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Kevin
Jee was born July 24, 1966 in Brussels. He is the eldest of 2 boys in the
family, whose younger brother is Pascal Legrand.
Soon as a
kid, he is rapidely confronted to the sound of the 60's and the 70's his
parents are listening repeatedly at home. His father and uncle at that
time, are already "mobile deejays", making weddings and birthday parties...
When they both taken the decision to stop their respective musical occupations,
they entrusted him the precious material and records. The 12 years old
boy is now equiped to discover the art of mix...
In 1982, he
is invited to participate at a radio broadcast on one of the first independent
radio station of the country, "Radio CTR". A radio that had their studios
at the "Traumatology Revalidation Center" of Brussels. They will give to
him the host of a weekly 2 hours "special remixes" show. He will be heared
on other stations as well, like "Radio Kiss & Paradiso". In 1988, he
met Richard Cue and Michel Brunelli at Top FM Radio. With them, he releases
his first productions and remixes as "Technotronic:
Pump Up the Jam (Top FM mix)".
In 1984 he
receives his first real chance to begin a career as club deejay at the
famous dance club "Mustang" in Strombeek-Bever. During summer of 83-84&85
he became resident in some famous clubs of the belgian coast (Vip's Inn,
Twenty-one ...). Followed by several important residencies in clubs like
"Alhambra (Mons), Paradise (Tournai), Palm Beach (Asse), Studio Gallery
(Brussels), Equinoxe (Baisy-Thy)..."
On February
26, 1988 he participates at the controversial Belgian Final of DMC (Disco
Mix Club). He finished 2nd, but the organisation let him know that he should
have been the winner of the evening... Another deejay was indeed declared
winner in order to conclude commercial approaches in London during the
"World Final" that took place a few days later. That deejay is at that
time owner of a record store in the north side of Belgium... A year later
Kevin meets Franky
Paolo and Jimmy
Nazim,. They enter AGS studios to produce some
songs that will be regularely seen on the TV channel "RTL-TVI" in a
charts TV show called "10 Qu'on aime". A very popular program where he
will also be seen on stage, beside the singer Christine from the band "Chis
et Moi", originally chorist-dancer from "Lou
And The Hollywood Bananas". During 2 years, the trio of composers-arrangers,
will release several records under the label "Touch
Records". A label created by Francis Tornade, owner of the famous "Top
30" records store in Brussels. That experience suddenly also opens to his
eyes the unexpected doors of weird "behind the scenes" labels practices
that dampen his motivation and desire to sign any contracts to release
his own compositons...
When "House
music" makes its appearance in Europe, Kevin decides to move from the 70's
and 80's dance scene to fully enter the era of "Electronic music" of the
90's. An opportunity is given to him to become the main resident at the
famous club "Balmoral"
in Gentbrugge, one of the very first after club in Europe. He will there
spread his unique sound of "Trance, Progressive and Tribal House" as in
all across the country, France and Germany. In Cologne, he is asked to
become the main resident of the first german after club concept called
"Sundance" at "Petit
Prince" where for more than 2 years he will be the main source for
others after clubs to open all over Germany. In Düsseldorf, at "Ratinger
Hof, he will be seen on sunday nights with René Süss and beside
Andry Nalin (Nalin
and Kane). In Belgium, with a handful of friends like Yves Deruyter,
Frank Zolex, Tofke, Phiphi, Marko, they lead the main belgian electronic
scene, in those legendary and mythic clubs like "Balmoral,
Globe, Illusion, Heaven, La Rocca, Cherry
Moon, Carat, Extreme, Axiome..."
where, when they are not residents, they still can be seen as regular guests...
Today, they are still considered and named by clubbers as "Star Deejays"!
In 1995, he
joined the "Mackenzie records" team where he attempts a new production
experience by making some remixes with composers Patrick Fasseau &
Stephane Akenan like this one of the most played retro House track: "The
Mackenzie featuring Jessy: Without You (Odyssey to Kevin Jee mix)".
A second experience that will leave him a little bitter, because of a risky
decision taken from the label director that jeopardize the success of his
work... His strong commercial melodic version of "The
Mackenzie featuring Jessy: Got To Get Up (Maud elle mix)" is ununderstandably
released on a 12 inch b-side instead as a main single and radio version...
In 2000, he
released his first compostion with "Byte records" with the project "Delay"
and a track called "It's
in my Soul". An 11 minutes progressive & intense road song, still
today highly researched by fine progressive and tasty people...
Since 2007,
his melodic choices of records federates lot of fans all around the globe
through his official website, where he offers monthly mixes called "Sound
Sessions", his own personal view of the world, through melancholic
melodies and some others, darker, reflecting his darknest deep feelings
and inner demons…
December 2010,
Kevin created "CoonCat records",
main house for all new 2011 & future "Delay"
productions...
Since February
2011, "Club Carat:The Real Thing"
asked him to join their dj team...
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