DJs
The DJs behind the sound.
Jumping Jack Frost
Nigel Thompson (b. 1967), British jungle/drum and bass DJ-producer from South London; co-founded the long-running label V Recordings with Bryan Gee in 1993, launching artists including Roni Size, Krust and DJ Die.
Kaos
DJ Kaos (Jon Kyriacou), British happy hardcore/UK hardcore DJ-producer of Greek Cypriot descent and promoter, ran Wax City Records in Croydon and Camden Market; played events including Reincarnation, Herne Bay alongside Alex Hazzard.
Kemistry
Kemistry (Valerie Olukemi 'Kemi' Olusanya) was one half of drum & bass DJ duo Kemistry & Storm (with Jayne Conneely/Storm), active through the 1990s. She introduced her then-boyfriend Goldie to the drum & bass scene, and together the trio founded the Metalheadz label in 1994, leading it for two and a half years before Kemistry & Storm departed. Their mid-90s sets were noted for exceptional track selection and long, carefully crafted mixes; the pair were among the first women DJs to have a widely distributed mix album (DJ-Kicks: Kemistry & Storm, 1999, released posthumously for Kemistry). Olusanya died in a car accident in April 1999, aged 35.
Kenny Ken
Ken Delsol (b. 1969), British jungle/drum and bass DJ-producer, resident at London nights Sunday Roast, Telepathy, World Dance and AWOL; won the inaugural Jungle Sound Clash in 1994 and founded the Soundclash Recordings label.
Kevin Energy
Killer
DJ Killer performed alongside MC Chalkie White at the Astoria in 1990, placing this DJ in the early UK hardcore rave scene
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Kutski
Kutski (John Walker, born 4 February 1982, Chester) started DJing at 15 and is known for genre-spanning technical ability across breakbeat, electro, hard trance, hardcore and hardstyle, including DMC-style scratching in his sets. He joined BBC Radio 1 in 2005 as a rotating host of The Residency, and has also hosted shows on Q-Dance Radio and his own 'Keeping The Rave Alive' podcast. His residencies have included Tasty (London), Ripsnorter (Bristol) and Elevate (Bangor).
Lady A & G
Lenny Dee
Lenny Dee (Leonard Didesiderio, born 1968, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn) is a New York DJ/producer and one of NYC's earliest techno/house pioneers, DJing from age 17 at the local roller disco. He produced chart-hitting techno with Frankie Bones (as Looney Tunes), Victor Simonelli and Tommy Musto (their track 'Fallout' later featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas). In 1991 he founded Industrial Strength Records, the world's first electronic hardcore label, releasing artists including Angerfist, Neophyte and The Sickest Squad. He was the first hardcore DJ featured on the DJ Mag Top 100, and has been named Mixmag's No.1 'Hard DJ' and the Scottish Dance Music Awards' 'Best Worldwide Teckno DJ', playing major festivals including EDC Vegas, Tomorrowland, Mayday and Love Parade.