Jon KennedyJon Kennedy’s music came to light when he was twenty four and Mr Scruff
played his track ‘Tell Me How You Feel’ on the Unfold radio show in
Brighton, Tru Thoughts snapped him up straight away. He released three
12” and in 2000 his debut album ‘We’re Just Waiting For You Now’ came
out. Two years later he was snapped up by Grand Central. This time Aim,
who was a fan of Jon’s ‘Chocolate And Cheese’ track approached him to
remix ‘The Girl Who Fell Through The Ice’.
“I dropped the remix off at the office and Mark Rae was there. I had
some of my own stuff on mini disc, he listened and said he had to get a
copy sent to Kate Rogers - the track on my last album ‘Secrets Of The
World’ was the result.”
His second album, ‘Take My Drum To England’, came out on Grand Central
in August 2002, just 6 months after he ever prolific Jon had dropped
off that Aim remix.
I-DJ said “‘Take My Drum To England’ is a wonderfully multi-faceted
album of finely honed instrumental beatscapes….proving that Jon Kennedy
is maturing into one of Britain’s more discerning beat makers. His time
has surely come”.
“The move to Grand Central has had a massive impact on my music making
and playing, definitely. The compilation ‘Central Heating’ was on
rotation at the skate park where I used to work. I remember in 1997
when I lived in Canada seeing Grand Central stuff in a record shop in
Vancouver and associating it with my hometown and the type of music I
wanted to make” says Jon.
Sign in or sign up to post comments.