Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez yog ib qho ntawm cov neeg ua yeeb yam nto moo tshaj plaws ntawm cov suab paj nruag niaj hnub. Lub suab paj nruag ntse ntawm lub xyoo 2000s thaum ntxov, raug xaiv tsa rau plaub qhov khoom plig Grammy, lom zem thiab qhuas cov neeg tuaj saib nrog kev sib xyaw ntawm tsev, hip-hop, Latin, jazz, funk, ntsuj plig thiab reggae.
Thaum Ntxov Xyoo ntawm Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez yug hauv 1970 thiab loj hlob hauv Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Thaum tus txiv leej tub muaj 12 xyoos, nws pib kawm cov hip-hop ntaus suab nrov ntawm cov tog neeg hauv zos. Thiab xyoo 1985, Gonzalez tau pib nws txoj haujlwm ua suab paj nruag los ua tus muag khoom ntawm WNR Music Center hauv Sunset Park. Thaum nws tsib xyoos hauv lub khw, Kenny nthuav nws cov kev paub suab paj nruag thiab kawm "diggin" rau kev kaw lus kom ntxaws. Niaj hnub no, Kenny cov ntawv sau muaj ntau dua 50 txhiab cov ntaub ntawv.
Thaum xyoo 1980s lig, nrog phooj ywg thiab yav tom ntej tus khub Mike Delgado, Kenny tau teeb tsa cov koom txoos hauv zos raws li lub npe MAW (Master at Work). Brooklyn DJ-producer Todd Terry tau mus koom cov tog neeg no, thiab tsis ntev cov txiv neej tau los ua phooj ywg zoo. Kenny tawm hauv tsev kawm ntawv mus rau Todd lub tsev thiab saib nws ua haujlwm ntawm kev ntaus, sau cov neeg hu nkauj thiab rappers.
Los ntawm nws cov hluas, tus txiv leej tub tau nyob ze rau tus kheej muaj tswv yim. Thiab nws yuav coj txawv txawv yog tias nws tsis ua suab paj nruag. Kenny txoj kev paub nrog King Grand (Russell Cole) tau dhau los ua txoj hmoo rau tus txiv neej. Lawv tsim pab pawg KAOS. Xyoo 1987, Kenny thiab Todd tau tso tawm cov nkauj album Tsev Hais Plaub Hauv Session. Thiab xyoo 1988, Kenny thawj album tau tso tawm ntawm Greg Fauré daim ntawv lo Bad Boy Records.
Tom qab xyoo 1990, pawg MAW tau muaj npe nrov hauv cov koom haum. Yog li ntawd, Kenny tsim cov nkauj remixes los ntawm cov neeg ua yeeb yam xws li: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Daft Punk, Barbara Tucker, Is Nrias teb, Luther Vandross, BeBe Winans, George Benson thiab Tito Puente. Thiab tseem Stephanie Mills, James Ingram, Eddie Palmieri, Debbie Gibson, Bjork, Dee-Lite, Soul ll Soul, Donna Summers, Puppah Nas-T thiab lwm yam.
Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez: Lub sijhawm muaj tswv yim zoo
Hauv xyoo 1990, Kenny tau mus ncig thoob ntiaj teb ntau, ua si nws txoj kev thiab ua rau lawv nrov heev. Ntawm qhov kev hais kwv txhiaj thaum lub asthiv hauv Southport, Kenny tau saib cov neeg seev cev jazz. Yog li ntawd, lub tswv yim ntawm ib tug syncopated yeej, hu ua "tawg", sawv.
Lub sijhawm no, Kenny tsis yog koom tes nrog Louis thiab ua haujlwm rau cov haujlwm rau MAW pawg. Nws kuj tau ua haujlwm hauv kev tsim thiab remixing hip hop thiab reggae lem. Nws cov nkauj Tau Txais (Clap Koj Tes) thiab Madd Racket yog cov kev sib tw nrov tshaj plaws rau ntau xyoo.
Ntxiv nrog rau kev ua haujlwm ntawm cov phiaj xwm solo, Kenny tau nquag ua haujlwm ntawm kev sib koom tes nrog Vega. Yog li ntawd, pawg suab paj nruag MAW Nuyorican Soul tau tsim, uas tshwm sim hauv 1993. Nws yog lub npe hu ua tom qab nws keeb kwm (Puerto Rican), qhov chaw nyob (New York) thiab style ntawm suab paj nruag (tus ntsuj plig). Nyob rau hauv tib lub xyoo, cov qhab tso tawm thawj zaug, Lub Nervous Track, uas tau los ua cov ntaub ntawv rau kev mloog. Ntawm no, Kenny showcased yav tas los tsim syncopated yeej style. Ib qhov thib ob, Lub Siab Fluid, kuj tau tso tawm xyoo 1996 (Nervous Records).
Nuyorican Soul tau ua tiav thiab kos npe los ntawm suab paj nruag maestro Gilles Peterson. Nyob rau hauv txhua theem ntawm kev tsim cov albums, Kenny lub tswv yim imprint raug yuam. Thiab cim kev hloov pauv ntawm tus kws ntaus nkauj Dopa rau hauv ib qho tseem ceeb tshaj plaws thiab nrhiav-tom qab cov neeg tsim khoom niaj hnub hauv Asmeskas.
