Kid Creme
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Kid Creme is a house music
producer
and DJ, born to an Italian family in Brussels in 1974.
breakbeat
scene. At 19 he met Francis Shabard (DJ Murvin Jay) who introduced him to house music and together they secured DJ residencies at Club XXX, the first house club night in Brussels
at the legendary Theatre of Vaudeville.
Nico spent four years as assistant engineer at Let's Go Studios, where he met his DJ partner and close friend Vito 'Junior Jack
' Lucente. In 1994, Nico set up his own label DTM Recordz and was promptly offered a label deal by R&S Records. At the same time Nico was releasing house records through UK label Drop Dead Discs. It was Nico's house remix of Boom on Drop Dead that caught Boy George
's eye, and remixes for Junior Vasquez
and Topazz followed.
PIAS were not long in offering Nico a label deal for his techno productions. He accepted the offer and now records for his label Deluxe Recordings under the moniker Sharpside. Their second release Critical Freaks quickly gained support on the scene with the likes of Dave Angel
, Claude Young
, Pete Tong
, Carl Cox
and Judge Jules
caning the record. With Danny Tenaglia supporting track Belgian Resistance, Luke Slater using the track Telsco Drop on his album and Space Cruising getting signed to Dave Angel's label, Nico's techno productions were going from strength to strength.
On the house tip, remix requests from labels such as Wonderboy, Pepper, Gut, and Mission Lynx came flooding in. In 2001, Nico's first production under the name KID CREME entitled Austin's Groove was signed to Jalapeño Records, who licensed it to Ink in the UK and Subliminal in the US. Eric Morillo added a Shawnee Taylor vocal on the record and it blew up in the club scene. Two following releases for Distinctive, Niquid EP and Down & Under, did equally well with critics and sales.
Kid Creme came back with a strong bootleg of Raw Silk's Do It To the Music and renamed it Hypnotising. The single was signed to Positiva and reached number 31 in the UK singles chart, despite being a relatively underground record.
Nico's remix of Shakedown At Night was Seven magazine's Single Of The Week and, when Fatboy Slim
dropped it at Big Beach Boutique, he was watched by 250 000 people. Upon hearing it whilst visiting her label, Kylie Minogue
asked Kid to remix her single Love At First Sight.
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and DJ, born to an Italian family in Brussels in 1974.
Biography
Nico's formative years were spent learning to spin hip-hop and studying music theory & classic piano. After he was expelled from music college in 1991, he decided to set up his own home studio inspired mainly by the LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
breakbeat
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
scene. At 19 he met Francis Shabard (DJ Murvin Jay) who introduced him to house music and together they secured DJ residencies at Club XXX, the first house club night in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
at the legendary Theatre of Vaudeville.
Nico spent four years as assistant engineer at Let's Go Studios, where he met his DJ partner and close friend Vito 'Junior Jack
Junior Jack
Junior Jack is an Italian-Belgian house music producer and DJ.-Biography:...
' Lucente. In 1994, Nico set up his own label DTM Recordz and was promptly offered a label deal by R&S Records. At the same time Nico was releasing house records through UK label Drop Dead Discs. It was Nico's house remix of Boom on Drop Dead that caught Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
's eye, and remixes for Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
and Topazz followed.
PIAS were not long in offering Nico a label deal for his techno productions. He accepted the offer and now records for his label Deluxe Recordings under the moniker Sharpside. Their second release Critical Freaks quickly gained support on the scene with the likes of Dave Angel
Dave Angel
David Angelico Nicholas Gooden , better known as Dave Angel, is an English techno musician.-Early years:Angel was born in Chelsea, London in 1966. He is the son of a London-based jazz musician, and the elder brother of rapper Monie Love...
, Claude Young
Claude Young
Claude Young Jr. is a techno DJ from Detroit. Known for his mixing style that includes scratches, juggles and cuts, Claude Young has played in clubs all around the world....
, Pete Tong
Pete Tong
Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
, Carl Cox
Carl Cox
Carl Cox is a British techno and house music DJ.-Biography:Cox grew up in Oldham, Lancashire, before attending Glastonbury High Boys secondary modern school on Glastonbury Road in Morden. Cox began his career as a hardcore and rave DJ in the mid 1980s...
and Judge Jules
Judge Jules
Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
caning the record. With Danny Tenaglia supporting track Belgian Resistance, Luke Slater using the track Telsco Drop on his album and Space Cruising getting signed to Dave Angel's label, Nico's techno productions were going from strength to strength.
On the house tip, remix requests from labels such as Wonderboy, Pepper, Gut, and Mission Lynx came flooding in. In 2001, Nico's first production under the name KID CREME entitled Austin's Groove was signed to Jalapeño Records, who licensed it to Ink in the UK and Subliminal in the US. Eric Morillo added a Shawnee Taylor vocal on the record and it blew up in the club scene. Two following releases for Distinctive, Niquid EP and Down & Under, did equally well with critics and sales.
Kid Creme came back with a strong bootleg of Raw Silk's Do It To the Music and renamed it Hypnotising. The single was signed to Positiva and reached number 31 in the UK singles chart, despite being a relatively underground record.
Nico's remix of Shakedown At Night was Seven magazine's Single Of The Week and, when Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim
Norman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
dropped it at Big Beach Boutique, he was watched by 250 000 people. Upon hearing it whilst visiting her label, Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
asked Kid to remix her single Love At First Sight.
Singles
- 2000 "Austin's Groove"
- 2001 "Private Tools"
- 2003 "Down and Under"
- 2003 "Hypnotising"
- 2004 "Everybody"
Remixes
- 2002 ShakedownShakedownShakedown may refer to:* Shakedown , a type of plastic deformation* Shakedown or a shakedown cruise, a period of testing undergone by a ship, airplane or other craft...
- At Night - 2002 Kylie MinogueKylie MinogueKylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
- "Love At First Sight" - 2003 Pique & Nique - "You Will (Miss Me)"
- 2004 Planet FunkPlanet FunkPlanet Funk is an Italian electronic dance musical ensemble.Members are Sergio Della Monica, Alex Neri, Domenico GG Canu, Marco Baroni, Alex Uhlmann and Alessandro Sommella , in addition to a series of guest singers in collaboration, like Dan Black, Sally Doherty, Raiz and John Graham...
- Inside All The People