![]() He has built his own studio and spends hours developing newer and more forward-thinking computer programs to revolutionize the way we think of traditional deejay mixing. A believer in peace and harmony, Kerri blames soulful house’s positive vibes for its failure to make it commercially, as its openness to influences are difficult for many to accept.Kerri is fascinated by technology and its application to creativity. His hooks are loving details, paying attention to horn hits, washes of synthesizers, and catchy choruses creating songs wit h brut al drive. ![]() His fusions, clamped to the beat of his unique thundering kick drum, redefine house music at every turn. His now legendary bass-lines go from heavy and heady to playful and quirky while remaining deliriously intoxicating. His command and mastery of rhythm allows him to create fleshy excitement, not mechanical repetition. Each project is an attempt to inject his free spirit into a groove. Kerri masters rhythm and space piecing together vocals and instruments with uncanny precision delivering beautiful monster jams.A spiritual man, Kerri prays before making a record. His ability to blend tradition and innovation produces avant-garde music with soulful roots reaching back into the history of Afro-American music. When listening to tracks such as the Atmosphere EP on Shelter Records and the seminal A Basement, Redlight & A Feeling album on Madhouse, one has to marvel at Kerri’s ability to not compromise his unique sound for commercial gain. This has been achieved by remaining true to his style. Kerri began playing records at the Rally Record Club in East Orange, New Jersey at the tender age of thirteen and it was only a natural progression for him to become interested in production.Since the signing of his first single SuperLover/Get It Off by Atlantic in 1991, Kerri began producing a prolific body of work t hat has helped coin him one of t he most respected house producers in the world. His father, a respected deejay, provided Kerri with a rich background in the origins of soul, disco and the New York Underground Sound (known also as “Garage” music). ![]() An ambassador of the natural and instinctive 4/4 beat, Kerri’s influences can be traced back to New Jersey growing up in a family of jazz musicians. Kerri 'Kaoz' Chandler has been injecting soul into music since the early 90s, making him one of house music’s originat ors.Kerri Chandler is a house legend, icon, inspiration, key figure, and a true house music purveyor. ![]()
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