Keith Lawrence

Twenty years DJ experience playing R & B, Hip-Hop, 70's & 80's Funk, Boogie, Soul and Reggae. (Current & revival)

Record productions

2003-Present

Started own Record label in 2003 called Muzik-ed Prods. Debut release being Step by Step/Everywhere feat. Mystro, June 2003.
The second release is Shonoluv/Muzik-ed Special feat. Seanie T, Jeffrey and Symmetric released Nov 2003.
Releasing The Goin True EP in June 2005.

2001-2002

Released a 4- track hip hop EP in the summer on Beat Oven Records.
Also produced 12" release for Seanie T entitled 'The Formidable' released on ill Flava Records.

1998

Co-produced a track for veteran reggae artist 'Junior Delgado' for his album 'Fearless' which was released on Big-Cat records. Re-mixed the following 12" single release 'Buffalo Soldier' which featured the Jungle Brothers.

1996

Produced & released a 4-track EP comprising of three instrumental and one vocal for own label 'Reel Vybz' Records.

1993-1995

Re-mixed tracks for French Rap group 'Tooleust' Released in France on Chaiya Records. Co-produced tracks for 'Sandra Bee' Actress from Sons and Daughters, (bbc2) for compilation album.
Re-mixed single for North London funk band 'Inner Colors' entitled 'Try' for Acid-pop Records.
Scratch DJ on the Original Groove Juice album by 'Maxi Jazz and the Soul Food Café' released on Revco Records.

RADIO

Keith has been involved in presenting shows on pirate radio for the past fifteen years. Ten years on Power Jam 92fm and now currently presenting on Bassline 97.9fm (Tuesday's 7-9pm) both broadcasting to London and the Suburbs.

Whilst spending weekends fortnightly in Dublin, Ireland, he presented on Power fm that won the 'Smirnoff dance award' for the best radio station in 1999.

Nominated by the UK Hip-Hop awards 2001 for the best UK Underground Hip-Hop radio presenter.
Recently guest presented shows on 1xtra with TY. (29.12.02, 23.03.03 and 26.05.03)

DJ

2001-2004

Djing 3rd Friday of the month starting 20th Feb 2004@ Mango Landin', corner of St Matthews Rd and Brixton Waterlane (A night called One-Up, see gigs section)
Resident Dj at the return of the Boom Bap monthly @ the Vibe bar alongside the tighten up crew (4 more info, see gigs section)
Currently promoting and Djing his own night at Jay - Cubed Bar Angel, Islington. The last Friday of the month (see gigs section)
Dj'ed in Estonia 27 August 2004 (scheduling a date for October 2004)
Dj'ed in Athens, Greece in March, August, October and December 2003. (Currently still going on for 2004).
Played in Hague, Holland with DJ B-ski(Holland) & K-cire(M.A.D. Danger,London) Hip-Hop August 2003
Played in Montenegro, Serbia with Maxi Jazz (Faithless) & J Scarlett(Spacek) August 2003
Dj'ed at Jay-z's after party @ Browns, Holborn, Jan 2003.
Promoted as well as deejayed monthly at the Bug Bar (Brixton) playing Funk, Boogie, R & B, Hip-Hop and Reggae.(September 2001)
Played in Athens, Greece (reggae march 2002).
Played in Austria (R & B may 2002)
Playing Saturdays at the 'sand bar' Brixton (R & B, hip hop and funk).
Residency at the Z-bar Brixton Sundays (R & B, Soul, Rap and Old-Skool)

1996-2001

Weekly residency at the Temple Bar Music Center and the 'Ri - Ra' nightclub in Dublin, Ireland. Ran for four and a half years playing R & B, Hip-Hop and Reggae. Alongside resident DJ's and PA's which included 'Jazzi B', DMC Finalist DJ 'Kofi' US Hip-Hop group 'Company Flow' and UK artists 'Blak Twang', Jamelia and Kleshay.

1995-1990

At various venues in the west end. (Raw club, Bar Rhumba, Ormond's)
Played at the 'Blue Note' with Maxi Jazz and his band, his former band 'Soul Food Café' as a freestyle jam session night. It then moved onto the Borderline Charing Cross rd.
One-off Bank holiday, carnivals, warehouse style parties across London playing along side DJ's from UK, Paris, Italy and Japan.

DJ'ed in Paris 93 'Pigalle' nightclub
DJ'ed in Barcelona 95 'Otto Zutz' nightclub
DJ'ed in Norway 92 'Head On' nightclub

1986-1989

Various local house parties with local sound systems. Just started to get into pirate radio presentation.