PS. go get yourself a brew,open a packet of Jammy Dodgers,av a fart,let it all out,roll a wood bine and read on,tally ho!!!!!
Ken Mac is an MC,breaks producer,vocalist and co Label owner from West London. Over the last seven years Ken Mac (Scott ) has released over twenty singles, eighteen of which he has produced and has MC'd at the majority of breaks raves/gigs/parties across the globe from the UK,FRANCE,GERMANY,POLAND,SPAIN,TURKEY,ITALY,USA,CANADA,DA MOON
Ken Mac got into music at an early age via his father Ross, who for a lifetime has been a professional jazz drummer. Being brought up in a musical environment it wasn’t long before he picked up a pair of sticks and started beating skins. In his early teens he played the drums in various bands playing different styles including jazz, funk and hip hop. Not satisfied with just the drums, he learned to play the piano which taught him about melodic elements and structure within a tune. This later helped to develop his song writing skills.
Drum and bass was his music of choice in the mid-nineties. As a youngster his main haunt was a night called ‘Innersense’ at the legendary and very dark Lazerdrome nightclub. After seeing a set by Dr S Gachet and the one and only MC Stevie Hyper D (RIP), Ken Mac then knew ruff and ready music was where he wanted to be!
His first step into the music scene was via an up-and-coming DJ/producer Marcus Britnell, aka DJ Quest. At the time, Quest was a new name in the fresh, evolving breakbeat scene and was running ‘Pulse Recordings’ alongside his brother Julian aka J.B. Ken Mac’s first production was with Quest on a pair of singles ‘Egypt’ and ‘Herbal Power’. ‘Egypt’ had full support from many of the breaks DJ’s/ ravers entering Ken Mac into the fast evolving scene as a producer.
At the same time Quest needed a host MC for his radio show on Flex FM and asked Ken Mac to pick up the mic and give it a go (thank-you Questie!). This sparked Ken Mac’s passion as a lyricist and soon the mic became his weapon of choice, although he never could leave the PC alone! Cyberfunk Recordings was the next step for Ken Mac binding forces with Quest running and co-owning the label. Ken Mac’s next release came in 2003 producing alongside the newly found and signed trio soon to be known as the Breakfastaz (pseudonym given to them by Ken Mac). ‘This Way’ (Ken Mac + Breakfastaz) and ‘System Overload’ (Quest + Breakfastz ft Ken Mac) was the release that cemented Mac as an MC/producer. This release helped Mac generate his name in the scene by being regularly played on Breaks FM (Yoof & Bionic – thank-you boys!).
Regularly hosting alongside the mighty Ed 209, Quest, Breakfastaz,Dj Jay Cunning, Dj Mutiny, Yoof,NAPT, Drunken Allstars and MC’s Incyte and Mr Reload on Breaks FM enabled Ken Mac to get an international following. This aided his first overseas booking at the almighty breakbeat raves in Spain, thanks to full support from Spain’s finest DJ Rasco(arrrrriba!!)With the summer vibe rolling, 2005 saw Ken Mac joining the Hardcore Beats camp and produced alongside Ed209 a track called ‘United State of Mind’, followed by ‘Shot Gun Rhythm’ with Control Z and then ‘Hell Yeah’ again with Ed209.(he doesnt just do vocals,he writes the tracks too,people tend to forget this ;)
Ken Mac has released on Pulse, Cyberfunk, Combat Wax, Sub Frequency Funk, Hardcore Beats,Mechanoise,Unstable,Botchit,Cut and Run, and now on his latest production venture ‘PYRAMID’ with Inch (Ctrl Z),thier first single ‘Watts Funkin’ has been snapped up by Unstable Recs and is out now, soon to be followed with more tracks(remixes) on Botchit,Cyberfunk and Unstable under the "PYRAMID" guise.
This year saw Ken Mac being part of the Jay Cunning Kiss FM tour and he has also joined the mighty Atomic Hooligan band as a vocalist/MC. He now has a multitude of residencies including Raindance, Innovation, Essence of Chi, Blast, Vinyl Touch, Read the Crowd to name a few and hosts his very own radio show on Pyroradio.com - Mondays 7-9pm GMT. He has MC-ed alongside just about every player in the scene including Freestylers, Tayo, Autobots,Deekline,Aquasky,Ellis Dee,Dreadzone,Lisa Lashes(hot milf ;)…the list goes on. His regular MC partners are Mr Reload, Miss Trouble, Incyte, Lowqui and Five Alive. Ken Mac is also a part of the Essence of Chi drum and bass family and plays out regularly at their events, which shows his versatility as an MC.
2008 looks busier then ever for Ken Mac with more releases due and a solo project scheduled for some time in the year. He will soon be playing out as a DJ under the PYRAMID guise for the first time early in 08. So any promoters looking to clear a dance floor quickly ;) just send me a meesage and we'll talk moolar.
Special thanks to supporters, breaks ravers(you lot da best) and all my fam – you know who you are!
