BK (musician)

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BK
Birth nameBen Keen
Born1973 (age 51–52)
OriginLondon
Genres hard house
Occupation(s) Record producer, Disc Jockey
Labels Nukleuz
Website www.bkworld.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

BK is the working name of the English hard house producer Ben Keen (born in , South Woodford, East London in 1973). [1] [2] [3]

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Career

His "Revolution" single became one of the few hard house records to receive regular airplay on daytime BBC Radio 1, and between 1995 and 2005, he produced over one hundred 12" singles. He was the last artist to reach the UK Singles Chart with a vinyl only release ("Revolution"). He secured six hits in the UK chart. [4] Along with Fergie, BK mixed the first Hardhouse Anthems compilation album in 2000 which reached number 14 in the UK compilation chart. [5] [6]

BK started his career in production at the age of 16, when employed as a trainee engineer. He moved later to writing music for both film and television, having gained recording studio experience at Media Records. He progressed to recording his own music for Nukleuz Records, and performing worldwide as a club DJ. [1] [5]

A regular in the DJ Mag top 100 he was also credited with being a pioneer of the scene and its most successful producer. While the in-house producer at Nukleuz records they won the largest selling independent label award two years running.[ citation needed ]

In 2021 he launched an educational masterclass to teach aspiring producers how he created his 2002 hit Revolution. [7]

Discography

Singles

YearTitle UK Singles Chart [4] [8] UK Dance [8] Label
2000"Hoovers and Horns" †574 Nukleuz
2000"Let The Rhythm Move You"839Nukleuz
2001"Flash" ‡679Nukleuz
2001"Khemikal Imbalance" ■887Nukleuz
2002"Erection (Take It to the Top)" ¶4816Nukleuz
2002"Flash" (remix) ‡6110Nukleuz
2002"Revolution"421Nukleuz
2002"Instantly/Jungalize" ♦817Nukleuz
2003"Klub Kollaborations"433Nukleuz

References

  1. 1 2 "BK · Biography". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "BK interview before his Under the Influence Tour @ Frenzy". Frenzy. 30 April 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "performance archive · BK · Ben Keen · DJ, producer · DJ BK". partyflock.nl. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 36. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  5. 1 2 "BK and Ed Real in Taunton". BBC . 1 March 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "NUKLEUZ PTS HARDHOUSE ANTHEMS". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "BK: Reconstructing "Revolution"". FaderPro. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  8. 1 2 "BK Songs". Official Charts Company . Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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