Revolutionary trackmaker team
Master ntawm Kev Ua Haujlwm Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez tau sau tias "Cov Pab Pawg Tshaj Lij Tshaj Lij Tshaj Lij Tshaj Lij Tshaj Plaws ntawm xyoo 1990". Artist innovation tau dhau los ua cliché hauv ntiaj teb suab paj nruag. Latin percussion, upbeat vocals thiab natural drumming yog cov cim ntawm cov qhab, uas nqa cov seev cev pem teb nrog lub siab ntawm ecstasy thiab lub zog. Yog tias puas muaj neeg coob coob, nws yog Nuyorican Soul (1997) thiab Peb Lub Sijhawm Yuav Los (2002). Nws tau qhia tias MAW tau sau thiab muab cov nkauj zoo nkauj uas muaj cov organic thiab muaj zog.
Piv txwv li, zaj nkauj nrov A Tribute rau Fela nrog rau qhov kov ntawm afrobeat thiab solo zoo ntawm Roy Ayers hauv qhov tseem ceeb.
Los ntawm DJ mus ua yeeb yam
Kenny Dopa's "kev tawg" ua ib tus kws kos duab solo tuaj rau xyoo 1995. Ib hmos, ntxhov siab nrog cov suab paj nruag uas nthuav tawm hauv kev ua lag luam, Kenny tau mus tsev thiab khaws cov ntaub ntawv classic. Peb hnub tom qab ntawd, tus kws ntaus nkauj tau nthuav tawm album The Bucketheads. Kenny tsis paub tias qhov no yuav yog qhov hloov pauv rau nws. Cov ntaub ntawv, uas yog kev lom zem, featured ib lub BOMB khiav. Nrog kev tsav tsheb nruas, suab nrov nrov thiab cov qauv txuas ntxiv los ntawm Chicago's Street Player, zaj nkauj yog qhov ntaus tam sim. Raws li qhov tshwm sim, Gonzalez tau kov yeej European pop kab kos nrog nws thawj zaug.
Ntau xyoo dhau los muaj ntau ntau qhov kev sim remix lossis luam tawm thiab luam tawm zaj nkauj. Tsis muaj ib qho kev xaiv los ze rau lub suab tiag tiag ntawm tus thawj. Tam sim no ntau xyoo tom qab, cov kws ua yeeb yam feem ntau sim siv tib cov qauv los tsim lub suab ntawm lub sijhawm classic. LUB BOMB yuav yog ib feem ntawm keeb kwm ntawm kev seev cev suab paj nruag.
Pib xyoo 2000 thiab tshaj li 10 xyoo tom ntej, Kenny remixed nkauj los ntawm qee tus kws ua yeeb yam, hais txog lwm cov haujlwm tseem ceeb. Thaum tsim thiab ncig ua si ua rau nws lub sijhawm, Kenny kuj tsim Kay-Dee Cov Ntaub Ntawv hauv xyoo 2003.
Nkauj tawm tshiab
Tom qab ntawd lub tswv yim tau sawv los nrhiav cov qub tswv thiab tsim cov khoom sib xyaw tshiab. "Tsis txhob remix, tab sis muab cov khoom qub thiab tsim cov tswv tshiab los muab cov neeg sau thiab DJs tag nrho cov tshiab." Nws yog lub hauv paus ntsiab lus no uas Kenny ib txwm ua raws li nws txoj haujlwm.
Txij thaum ntawd los, nws tau sau thiab sib xyaw cov ntaub ntawv tsis tshua muaj thiab tsis tau tso tawm. Tab sis vim muaj qhov xwm txheej thiab kev hloov pauv mus rau digital version, cov haujlwm muaj tswv yim tau nres ib ntus. Tus kws ntaus nkauj tau tawg ntawm kev mob siab rau cov suab paj nruag tsis tshua muaj "tiag tiag" thiab kev hlub sib sib zog nqus rau vinyl. Tsis ntev Kenny pib ua hauj lwm hloov kho nws cov hom thiab nyob rau hauv ib lub sij hawm luv luv revived lub Kay-Dee daim ntawv lo.
Cov haujlwm tshiab ua tiav
Nyob rau hauv 2007, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez pib lwm txoj kev koom tes nrog Mark Finkelstein (tus tsim ntawm nruj Rhythm Records). Lawv tau sib koom ua ke thiab tsim daim ntawv Ill Friction. Lub hom phiaj ntawm daim ntawv lo yog nrhiav thiab tsim cov neeg ua yeeb yam tshiab thiab tso tawm cov suab paj nruag zoo hauv ntau hom. Daim ntawv lo Ill Friction yog kev sib xyaw ntawm tsev, disco, funk thiab ntsuj plig. Thiab nws txuas ntxiv thawb cov ciam teb, koom tes nrog ntau pawg neeg ua yeeb yam los tsim cov suab paj nruag zoo heev. Ill Friction tso Ill Friction Vol. 1 yog ib phau ntawm nrov flutes sau los ntawm Kenny Dop. Nws tau tso tawm thaum Lub Yim Hli 2011. Qhov thib ob album suav nrog Kev Puas Tsuaj Loj tag nrho ntawm LP lem ua los ntawm Kenny thiab DJ Terry Hunter.
