Keith Lawrence
Over twenty years DJ experience playing R & B, Hip-Hop, 70's & 80's Funk, Boogie, Soul and Reggae. (Current & revival)
Record productions
Present - 2003
Released "The Roots Rock E.P." Instrumentals. Released in March 2007.
Released 12" featuring Serocee & Seanie–T / Pesci in December 2006.
Released compilation CD entitled "Soundz of Muzik-ed... The Story so far". Released June 2006.
Took part in Aardman Animations' CREATURE COMFORT series, with his brother Brian, as the BLING DOGS. Shown on ITV1 October 2005.
Produced 6 tracks for the forthcoming Travis Blaque album to be released May/June 2006 on German record label UNIQUE.
Produced plus released "The Goin True E.P in June 2005, remixed Blacknificent 7"single -'ere comes The Black released in Aug 2005 on Dark Horizon Records".
Produced "Microphone Phenomenal - Dom G" - released on Dom's own label Aug 2005.
Remixed DJ Mentat's "Rugged Wid It" feat Roots Manuva and Seanie- T for Aerosolic mix cd.
The second release is Shonoluv/Muzik-ed Special feat. Seanie T, Jeffrey and Symmetric released Nov 2003.
Started own Record label in 2003 called Muzik-ed Prods. Debut release being Step by Step/Everywhere feat. Mystro, June 2003.
2001-2002
Released a 4- track hip hop EP in the summer on Beat Oven Records.
Also produced 12" release for Seanie T (Blak Twang) entitled 'The Formidable' released on ill Flava Records.
1998
Co-produced a track for veteran reggae artist 'Junior Delgado' for his album 'Fearless' which was released on Big-Cat records. Re-mixed the following 12" single release 'Buffalo Soldier' which featured the Jungle Brothers.
1996
Produced & released a 4-track EP comprising of three instrumental and one vocal for own label 'Reel Vybz' Records.
1993-1995
Re-mixed tracks for French Rap group 'Tooleust' Released in France on Chaiya Records. Co-produced tracks for 'Sandra Bee' Actress from Sons and Daughters, (bbc2) for compilation album.
Re-mixed single for North London funk band 'Inner Colors' entitled 'Try' for Acid-pop Records.
Scratch DJ on the Original Groove Juice album by 'Maxi Jazz and the Soul Food Café' released on Revco Records.
RADIO
Took part in a producer's special on Ras Kwame's show on Radio 1 31st Aug 2005 alongside Blufoot plus Skitz.
They were told to use Dolly Parton's "9-5". Keith's mix was the favourite as voted by listener's at the time!
Keith has been involved in presenting shows on pirate radio for the past fourteen years. Ten years on Power Jam 92fm and now currently presenting on Bassline 97.9fm (Tuesday's 7-9pm) both broadcasting to London and the Suburbs.
Whilst spending weekends fortnightly in Dublin, Ireland, he presented on Power fm that won the 'Smirnoff dance award' for the best radio station in 1999.
Nominated by the UK Hip-Hop awards 2001 for the best UK Underground Hip-Hop radio presenter.
Recently guest presented shows on 1xtra with TY. (29.12.02, 23.03.03 and 26.05.03)
DJ
2001-Present
- Dj'ed in Athens, Greece in March 2006
- Resident Dj/co-promoter at the return of the Boom Bap monthly @ Plan-B, 418 Brixton Rd. (4 more info, see gigs section)
- Dj'ed in Estonia 27 August 2004 (scheduling a date for October 2004)
- Dj'ed in Athens, Greece in March, August, October and December 2003. (Currently still going on for 2004).
- Played in Hague, Holland with DJ B-ski(Holland) & K-cire(M.A.D. Danger,London) Hip-Hop August 2003
- Played in Montenegro, Serbia with Maxi Jazz (Faithless) & J Scarlett(Spacek) August 2003
- Dj'ed at Jay-z's after party @ Browns, Holborn, Jan 2003.
- Promoted as well as deejayed monthly at the Bug Bar (Brixton) playing Funk, Boogie, R & B, Hip-Hop and Reggae.(September 2001)
- Played in Athens, Greece (reggae march 2002).
- Played in Austria (R & B may 2002)
- Dj'ed at the 'Sand Bar' Brixton (R & B, hip hop and funk) from 2002 - 2006.
- Residency at the Z-bar Brixton Sundays (R & B, Soul, Rap and Old-Skool)
1996-2001
- Weekly residency at the Temple Bar Music Center and the 'Ri - Ra' nightclub in Dublin, Ireland. Ran for four and a half years playing R & B, Hip-Hop and Reggae. Alongside resident DJ's and PA's which included 'Jazzi B', DMC Finalist DJ 'Kofi' US Hip-Hop group 'Company Flow' and UK artists 'Blak Twang', Jamelia and Kleshay.
1995-1990
- At various venues in the west end. (Raw club, Bar Rhumba, Ormond's)
- Played at the 'Blue Note' with Maxi Jazz and his band, his former band 'Soul Food Café' as a freestyle jam session night. It then moved onto the Borderline Charing Cross rd.
One-off Bank holiday, carnivals, warehouse style parties across London playing along side DJ's from UK, Paris, Italy and Japan.
| DJ'ed in Paris 93 |
'Pigalle' nightclub |
| DJ'ed in Barcelona 95 |
'Otto Zutz' nightclub |
| DJ'ed in Norway 92 |
'Head On' nightclub |
1986-1989
Various local house parties with local sound systems. Just started to get into pirate radio presentation.
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