zucker from Balance Alliance who co runs the label we thought it would be good to get together, we are good friends and I have owed him a track since forever and he has something coming out on the number 18 release so its just an opportunity for a lot of mutual friends, so all of the artists Basic Soul Unit, Fred P, Trinidadian Deep but he got caught up with another engagement, Steve Tang who obviously put something out on the label

K/D: Steve’s dope.

KW: Yeah he is, all of these people I am telling you about, again same formula they are all good people and they are not caught up in this bullshit called the industry.

K/D: Right, right.

KW: This industry bullshit. There good solid people, in addition to music we all sit down you know and converse about life and we kick it. You know what I mean real things!!

K/D: Yeah sure.

KW: It was just a good opportunity for us to get together and play, it really wasn’t even about me playing; honestly I was just happy that everybody got together.

K/D: Sure.

KW: Even with everything else that was going on that same night we had a pretty good turn out, so im happy about it. Yeah I meant to get my brother Patrice Scott to play, but he had some gigs in the EU to take care of so he couldn’t make it, but we will do it again.

K/D: Sounds good.

KW: Going back to the festival as a local Detroit player born and raised, this one time of year when the whole world descends with its media lenses right in your back garden, how has it affected the area locally over the years?

KW: Honestly the feedback I was getting this year, you now im happy for the Paxahau cats, I heard it was really good this year I mean I didn’t make it to the actual festival, but basically we were at my place having a BBQ’, playing music all day, it was a like a little set at my house, it was cool here you know! But the feedback I got from the actual venue was it was really good. Im happy for them, hey its in Detroit, its something positive going on here. For the festival to be here and grown again because you know it went through a tricky stage kind of thing and the fact that its still happening you know and im happy just for that.  Anything positive going no were I live at, that’s a good luck! Not to keep re-hashing but that weekend of the festival, what I was used to growing up in, it was like on a Tuesday in Detroit back in the day.

K/D: Really?

KW: Oh man, any given day it could be 4 or 5 exciting things that you had to choose from and to be quite honest its not like that at the moment.

K/D: Sure.

KW: That weekend is like a bright weekend for cats here who in the industry and making music, you know it was a good look.

K/D: Nice nice, London seems to be going through a similar thing with parties at the moment with added bad weather, but how’s Detroit looking these days?

KW: Amazing, weather wise its been beautiful, I cant complain at all, no 1 we had a 12 months of great weather it hardly even snowed last year so everybody attitude is good here, so really we been having 8 9 months of spring type weather, im going to go out later today in the boat and relax.

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K/D: Your making me jealous I look out my window I know there is a festival on not to far from here and it is really raining hard.

KW: Right.

K/D: So what’s next up for you Keith?

KW: Yeah Aesthetic Audio no # 15 now out, but I put the music up for people to hear on Facebook, I’ve got a release after 15 with Joe Drive and a remix from myself, a hot various EP, and another solo piece by myself that im excited about. Then there will be a compilation album, and a solo album from me in the spring of next year.

K/D: Your solo album any more details?

KW: I record stuff, but I go through my phases were im like, oh im going to pull this, because you know I want the whole thing to be nice, when this record comes out, it’s going to be special, at least in my opinion!

K/D: (laughter)

KW: It will be out in spring man, but you know im working to get additional support since, I want it to be properly presented.

K/D: Right.

KW: The music is going to be right, without giving everything away, you know, the packaging is going to be different and you know I want product placement to be correct.

K/D: We very much are looking forward to that one!

K/D: How have your other recent gigs been?

KW:  I haven’t played in Europe for a couple months, but I been playing in the States and they been all good, but I do have some things coming up in Europe and its actually been good for me as I have been piecing this album together and doing some remixes.

K/D: Which are?

KW: I can’t tell you that.

KW: Some European labels, I think they’ll be nice when they come out, allot of what im doing is looking at the business aspect of what im doing with music. There be some immediate changes happening, I cant really say all this stuff in an interview but there will be some immediate changes in the way I do business, as far as the label goes im to the point were I have signed up a deal to have the catalogue offered digitally, I realize that for the most part people don’t buy music in the record stores anymore for what ever reason, how ever I feel about that it is what it is, not everybody is a dj and basically its not right that everybody has to go to a record store to buy your music so I’ve already set it up and it’s available now digitally .  I hope people buy it and don’t steal the shit.