Lwm qhov project loj yog kev koom tes nrog tus kws kos duab Mishal Moore. Lub Tsib Hlis 31, 2011, nws album Bleed Out tau tso tawm. Ntau tshaj peb xyoos tau ua haujlwm ntawm kev tsim thiab kev tsim khoom ntawm kev sau. Thaum cov tswv yim nthuav tawm los ntawm tus neeg hu nkauj ntaus Dop lub rooj, txhua yam uas tib neeg tuaj yeem hnov yog nws lub suab thiab ntaus guitar acoustic. Tab sis qhov uas Kenny hnov yog txawv kiag li. Nws tau muab nws cov lus hais tias nws yuav tawm hauv lub hauv paus ntawm Mishal Moore lub suab paj nruag. Tab sis nws yuav ntxiv ib lub hauv paus, cov yuam sij, hluav taws xob guitars, nruas thiab plaub lub horns los tsim cov nyhuv tshwj xeeb. Tsis ntev, cov neeg thuam suab paj nruag tau sau txog Mishal tias nws yog tus kws hu nkauj tau zoo. Nws lub suab tuaj yeem kov tus ntsuj plig.
Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez: Singles
Ua ke nrog cov suab tsim los ntawm Kenny Dope, nws yog ib yam dab tsi tiag tiag thiab ua kom zoo dua qub. Thawj zaug Oh, Tswv tau tso tawm xyoo 2009. Cov ntaub ntawv yog foob pob hluav taws, tab sis nws siv sij hawm los ntes. Qhov thib ob ib leeg Nws Aint Over tau tso tawm xyoo 2010 nrog rau cov yeeb yaj kiab txawv txawv. Txoj nkauj tau remixed los ntawm Wide Boys. Ib leeg tau nrov thaum dub-kauj ruam ntawm cov ntaub ntawv tau rov tsim los ntawm pawg Document One. Tsuas yog qhov no version ntawm ib leeg tau qhab nia 1 lab views. Tag nrho cov kev pom ntawm ib qho Nws Aint Over yog kwv yees li 2 lab. Ua tsaug rau cov txuj ci, lub suab thiab suab paj nruag ntawm Mishal Moore, nrog rau Kenny qhov kev paub, tus kws sau nkauj, kev npaj thiab tsim tawm, ib qho zoo kawg nkaus album tau tsim. Nrog nws, tus kws kos duab ncig lub ntiaj teb tau ntau xyoo.
Kev tsim kho tshiab hauv kev ua haujlwm ntawm Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
Hauv 2011, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez tau txais lwm qhov kev xaiv tsa Grammy. Raheem DeVon thib peb album Hlub & Tsov Rog Masterpeace (Jive Records) tau raug xaiv tsa rau "Zoo Tshaj R & B Album ntawm Lub Xyoo". Kenny tsim 11 lem ntawm lub album. Thaum Lub Xya Hli 12, 2011, Kenny tau tso tawm thawj qhov qub hip hop album.
Nws kuj tseem muaj txoj kev khiav Mishal Moore thiab ib zaj nkauj los ntawm DJ Mella Star uas txawj ntse heev. Txoj haujlwm tsim tawm tshiab Lub Neej Zoo Tshaj Plaws yog 12-tus tswv cuab pawg uas Kenny tsim xyoo 2012. Nws tau coj ib pab neeg zoo heev ntawm cov kws ntaus nkauj uas tau koom nrog rau lwm qhov haujlwm. Xyoo no, cov kws ntaus nkauj txawj ntse tso tawm Aftershower Funk thiab Soul of a People. Lawv kuj tau tso tawm rau cov ntawv txwv xim vinyl. Zoo heev Souls ntxiv ib leeg, thiab lawv cov cuab yeej haum ua ke zoo kawg nkaus ua tsaug rau Kenny cov kev npaj thiab cov lus qhia.
Lub Fantastic Souls muaj lwm qhov tso tawm thaum kawg ntawm 2012. Ib qhov ntev ntev album tau tso tawm hauv 2013. Cov ntawv sau muaj lub suab ntawm ob peb lub suab nrov heev.
Nrog lub koob npe nrov ua DJ txawv tshaj plaw, Kenny qhia txog lub peev xwm tshwj xeeb rau kev ua haujlwm zoo tshaj plaws, sib txuas ntau yam suab paj nruag los tsim MIX zoo meej. Nws ua ke hauv tsev, jazz, funk, ntsuj plig, hip-hop thiab ntau dua, tuav lub yeeb yuj, muaj zog thiab muaj siab ua yeeb yam. Kev tsim khoom thiab ncig xyuas ua rau nws lub sijhawm ntau. Tau ob xyoo dhau los, Kenny Dope tau tsis khoom tso tawm ntau txhiab tus nkauj, remixing ntau pua tus neeg hu nkauj thiab taug kev nrog DJs thoob ntiaj teb.
