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Since his early beginnings behind the decks in 1996, Sydney based Kid Kenobi has steadily risen to his current place as the busiest DJ on Australian shores, now widely regarded as the home of the most booming breaks scene in the world.
2001 saw him take out not only Australian DJ of the Year, but also People's Choice DJ of the Year NSW at the Australian Dance Music Awards. A great feat for not only Kid Kenobi as a DJ but also for the ever growing breaks community in Australia. Complimenting these awards are endless residencies and guest spots around the country where the Kid plays to consistently packed out houses, often to the point of hungry punters being turned away.
These awards were merely a tip on the iceberg for a largely successful year or two which have seen Kid Kenobi features splashed across the pages of Rolling Stone, FHM, Ralph and Urb to name just a few. Countless radio and TV appearances ensued. Alongside his role as a well-respected music journalist, the Kid's unique mix of educator and entertainer as a DJ has undoubtedly played a mammoth part in the success of breakbeat downunder.
Its often surprising to both peers and punters that such a profile has stemmed from the art of dj-ing alone. This has provided the inspiration for Kid Kenobi to undertake production work, his first being the double mix CD for Ministry of Sound Australia aptly titled "A Clubbers Guide to Breaks". Outselling prominent international releases in the same genre, a second Clubbers Guide to Breaks release is scheduled for October 2002. His debut remix of Green Velvet's "La La Land", a collaboration between Kid Kenobi and Poxy Music (Pocket and Ken Cloud) will be out later in the year on 12 inch from Hussle Recordings. For the 2nd year running, Kid Kenobi one of the 4 finalists for Australian DJ of the Year 2002.
In the meantime, a calling to explore foreign shores and a "break" into production has taken the Aussie breaks battler to the UK, Europe and New York where he is currently engaging in a number of overseas performances as well as his debut in the studio. For the first time in his career, Kid Kenobi will be creating original tracks with some of his favorite labels and producers such as Against the Grain Records/Supercharged and Ed Solo, (Brighton UK) Phantom Beats/Plastic Ray Gun, (Cardiff UK) Sound of Habib, (Sweden) and Kingsize Records. (New York) If the past is anything to go by, the future looks very bright indeed.
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