K/D: Beatport?

KW: Yes. Im working with an aggregator and they do work with Beatport.

KID: Interesting.

K/D: Besides all the music it seems life good for Keith Worthy?

KW: If it got any better there would have to be two of me.

K/D: (Laughter)

KW: I didn’t say that man!

K/D: (Laughter)

KW: (Laughter) I smile everyday when I get up!  New Aesthetic Audio coming soon go get it, thank you!

KW – So what’s going on?

K/D – So, big thank you for doing the interview it means a lot to me, yes lets kick it off with a loose chat not too long and then ill get the piece written up and on the site.

KW – Nice, appreciate it.

K/D – I want to take it back to your early, days, early memories of growing up with family and friends?

K/D – Because you were born and raised in Detroit, right?

KW – Yes, I get asked this question a lot but to be quite honest with you, I had an amazing time growing up in Detroit man.  It was good for me to have those experiences…. My parents made sure that I had good activities, and things to do. These days in Detroit, most people only see a city in decay, and yes there is that, but to me you will see what ever you want to see.  If you know the city, then you know there’s still some culture to be found here.

K/D – School and stuff how was it, were you into music, sports, and girls?

KW – Girls??? (laughter) Yep (laughter) …

K/D – (laughter)

KW – Seriously, music, yes, music was always there, I can remember back to when I was younger, probably 4th or 5th grade, and its a little embarrassing now, because I would never even try this now, but I used to sing lead in talent shows back then.

K/D – really?

KW – Man I used to be able to blow back in the day! (laughter)

K/D – (laughter)

KW – I wouldn’t even try it now. (laughter)

K/D – I would love to hear that, what kind of style was it smooth R&B?

KW – It was always R&B back then, but I liked everything really.

KW – You got any brothers or sisters?

KW – Yeah I have a brother, he’s a little bit younger.

K/D – Did you influence him when you were growing up?

KW – He always did his own thing, he likes music a lot, but he’s not into the same type of stuff that I like.

K/D – Sure.

K/D – When did you take more of an interest in music?

KW – It actually started at home with my mother and father both keeping killer record collections.

K/D – All on 12s.

KW- Oh yeah, man. I mean straight up and when I first started buying records myself, I still have some records at my parents place, my parents both have killer record collections … music would always be playing around the house.

K/D – Nice, it sounds like your upbringing has been pretty ok, as you hear a lot about Detroit and as you said earlier rightly so you can take from Detroit what you want. When did you start to collect records because you have been Djing for a strong while?

KW – I began buying records in High School man, we used to keep the little knock off jobs to buy our vinyl.

K/D – Yes.

KW – Even then, I didn’t really spend my money on bullshit … other than records, I would buy clothes, so we could go out, but I can even remember as early as sixteen hanging out in the record shops.

K/D – What record shops, is there one called Music & Melodies?

KW – Well when I was sixteen the record shop I used to go to was Shantinique Records, that’s like a really popular store still to this day, it’s a grass roots store they have all your soul, your hard to find stuff, the good stuff … they had basically everything there and then when I started getting into the other genres of music I would say yeah, Record Time and Buy Rite Records definitely.  Im pretty sure that you have heard of those. And Juan had his own store Metroplex for a while, and yes Melodies and Memories.

K/D – Yes that’s the one.

KW – Yeah that’s a good store too.

K/D – Can you talk me through some of your early purchases?

KW – My early purchases were of course Soul and R & B, Detroit heat, Chicago stuff, Steve Silk Hurley, Roy Davis’ and Pierre who now are good friends of mine, and all of the classic stuff like Master C & J  … I used to be gone on Master C & J!!

K/D – Yeah yeah.

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KW – All that good stuff, and the basic thing that inspired me was when the records that are now known as classics or what ever you want to call them, as a youngster, I would be down at the club listening to them play live for the first time, which is a trip when I think about it now.

