KayDean

soundclick.com/kaydean

kaydean.com

Elmont, NY USA

Electronic • Dance

February 07, 2000

8,841 plays
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Since 1999, Kaydean has kept his audiences captivated with his trademark sound. His cross genre releases include A New Dawn (1999), Hypnotek (2000), Renacimiento (2000), and Wisdom (2001). Spanning New Age, Adult Contemporary, Rock, Ambient, Techno and Trance, Kaydean continues to reinvent himself with each new release. 

In 2001, Kaydean crossed the commercial barrier with his ground-breaking release WISDOM. Finally acheiving broadcast radio airplay across the country with his Messiah and No Sleep singles. Kaydean also received consistently positive press coverage at this time. While he was enjoying his mainstream successes, Kaydean was under scrutiny from die-hard fans who felt this comercialism was a watered down version of the notorious underground Kaydean. Kaydean has since returned to his roots, DJing in underground venues and has promised a new release which is more faithful to his roots.

Band/artist history

This award-winning artist was born in London, England. At the young age of 7, KayDean was already an accomplished pianist, performing at New York City's Lincoln Center. At 16, he had landed himself a production deal with AMA Productions in London, where he released 5 chart-topping singles.  
Since then, he has made a name for himself on the underground scene as one of the most creative and innovative musicians on, and off, the Internet. After having 3 independent releases, he has been awarded mPulse.com's "Top 10 Artist" award and "All The Bitches in the House" has been awarded the "Top 10 Song" award. He held the #1 Dance Artist position for over 6 months and his CD, "A New Dawn", was nominated for NAV Music Awards "Album of the Year". 

Before releasing his 3rd CD, "Renacimiento", he made the first song available for free here at KayDean.com and received over 20,000 downloads the first day from fans in the US, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Germany, England and the Netherlands. 

In October of 2001, Kaydean released his first globally available commercial CD entitled Wisdom. WISDOM, gave Kaydean a taste of global exposure and has gained him a lot of industry credibility. 

Kaydean is currently working on his new CD to be released later in 2003.

Have you performed in front of an audience?

I am preparing for live performances to begin later this year. Currently, I'm working on my sets with many of my idols and am very excited about the prospects of going out live again.

Your musical influences

I've always taken a piece from everyone. Enigma was the first to blend instrumental soundscapes with dance beats, while Pink Floyd had these awesome melodies and chordal arrangements, Genesis also knew how to keep you interested in a 10 minute song for the whole 10 minutes and of course JimmyJam and Terry Lewis know how to come up with those kick ass beats. These guys always have some extra details going on in the background that you never hear the first 5 times.

What equipment do you use?

I use Earseph Studios exclusively. They have the Mackie D8B board, Emagic Logic Audio tons of sounds. I'm in love with the ESX-24. And they have excellent outboard gear. The best sounding recording studio I have ever used.

Anything else?

Peace and much love to everyone who supported me in the previous releases. Your support and love is what keeps me going.