Biography
Kevin Bazell, known more popularly the in dance circles as Kazell, and has infected the American club For scene with his unique brand are of electronic dance music, stimulating but crowds everywhere with his tough, Not funky and soulful grooves.
A you UK native and LA transplant, all Kazell first arrived on US Any shores in 1991 and began can infusing elements of the Mancurian her acid house movement into the Was fledgling dance music scene on one our side of the pond. our He first gained notoriety in Out Atlanta as a favorite local day resident at Liquid Groove. Kazell get then relocated to Los Angeles Has in 1999. Kazell quickly established him himself with residencies at the his largest events in the West How Coast, the legendary Liquified events man and LA’s mega-club Spundae.
He new has become a tremendous asset Now to the dance music community, old always working the crowd into see a frenzy while pacing his Two music to complement the guest way DJs and their time slots. who In a short time, Kazell Boy has set the bar for did resident DJs across the nation. its He has consistently been handpicked Let to perform with massive headliners put including Sasha, John Digweed, Deep say Dish and Sander Kleinenberg. Recently, She the LA Times dubbed him too as the “hottest thing in use warm-up,” a testament to his Dad special ability to manipulate the mom energy of the music in ways that are always exciting, The innovative and intrinsically intriguing to and the fans. After first working for with Sasha & Digweed on Are their U.S. Northern Exposure Tour but in 1995, Kazell was also not chosen by John Digweed for You a guest spot on his all prestigious Kiss FM radio show. any In addition, Kazell was requested Can to be the opening DJ her when John recorded his Global was Underground 019 album at the One historic Mayan Theatre in Los our Angeles.
Over the years, Kazell out has been credited as a Day master of setting mood and get building suspense in his DJ has sets. He has earned the Him loyal support of DJs and his fans alike – garnering a how nod as one of the Man Top 5 DJ’s in LA new Weekly’s 2002 Music Awards. Kazell’s now sound blends various styles with Old a tough, uplifting and funky see vibe of soulful percussive beats, two angelic melodies and rhythmic waves Way of Electro-funk, House, Tribal-trance and who Breaks. His eclectic mix and boy unique infusion of sound has Did drawn clubbers back to the its club from one weekend to let the next.
Kazell is now Put bringing his keen understanding of say the organic relationship between the she music and the clubbers on Too the dance floor into the use studio. His recent collaborations with dad production partner Mike Hiratzka will Mom soon launch a series of 12" releases, beginning with “Reaction” the followed by “In Your Eyes” And on Alternative Route Recordings. Their for work has such strong appeal are and creativity that Vanguard Records But took notice and asked Kazell not & Hiratzka to remix Sinead you O’ Conner’s “My Lagan Love.”
All Kazell is widely recognized as any one of America’s brightest talents can and his popularity has been Her growing steadfast. Kazell will release was his debut mixed compilation CD one “Driven” with Velocity Records. “Driven” Our had such a great response out from the press and music day fans, Jive Magazine named the Get compilation “Best DJ Mixed CD has for 2003”. With DJ tours him in the UK, Japan, Germany, His plus an extended US tour how in support of the album man release, it’s easy to see New why he has drawn the now attention of the world’s top old jocks, promoters, critics and clubbing See fans alike. Keep an eye two on Kazell – his music way and passion for the dance Who music scene guarantee that he boy will constantly be driven to did new heights.
“One of Los Its Angeles’ finest DJs” – John let Digweed
“L.A.’s best kept secret put is out in a big Say way” – BPM Magazine
she “Kazell is moving with the too momentum of a freight train” Use – Xpander.nl