K/D  – It must have been very inspiring?

KW – Yeah it was actually, I mean you probably hear this in everyone’s interview from Detroit, but one of the things that really made different forms of music accessible to people in the city was the radio show. The radio shows that were in Detroit, man, honestly were light years ahead of the cornball shit that they play on the radio now. Like the Electrifying Mojo show (featured here on RA http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1280), some of my favorites for sure would be the Electrifying Mojo show for sure, Duane in the Mix Bradley’s show, Dj Dangerous … I loved his show, Jeff ‘The Wizard’ Mills, and Mo Master of The Board, and of course Derrick May’s show, these are some of the inspiring creative shows that kind of got me out there mentally.

K/D – When you did get your first set of decks?

KW – Wow, I’ve probably had about ten pairs of decks in my life.

K/D – Oh really?

KW – Yeah man, at one point I had 4 pair at the same time, I just kept them I don’t know why?

K/D – Nostalgia?

KW – I guess … I’m a just in case kind of guy (laughter), like with my record collection … now I am in the process of selling a ton of my vinyl, because when I first started buying records almost every record that I bought I purchased doubles.  Just in case I broke it you know (laughter), same thing with the turntables I guess (laughter).

K/D – (laughter)

KW – (laughter) At first, I used to take my equipment out of the house, doing some mobile stuff, I used to play a lot of mobile events around the city, and I always kept a pair that I didn’t take out of the house at all.

K/D – Duane Bradley showed you the ropes as it is well documented?

KW – Yeah, the fundamentals, but I obviously already had an interest in music or whatever.  What he did was he allowed me to find my own style.  Back then, I would go by his place before I had turntables or a record collection, and I would spend hours a day in the basement playing records. I met a lot of people hanging out with him, who I admired, and therefore influenced me when he started having me open up for him at Club Taboo and Club Cliché (which was right downstairs from the city club in Detroit), which were very popular club venues in that day.  I played these clubs and met, and opened up for music legends when I was a young buck (laughter).

K/D – After school how did you progress, college or work?

KW – Yes I went to school, I don’t talk about it a lot, but I guess that we are doing an interview right, (laughter) … I have a Masters Degree.

K/D – wow, what do you have a masters in?

KW – (laughter) Im the type of guy that likes to have options, and to me its likes stocks you don’t put all your eggs into one basket.

K/D – I didn’t catch that, what do you have a Masters In?

KW – International Business.

K/D – Im sure you know how to run your label tight then?

KW – I won’t comment on that, but put it this way, I recognize that there are some opportunities there …

K/D – Fine, fine, so that’s good news.

KW – Yeah.

KID – When was the defining moment to pursue music?

KW – I just keep doing everything … to be honest with you …

KID – Yeah.

KW – I don’t like being bored, so I need to have something in my life that gives me inspiration, and music allows me to be creative, so music is the good balance that I need.

KID – How do you feel towards the music now from when you started?

KW – music to me was more honest back then, but these days you can get out of it what you want to get out of it.

KID – What do you want to get out of it at the moment?

KW – honestly, it took me a while to begin making music, because there are so many things in life that I wanted to pursue.  Therefore I took my time and waited until I had a genuine interest in it.  I didn’t want to be fake about it and do it for any other reason. Now it makes me happy that people like the stuff that comes out on Aesthetic Audio and that’s fulfilling for me … sharing the music and not stealing it you know?

KID – Sure, sure. I think from all your releases as you say you can skip through several in a record store there wont be that much that will catch your eye, the one thing I noticed with your releases is that there is a lot of rawness there, a lot of emotion there, but then also I can hear there are a lot of ideas that are not one hundred per cent finished. How do you feel about your music?

KW – Possibly. I’m an instinctual person, but typically im not into fluffy shit. There’s some music that’s really beautiful that I really like, but the raw emotional stuff is right up my alley …

KID – So you’re more into the real stuff?

KW – I guess that you could say that … this is not a knock on anybody who does, but you’ll never catch me playing R&B house mixes, its just not my thing. As far as my ideas being unfinished maybe you could say that, I don’t know if ill ever be one hundred per cent happy with anything that I do, I think there is always opportunity and for me to do something different.

