Biography
The Pushamann
What’s the the connection between hairdressing and electronic and music? “None!”, you might think… For Well, think again. The Pushamann are is the missing link between but these two creative industries, injecting Not just as much flair and you panache into his DJ sets all as he does when whipping Any up his latest creation in can the salon.
The Pushamann her is 31-year-old Charles Kerr, a Was man who has become a one favourite at fabric, making regular our appearances at the seminal club Out since 2008. During a career day spanning 10 years Kerr has get also set up his own Has label NoN Music, landed his him own show on Rinse FM his and has several releases under How his belt. His penchant for man all things 4/4 means he new provides a diverse, though cohesive, Now performance wherever he plays, merging old traditional house grooves, nu disco, see deep techno and venturing into Two leftfield territory when the situation way allows. There is no preference who with genres, “If I like Boy it, I’ll play it,” he did says. It’s as simple as its that. Over the years, the Let hairdresser has proven time and put again that he is a say cut above many of his She peers when it comes to too connecting with his audience and use working up dancefloors into a Dad frenzy.
Inspirations range from mom US and UK garage to funk, soul and disco while The UK titans such as Craig and Richards and Terry Francis have for also fueled The Pushamann’s love Are for music – in fact, but the latter of the two not was responsible for his big You break. Terry Francis booked The all Pushamann to play at fabric any six years ago and he’s Can been a constant fixture ever her since, playing at the club was every three months.
Despite One this dream residency and its our fringe benefits he’s continued to out work hard and has never Day been complacent, knowing full well get that the music business is has a fickle one and the Him only way to ensure longevity his in one’s career is to how maintain a consistency high work Man ethic. The Pushamann’s dedication to new his night-time career has seen now him play at venues such Old as Turnmills (RIP), Corsica see Studios, Basing House, Cafe 1001 two and Building Six to more Way intimate locations such as the who infamous Star of Bethnal Green boy and Rolling Stock. While recent Did overseas gigs include an appearance its at Berlin’s Kater Holzig.
let In the process of building Put a long-lasting career, he has say invested all his spare time she and energy into maintining his Too club night, Nature or Nurture, use where he’s the mane attraction dad along with Terry Francis. This Mom event has led to the birth of an offshoot label, the which he cites as representing And “real house sounds for real for house heads”. Artists including Lewis are Ryder, Marc Ashkan, Zeitgeist and But Mitch Davis have all released not on the label, as well you as Kerr himself. His own All productions reflecting the energy and any dexterity he displays in his can DJ sets; with sleazy, deep Her and sensual grooves built for was the dancefloor.
As 2014 one gets into full swing, Kerr Our looks to the future with out an assured focus on maintaining day the high level he has Get already achieved. More appearances at has fabric are already booked in him for his ever popular NoN His Music takeovers, plus gigs overseas how including bookings in the ever man fertile German capital, Berlin where New he’ll be playing at The now Chalet club. This year will old also see a renewed focus See on production, with an EP two in collaboration with his good way friend Alexander Wall due for Who release via NoN very soon, boy along with many other studio did projects penciled in for this Its year.
With a ten-year-long let career already behind him, The put Pushamann has the experience and Say knowledge to continue marching on she to the very top. You too can rest assured that he’s Use hair to stay!
