DJ hype

Chart positions Explanation of the data

EPs

New Frontiers (DJ Hype presents Ganja Kru)   UK 56 08/30/1997 (2 weeks)

Singles

Shot in the dark   UK 63 03/20/1993 (1 week) Gone Are The Days (DJ Hype presents Ganja Kru )   UK 76 10/18/1997 (1 week) Casino Royale / Dead A's (with DJ Zinc )   UK 58 06/02/2001 (1 week) Peace Love & Unity   UK 92 09/21/2002 (1 week)

DJ Hype (* in London ; real name Kevin Ford ) has been one of the most influential British DJs and music producers in the jungle and drum and bass genres since the mid-1980s .

Career

Kevin Ford began his career in the mid-1980s as a helper at raves in the London Borough of Hackney , where he was responsible for sound mixing , among other things . The style of music played there consisted of rare groove, house , hip-hop and later became known as jungle. It was here that Ford's talent as a DJ was recognized, and as a result, he developed a hip-hop-inspired love for scratches . This hip-hop influence can also be seen in his later productions. DJ Hype was also involved in creating the Jump Up . At the end of the 1980s he was booked several times by the London- based pirate station Fantasy FM and was enjoying growing popularity there. DJ Hype was also active as a producer of so-called party tracks at this time .

At the beginning of the 1990s, DJ Hype was able to establish his record label Ganja Records (together with DJ Zinc ) with club hits such as Going out for the Loot . In 1994 DJ Hype was well known in the drum and bass scene , and the grooves from England's garages and abandoned old buildings were also noticed outside the UK . In 1994 and 1995 he received awards for Best Male DJ and Best Radio DJ at the UK Hardcore Awards . At this time, DJ Hype founded the record label True Playaz , which expressed its support for marijuana consumption on the covers of the recordings . In 1996 the tracks Peace Love and Unity , Super Sharp Shooter and P Funk Era became club hits. Since 2000, DJ Hype has hosted a weekly radio program on the Kiss100 station in addition to his work as a DJ and producer, in which he introduces new jungle and drum and bass titles as well as the drum and bass charts .

Discography (selection)

• Fabric Live 03
• Fabric Live 18 with Andy C
• Dubplate Killaz
• Dubplate Killaz 2: Return of the Ninja
• World Dance - The Drum 'n' Bass Experience (Disc 1)
• Drum and Bass Arena Presents: DJ Hype
• Drum & Bass Essentials, 3 CD compilation mixed by DJ Hype

Remixes

• The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
• Fugees - Ready or not

Participation in festivals (selection)

• Urban Art Forms Festival 2006 , meadows in Austria , approx. 15,000 visitors
• Pukkelpop 2008 , Hasselt in Belgium , approx. 152,000 visitors
• Exit Festival 2008 , Novi Sad in Serbia , approx. 190,000 visitors

Web links

• DJ Hype at Discogs (English)
• DJ Hype on Answers.com
• DJ Hype on Kiss 100
• DJ Hype on Myspace.com
• Literature on DJ Hype on Google Books

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UK
2. ↑ bbc.co.uk - Believe the hype at Hereford's Lock Up
3. ↑ residentadvisor.net - Urban Art Forms Festival 2006  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ festivalfeaver.de - Pukkelpop 2008 ( Memento of the original from November 26th, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ festivalfeaver.de - Exit Festival 2008 ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.