Jef K
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Biografía
- Parisian dj Jef K is the founder of classic deep house label Silver Network.A native of Paris, Jef K started mixing records in 1992 after spending nine months in London. His deep, groovy and sexy house sets made him quickly earn a reputation as one of the fastest rising DJs amongst the French house scene. Long time residencies at some of Europe’s most prestigious clubs followed and Jef K regularly graced the decks at Rex Club and Respect in Paris, Fuse in Brussels, and Robert Johnson in Frankfurt. As global demand for the DJ rose Jef was often travelling far and wide to play at top clubs in Asia, South America and USA as well as the rest of Europe. In the mid-90s Jef kept his passion alive as A & R for French label Distance and in turn was later responsible for 6 of the label’s highly rated compilations – five volumes of the “My House” series and the third volume of the “French Sessions” series. Then Krypton/ Sony France released Jef’s “Paris-Chicago Express” CD- a Cajual and Relief compilation in 1997 – the same year that Jef made his first foray into production with E-Troneek Funk’s Cyril K. The track ‘First Step’ made it onto the “Aline Can Dance” compilation project released by Small/Sony. At the end of the 90s Jef K began to leave an indelible mark on the industry when he teamed up with brother Antoine aka DJ Tony Silver to launch the labels FFWD Records and Silver Network. The latter has seen output from some of House Music’s finest producers including Chez Damier, Charles Webster, Pepe Bradock, I:cube, Dixon, Iz&Diz, The Revenge, Milton Jackson, Spirit Catcher, Soul Minority, Chris Carrier and Gwen Maze. 2002 saw the birth of another successful label Crack & Speed, together with partner Holmar Filipsson, with subsequent releases from Sasse aka Freestyle Man, Chris Carrier, Jay Haze, Abe Duqe, Franklin De Costa, Phil Weeks and many more. 2009 saw Jef flexing his production muscles some more and a collaboration with old friend/ partner Chris Carrier for 3 EPs on Silver Network – “Morning EP“, “Chaka EP” and “Fever EP” – all highly regarded by both press and peers. In June 2010, the label dropped one of the monster hits of the summer ‘In My System’ – a collaboration between Jef, Chris Carrier and Chez Damier under the name The Gathering. Jef K’s own ‘System Mix’ received a huge response from all the major house DJs in the world including Ricardo Villalobos, Zip, Radio Slave and Soul Clap it’s no surprise the track charted at no.7 in the Resident Advisor Top 50 tracks of the year 2010 and has received the accolade of remixes by The Revenge, I:Cube, Milton Jackson, Soul Minority, Dj Shade & Steve Ferrand… Jef has also worked with Gwen Maze on a productive collaboration, “Want You Back” (Silver Network), as well as remixing for numerous quality labels including Composite Recordings, Moodmusic, Cecille Records, Rebirth, Akbal, SUOL, Rue de Plaisance, Airdrop, Pooled Music, One Records, Melisma, Dame Music , Slow Town, Organic, and Vitalik. Now his third decade in the industry, Jef’s love of DJing and the peoples’ love for him is as strong as ever. His 2014 gig schedule covering some of the best underground parties – Half Baked, Katapult, and Concrete Paris – says it all.̸http://www.discogs.com/label/Silver+Network DISCOGRAPHY RELEASES Jef K Featuring Rhythm & Soul – The Groove Maker EP – Slowtown – 2013 Silver Team – Man With No Thumb – Klub Klub Elite vol 3 – Dame Music Subb-an featuring Jef K.* – Paris Bébé (12″) Silver Network 2012 Silver Team – Life Below The City Lights EP (12″, EP) Rebirth 2011 The Gathering – In My System (part 1) Silver Network – 2010 Jef & Chris – Chaka EP (12″, EP) Silver Network – 2009 Jef & Chris / Chris Carrier – Morning EP (12″, EP) – Silver Network – 2009 Formule Express – Main Course (EP) Adult Only 2002 Stamper Square – Adult Only 2002 REMIXES Lidell Townsell – I’ll Make U Dance (Chris Carrier & Jef K Remix) Square Roots – 2004 Jerome Pacman – I Like You (We Love Pacos Remix) – The Paris EP Vol. 2 (12″, EP) Crack&Speed – 2004 James Teej – Night Time Story (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix) (MP3, EP) Composite Records – 2010 The Gathering – In My System (Jef K System Mix) Silver Network – 2010 Penner+Muder – Speak Your Mind (jef K & Gwen Maze rmx) Mood Music – 2011 Micro-on Deep and low (Jef K & Gwen Maze remix) Claque Musique – 2011 Yakine – Last Harmony (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix) - One Records (10) 2011 Death On The Balcony - We Are Time And Space (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix) Silver Network 2011 Luca Marano – Oh Set Me Free (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix) Paul’s Boutique Records 2011 Quantum Mechanics, The -Neutrons (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix) Indigo Raw 2011 Varoslav -100 Jef K And Gwen Maze`s Remix (12″) Rue De Plaisance 2011 Deepgroove & Thieve – Kings & Queens (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix) OFF Recordings 2011 Valentin (7) Featuring Morvans, Every Night (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix) Silver Network, Silver Network 2011 Trickski – Wilderness (Jef K Remix) (as Jef K.) Suol 2011 Micro_On – Deep And Low (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix) Claque Musique 2011 Alex Arnout – GiveU (Jef K Version) Turquoise Blue Recordings 2012 NUfrequency – Sometimes (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix)Rebirth 2012 Shade – All i need to know – Silver Team Remix – RvS 2013 Chasin Kurt – Gettin Ready – Jef K Remix – Organic Music 2013 MIX RA.217 (File, MP3, Mixed, Pod) Resident Advisor – 2010 My House Vol. 05 – A House Music Compilation By DJ Jef K, Paris (CD, Comp) Distance – 2000 Watch Out 2000! Music Garden – 2000 My House Vol. 04 – A House Music Compilation By DJ Jef K, Paris (CD, Comp) Distance – 1999 My House Vol. 03 – A House Music Compilation By DJ Jef K, Paris (CD, Comp) Distance – 1998 French Sessions Vol. 03 – A Summer Mix By DJ Jef K, Paris (CD, Comp, Mixed) / Distance – 1998 My House Vol. 02 / Substance – 1997
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