Member Since: 17/04/2006
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Kagan (born in the warm summer of 1988) was infected with the music virus from an early age. He started taking lessons in turkish drums at age 6, and switched to a full drumset at age 8. He joined his first real band when he was 12, "Just Jammin", a jazz funk jam band and that band was not unsuccesful: They performed a little more than 100 times and most notable performances include a full concert on North Sea Jazz festival at age 15, playing at Concertgebouw van Amsterdam, their Tv debut on dutch television at age 14 and the release of their first album. Onfortunately they split up at age 16 because of internal differences, but Kagan went on playing with many other artists in different musical styles such as rap, hiphop, funk, jazz and fusion. The places and gigs he did and likes to think about the most are Paradiso, amsterdam; Uitmarkt Festival with Michael Franti and Sail 2005.
He also won several awards and prizes for ensembles, bands and as a solo artist, most notably the Roots prize, awarded to him by Michael Franti. He entered the Conservatory of Amsterdam at age 18 and still combines his studies there with an all ready extensive gigging, recording and touring schedule.
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Type of Label: Major