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Soul Harmonics is the new soulful house and nujazz project from Dave McKinney (aka Flow Dynamics on Freestyle Records)... This is just a temporary page until I get a chance to get home from touring the Flow Dynamics record and get the Soul Harmonics project up and running. For all the latest Flow Dynamics funk, beats, and breaks news including all tour dates in UK and Europe please check the Flow F page. Soul H album release news coming soon... Laterz, D.------ Some old Flow D info below
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QUOTES ABOUT DAVE'S MUSIC
"We love the funk. You've got it!" (Fort Knox Five)
"Party funk which I've been caning" (DJ Spinna)
"A Brighton Jazz Rooms classic already. Firing Funk from Perth, Australia" (Russ Dewbury)
"Flow Dynamics got the beats that'll make ya say DAAAAMN!!!!!! Much respect! Still haven't managed to stop playing "Live in the mix". I've done it to death but I still have to drop it every set!" (DJ Askillz)
"Live-meets-electronic dancefloor funk" (DJ Magazine UK)
"Timeless" (Adam Freeland)
"Keep making those MONSTERS" (Krafty Kuts)
"Really dope, james brownish, upbeat and funky as hell" (All Good Funk Alliance)
"This 12" is the bomb. It's what 'funky breaks' should actually sound like! - Killing it at Boogie Down every week. This is not leaving my box" (DJ Regal, Wiseguys/ Bronx Dogs)
"Have to say mate, I absolutely love it" (Flevans, Tru Thoughts)
"Upbeat dancefloor funk" (Knowledge Magazine UK)
"Dancefloor dynamite!" (Quinton Scott- Harmless/ Strut Records)
"Banging funky party tracks on Freestyle... Very dope. Highly recommended" (Groove Distribution)
"Party Rockin!" (Nick Thayer)
"What a slice of funky club pressure" (Jelly Jazz)
BIOGRAPHY
From Moscow to London, New York to Rome, and Berlin to Paris, Australian producer Flow Dynamics has been creating boogie fever and booty havoc on dancefloors across the globe. Fusing live musicians with a pile of electronics and sampling, multi- instrumentalist and producer Dave McKinney has proved to be a musical force on the world stage. When the first run of Flow Dynamics vinyl singles were released on Freestyle Records (UK), Funk Weapons (US) and Invada Records (AUS), the reaction was immediate with many of the world's top DJs spinning his tunes in the clubs, at major festivals, and on the radio.
DJ SUPPORT
Dave's music has been supported by Kenny Dope, Gilles Peterson, Quantic, Russ Dewbury, Mr Scruff, Ashley Beedle, Fort Knox Five, Nik Weston, Askillz, Krafty Kuts, Beatfanatic, Patrick Forge, Nickodemus, Michael Ruetten, Andy Smith, All Good Funk Alliance, Annie Mac, UFO, Ed Royal, DJ Regal, Freddie Cruger, Tim Love Lee, Adam Freeland, and DJ Spinna.
DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW ON FREESTYLE RECORDS UK
Now, with a pile of original tunes and remixes under his belt, Dave McKinney brings it all together for his debut self-titled Flow Dynamics album. Full of funky jams and block party breaks, the record takes the listener on a journey through the world of funk and soul based beats with lots of uptempo party cuts, chilled downtempo grooves and everything in between. The album digs deep into the traditions of funk and soul, with lots of live musicians, heavy drums, funky basslines, tight horn sections, sharp cuts, and raw funk vocals, all recorded and mixed at home in his bedroom studio.
TOURING UK, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA
Watch out for a DJ set when Flow Dynamics hits the circuit with gigs in UK, Europe, and Australian in August September October using Serato to deliver his trademark feel-good party sets featuring exclusive re-edits of his own material and unreleased tunes from some of the world's finest artists.
REMIXES
With Flow Dynamics music getting heavy rotation across the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, Spain, Portugal, US, Canada, and Australia, by everyone from bboys and bgirls, to skaters, surfers, snowboarders, graffiti artists, and clubbers, Dave McKinney has also become an in-demand producer for remix work. He's remixed the likes of UK funk outfit Speedometer, latin group Manteca, America's All Good Funk Alliance, and Australia's DJ Regal (Wiseguys/Bronx Dogs), and has upcoming remixes for a string of artists around the globe.
WAM SONG OF THE YEAR
Dave McKinney has also made a name for himself as a songwriter as well as producer and musician. Dave has recently signed a worldwide publishing deal with Mushroom Music as well as winning the WAM Song of the Year 2006 award in the electronic dance category for the song 'These Times' written with Rachel Claudio and featuring Rachel's amazing vocals. Dave had three further nominations in the WAM finals, and was also a multiple finalist in the Australian Music Oz songwriting awards for 2005 and 2006.Dave's music has made it into the UK Top 40 Dance Singles Chart and been featured on CD compilations across the globe including DJ Askillz's Export 02 on Fingerlickin' Records UK, and DJ Andy Smith's Freestyle Mix on Freestyle Records.
OTHER PROJECTS
Dave has also found time to run his marine biology consultancy business on the side, have a beautiful baby boy with his wife, and establish a new soulful house and nujazz project called Soul Harmonics with a full length album due for release in mid 2007. All this coming hot on the heels of his work as a founding songwriter, producer and performer in the now de-funct live electronic band Rhibosome.
WEBSITE
www.flowdynamics.com.au
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Member Since: 21/03/2006
Band Website: http://www.soulharmonics.co.uk/
Band Members: Dave McKinney and friends. Dave also records under the aliases: Flow Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, & Rhibosome.
Influences: Heavy funk, soul music, hip hop, afrobeat, nujazz, soulful house, drum & bass, broken beats, downtempo, afro latin, jazz, and brasilian grooves.

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Sounds Like: Soulful house and nujazz.

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Record Label: Freestyle (UK), Invada (AUS), Funk Weapons (US)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Miscommunicate Soul Harmonics Remix Out Now on Jaffa!

To follow on from the highly successful single, "Do You Even Know", Rachel Claudio & Nicolas Vautier have produced another sexy & soulful gem for the first release on their new label Jaffa Music. With...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:17:00 GMT

Soul Harmonics - Winner of WAM Song of the Year

Dave has just picked up WAM Song of the Year 2006 in the electronic dance category for the song 'These Times' written with Rachel Claudio and featuring Rachel's amazing vocals. Dave also had three oth...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:34:00 GMT