Hot Shot Kanio Joins 54 Music

54 Music invites you to join them on their journey to becoming the most talked-about, innovative, boundary smashing label in the UK. With a launch set for in March 2009, in time for the Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC), the label has one clear, objective - to search for the future stars of tomorrow. With a diverse and dynamic way of thinking, 54 Music intends to house a variety of genres spread across two contrasting sides of the label: Light and Dark. Light will host an assortment of more esoteric genres, including deep house, broken beats, nu-jazz and all things eclectic. Dark meanwhile, will play host to techno, tech house and minimal, for discerning followers of the 'intellectual techno movement'. 54 Music is set to take dancefloors by storm, launching a nationwide search for talented artists and producers, giving them the chance to make the trip to Miami for the WMC with them, and releasing or remixing a track on either side of the label.

This new concept is being brought to you by the formidable 54 crew, who have been responsible for rocking Londons foundations for the last 4 years. There will be four prizes in total, prizes one and two will include a DJ set and music launch at London Club 54, a trip to WMC, a remix by either Audiojack (Dark Side) or Inland Knights (Light Side) and a release on 54 records. Prizes three and four will include a DJ set and music launch at 54, and to remix tracks by either Kanio (Dark Side) or Shur-I-Kan (Light Side).

The most recent acquisition to this incredible outfit is Kanio, the amazing techno producer who has flown through 2008 via the biggest clubs and coolest parties around the world, and will be sliding into position in the Dark Side of the label alongside the awesome Audiojack. He brings with him a deep, techy sound and incredible talent in both production and DJing, which he will transfer straight to his. A regular feature on the minimal and techno charts of the massive download site, Beatport, and on the essential mix on Radio One, Kanio is flying high in the land of dance and can only get bigger. This coupled with the amazing 54 Music is sure to enhance the finest producing talent out there in this huge competition.

We caught up with Kanio this week to get the lowdown on the label and the search for new talent......

Tell us abit about yourself and what style of music your play?

I'm Kanio and I play minimal, techno, and tech house.

You have been all over the beatport chart this year. What has been your biggest track this year and who has been supporting it?

Well I'v had quite a few mixes reach number 3 and one reach number 2 which was 'Spektre-deal with it(Kanio Mix)'. My stuff has been getting support from all Kinds of people from Audiojack to, Dandy and Ugo, to Sebastian Leger.

You are linking up with new record label 54 music to help find new talent across the world. Tell us a bit about that ?

Well it's an exciting project. A great way to showcase a load of great new music and raise the profile of both the established and non-established artists involved.

You will be remixing one of the competition winners tracks. How do you work in the studio and how do you go about remixing a track?

Well I usually just take one idea from the original and try and create something new around it.

With all this going on your busy in the studio with other projects. Anything else we should be looking out for?

Yeah loads of stuff on the Horizon. Iv got loads of stuff forthcoming on my label Novakane as well as quite a few remixes on other labels. I also working on an album too.

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR TRACK REMIXED BY THE LIKES OF KANIO AND AUDIOJACK ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEND IT IN TO DEMO@54LONDON.COM AND YOU COULD BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING A TRIP TO MIAMI PLSU HAVING YOUR TRACK RELEASED ON THE LABEL

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