KID  – Are you happy with your productions?

KW – depends.

KID – What, does it depend on the day I catch you?

KW – Yeah (laughter)

KID – So your new release, that’s not out for another couple of weeks.

KW – No, it shipped a couple days ago.

KID – Ok, your thoughts and feelings on it

KW – It was spontaneous, I like it, but I don’t put music out there for people to critique it.

KID – You put it out there for yourself?

KW – No, if I put it out for myself, then it would not be for sale, I put it out and feel however many people choose to spend their hard earned money on it, then that’s a vote that they enjoy it. My goal is not to please the masses per say. Yes, I would like for more people to know my label and I certainly would be happy and want the music to sell, of course, but there is no ulterior motive for me trying to get a Grammy. (laughter)

KID – A Grammy would be nice though? (laughter)

KW – Well actually  ….Yeah (laughter).

KID – How have you found your international gigs?

KW – For the most part they are actually pretty cool, I’ve met a lot of good people, I don’t keep a lot of friends, but I actually have met some people who don’t live in the states who have become good friends. So that’s one of the many benefits of doing this is that you get to meet some good people.  And its always good when you have people that enjoy what you do, that’s really what any artist wants. I can’t answer for everybody, but ultimately when you have people that appreciate what you do … then that is a good reward.  Not only people who are your piers in the industry, but just people who enjoy music that’s ultimately what anybody could ask for right?

KID – Sure.

KW – I appreciate when people have me over to play and I obviously love playing so when I get called over to play … im going to beat it up for them!

KID – How have you felt playing in the US to Europe?

KW – Man everybody asks me that, (laughter) obviously music is part of the fabric of the culture in Europe now and I would not equate that to being here so much now, so yes its definitely different, but its still good in the states, I play good parties in the states as well, but maybe not on the same scale that you would find in Europe or where ever but there are pockets here.

KID – How have you found the festival over the last few years?

KW – I peeked in last year and the year before that I played, I went last year to see Patrice play.

K/D – How was that?

KW – It was cool …

K/D – And your longstanding relationship with Patrice?

KW – We were friends first before either one of us started making music so that’s the basis there, and even with people that I meet now who make music, the basis is always that they are good people. I like having good energy around me, anybody that’s negative … they can kick rocks. I like to think that I give off good energy … im a genuinely a good person, so I keep it like that … life’s short.

K/D – Yeah, we got to fill it with some good stuff.

KW – Yep exactly.

K/D – Back to the new EP what did Patrice think when he first heard it.

KW – He just heard it the other day, he said he liked it.

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K/D – Good news.

KW – What’s inspired you lately?

KW – there’s a lot of different things … I mean this is going to sound stupid since I have the label, but I don’t really get think like that, it’s a bit embarrassing, but sometimes I might have a record in my bag and be playing it out allot and not know who did it.

K/D – Right.

KW – When I go into the record store looking for records I don’t read who made the record before I listen to the music … people are too caught up on names these days.  Keep Booking names and see what happens, but to answer your question, there’s no particular area that im necessarily favoring or gravitating to, If I like it then I like it. I don’t know man … its weird, sorry if I didn’t answer your question but that’s just how I think.

KW – I completely get that.

KW – I think you do yourself a disservice if you purposefully say I only like this or say that I only listen to that. There’s a lot of music out and in my opinion, since programming is premium, and I think that one person might be able to play a record based on his/her certain style and another guy might not be able to play the same record and get the same response.

K/D – Vinyl sale and MP3s your thoughts?

KW – MP3s theft has been bigger than all of them.

K/D – Yes, yes.

KW – I remember speaking a friend from London discovering that his releases were being pirated.

KW – He’s a good dude.

K/D – What do you think about this situation?

KW – I actually embrace the technology, and I think the MP3 concept is genius, but I think that what people do with this technology is BS.

K/D – Like not paying for them?

