Kerri Camar Chandler (born September 28, 1969) is an American DJ and record producer.[1] He has been dubbed a pioneer within house music, a genre in which he has an "eclectic brand".[2]
Kerri Chandler | |
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| Also known as | Third Generation |
| Born | September 28, 1969 |
| Origin | East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Madhouse Records, MadTech Records |
| Website | Official website |
Biography
editChandler's influences go back to New Jersey, growing up in a family of jazz musicians. His father, Joseph Chandler, was a DJ and provided him with a background in the origins of soul, disco, as well as the New York Underground Sound. Accompanying his father to gigs, he began playing records at the Rally Racquet Club in East Orange, New Jersey at the age of 13.
At 14, he began interning in studios and producing music.[3] Since the release of his first single "SuperLover/Get It Off" on Atlantic Records in 1991, Chandler has released over 100 records.[4] He was a resident DJ at Club Zanzibar in Newark, New Jersey in the 1980s as well, home to the New Jersey sound brand of deep house or garage house.[5]
He is the founder of the house music label Madhouse Records (not to be confused with Dave Kelly's eponymous reggae label) in the United Kingdom, whose signings include Roy Ayers and Dennis Ferrer, but also more recently of MadTech Records, whose roster includes No Artificial Colours, Citizen, Kashii, Waze & Odyssey, as well as Waifs & Strays.[6]
In 2016 he founded his third record label, Kaoz Theory, which has included releases from notable artists such as Jamie Jones, Satoshi Tomiie, Seth Troxler, in addition to The Martinez Brothers.[7]
Discography
editStudio albums
- Hemisphere (1996)
- Kaoz on King Street (1997)
- First Steps (1999) (with Dennis Ferrer)
- Kerri's Jazz Cafe (2000)
- Saturday (2001) (with Jerome Sydenham)
- Trionisphere (2003)
- Computer Games (2008)
- Spaces and Places (2022)
Singles
- Super Lover (1990)
- Panic E.P. (1992)
- Mistery Love (1993)
- Atmosphere E.P. Vol. 1 (1993)
- Bar A Thym / Sunshine & Twilight (Nite Grooves) (2005)
References
edit- ^ Birthday post, Chandler Facebook page, September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Kerri Chandler: 'Where we lived, you had three choices: drugs, gangs or music'". The Guardian. 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Kerri Chandler – Attack Magazine". 11 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Kerri Chandler discography at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "History of Queer Club Spaces in Newark | Queer Newark". Queer.newark.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ "Kerri Chandler introduces Madhouse sister label, Madtech". Madhouse Records. 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Kaoz Theory". Discogs.
External links
edit- Official website
- Kerri Chandler discography at Discogs
