KINKY D

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Member Since: 11/05/2006
Band Website: last.fm/user/KinkyD
Band Members: Most recently she featured as Javier De Frutos ' My Favorite Londoner'"..she has this encyclopadic knowledge of music... it becomes almost anthropolgical...she can immediatiately smell what the is crowd wanting." Time Out April 2008At this years Middle East International Film Festival (Abu Dhabi) held by Mohamed Khalaf Al Mazrourei & Nashwa Al Ruwaini at Century Beach in Cannes"Kinky D who no doubt has the best Afro on the Croisette played consistently rocking music...Some punters were so exuberant it was like watching a four hour aerobic work out with smiles." The Hollywood Reporter May 2008Amongst her greatest accomplishments is her work with BBC Radio 1Xtra, where she amassed over 800 hours with her own show "Xcess With Kinky D". At 1Xtra Kinky worked alongside the cream of the urban scene including Ras Kwame, Robbo Ranx, and Ronnie Herel. ˜Xcess With Kinky D" ran Tuesday to Friday, 2-6am with great success both at home and abroad. It was with this show that Kinky did a live simultaneous broadcast on Christmas morning 2002 with Radio 1, her energetic and gregarious manner well suited to the slot. From there she propelled herself onto the FM dial hosting and producing her own shows on London's Urban Fresh, Rhythm FM and House music station Unknown FM.With London as her base, Kinky D has ventured far and wide with her record box, energy, and skills playing gigs in many countries including Mexico, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Australia, Russia, Seoul, Spain, and Greece. At each gig she plays, her following grows and her name is remembered."Enter the realm of Kinky D and you walk into another world." (Diva Magazine, 03/02)Over the last 7 years, Kinky D has also promoted at a variety of London venues, and is currently promoting at Discotec @ The End, Slave To Rhythm @ Essence, and a collection of under 18's events under the Firmed Up name. Her recent appearances and Firmed Up promotions at Ministry of Sound's Smoove (including Kelis's ˜Tasty' album launch party, and Keisha White's single launch party) playing Back-to-Back with DJ Philly have inspired them to book the team for yet more dates." Kinky D she rocks!" (DJ Magazine, 09/04)Alongside her guest appearances with the likes of Scissor Sisters,50 Cent, Todd Terry, MOBO Award winners Steve Sutherland and Manny Norte, Plump DJs, Krafty Kutz, and EZ (amongst others), Kinky regularly plays at a variety high profile and prestigious corporate events - most recently the 60th Cannes Film Festival,where she played for 11 consecutive nights and has been invited back to play this year! The MTV Block Party,W Hotels and Faceparty’s exclusive ‘Canaveral de L’estrange’ at the Atlantis Gallery. She has worked for clients such as Selfridges, The Department of Trade and Industry, and various charity benefits including A.I.D.S. and Breast Cancer awareness.
Kinky D kept the glitterati more than happy mixing Luther, Lionel, and the Neptunes with flair" (Attitude Magazine, 06/04)
Kinky D has also featured at many of London’s bigger summer festivals including Mardi Gras, Purple in the Park, London’s 2004 Pride, where she not only appeared as a DJ but also programmed a 2,000 capacity dance tent under the Firmed Up name. Most recently (2005) Kinky D was asked back by Faceparty to coordinate and perform at another dance tent at a 30,000 capacity festival under the Firmed Up brand, with PA's from Lady Sovereign and Sonique. Her appearance in Brighton alongside MC Chickaboo gained her high praise in DJ Magazine, where they described her as:"The gorgeous DJ Kinky D with her raw mix of R&B and UK Garage monsters" (DJ Magazine, 21/09/03)Kinky D has consistently pushed herself into new and even more diverse areas, including narrating a documentary, Gayz In The Hood tackling the prevalent issue of homophobia in Hip-Hop for BBC Radio 1 Steve Lamaq show (www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/stevelamacq/documentaries/gayznthe hood_20021111.shtml). This piece also won a Gold World Medal at the New York International Radio Festival. Kinky has also been working on producing her own material, some of which has been featured on worldwide television, proving Kinky D's skills are varied as well as impressive.Welcome to the world of Kinky D.
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