KW – Yep, and I challenge anyone who steals music, if you’re ever wondering where some of your favorite labels and/or artists are now or why you can’t find a certain sound anymore, 9 out of 10 times that’s the reason why. Because if you are stealing music and the person that puts his or her financial and emotional investment into it are not recouping … what reason do they have to keep doing it?

K/D – Your completely right.

KW – I mean to put out vinyl these days lets just talk about it, and it takes significant investment to get it out there.

K/D – Sure.

KW – Lets just honestly say that vinyl says are down dramatically, but the new forms of media are out. Pretty soon I think MP3s will be obsolete its just a matter of time before something else will be out. I don’t shy away from that, but I think that what’s happened to music, and I don’t think that it was an accident. I actually think that it was done on purpose. Even if they wanted to present media in a format were you had to buy it, you could still do so for even less money and that’s fine, but now anybody can steal it with a cell phone and that is just wrong on a few different levels. You don’t necessarily need a gun to rob someone … (laughter)

K/D – (Laughter) I like that  …

K/D – We touched upon the future a little were do see you the future with music?

KW – It’s all good with MP3s they just need to police it …

K/D – that’s the tricky part.

KW – Artists have not only a significant financial investment, but also an emotional investment in creating music, I don’t know, but this is really just common sense to me, but maybe it’s just me.

K/D – (Laughter)

K/D – So everything’s going in the right direction.

KW – Yes, I just look at what’s going on in the world and who am I to complain about anything?

K/D – What is your opinion with what’s going on in the world?

KW – The stuff that’s going on in the middle east, I don’t know all of the intricacies, but I do have an opinion and my opinion is that the people there are just tired of living under certain restrictions and I think its BS that the government is controlling peoples lives, the whole purpose of having a government is to facilitate the people that live there.

K/D – A democracy.

KW – Yeah somewhat, it seems that they are just tired of the BS and they are letting everyone know it. I think about this on a daily basis, but just look at the history of the world and even here in the states, where we were as a people just 40 years ago with our civil rights struggle … no one is to far removed from what’s going on in the middle east, and I think that people everywhere really need to pay attention to what’s going on in the world, because it could easily be you.

K/D – I did see a show last Sunday regarding arms dealing and the no two to the US for arms dealing in the UK and selling arms to Libya and Egypt and the debate centered around were does the morality stop when you sell arms to certain countries?

KW – Yeah I agree man, these governments … and im going to package them all together.  are all full of shit, because they control the media and feed you rubbish through the media that this guy is bad all while they are selling guns to all of them … you know what I mean?

K/D – Yeah sure.

KW – Just like this whole lie that our government told us, and we are getting off the subject, but with the weapons of mass destruction BS that never were there.

K/D – Yeah.

KW – I mean come on, I even get so frustrated with TV that I can’t watch TV sometimes; because of all BS that they feed you and it’s the same thing with music. Television or music are both powerful mediums that can be used to control how people think … and now you have all of these people running around listening to Justin Bieber, give me a break.

K/D – Laughter.

KW – Laughter.

K/D – The scary thing is he is so young and im curious where will he be when he is 21? That is going to be another Hollywood story gone wrong!

KW – Exactly, people are creatures of habit, we’ve already seen and heard this movie before you … know what I mean? (Laughter)

K/D – You can already see the ironic story with the Justin Bieber 3D film, I mean the guy has only been born five minutes and there is a film…

KW – About his life story! (Laughter)

K/D – Laughter, the next 3D film will be about when it all went wrong.

KW – Nah, dude he is going to try to rap dude, I guarantee you!

K/D – I did see a picture story of him trying to hit on Rihanna so I think you might be right on the rap thing.

KW – Yeah exactly. (Laughter)

K/D – Cool, we’ve strayed away from the subject a bit, we’ve gone quite deep without necessarily talking about music but what religion are you?

KW – Im spiritual, I have a relationship with my creator yes, I think that is another powerful thing religion.

K/D – Yeah

KW – I equate people saying oh im this and that to saying im Democrat or Republican, people have an innate need to want to assimilate to something, you’ve got to belong to something, but for me, I do have a relationship with my creator and im cognizant of the good blessings that brings.

K/D – Yeah I agree with that.

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