K-Gee
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K-Gee is the alias for Karl Gordon, a British
DJ
, producer
and songwriter
and former member of the Outlaw Posse
.
Gordon was brought up listening to reggae
by his father and was inspired to become a DJ after listening to Grandmaster Flash
's "The Message" and other early hip-hop
tracks.
K-Gee and his friend Bello decided to start Outlaw Posse and one of his demo tapes ended up at Richie Rich and in 1990 the debut single
"Party" was released and later the album My Afros On Fire. In 1992 the second album The Oneness Of Two Minds In Unison was released, however the band split up and K-Gee returned to being a DJ.
In May 1996, K-Gee met up with Melanie Blatt
and Shaznay Lewis
who were formerly in All Saints 1.9.7.5., and wanted to relaunch their group with their new found bandmembers Natalie
and Nicole Appleton
. Together they recorded "I Know Where It's At
" and after All Saints
managed to get a recording contract
, he co-wrote and produced their first album (All Saints). The album turned out to be successful and scored three consecutive number 1 hits in the United Kingdom
. K-Gee accompanied them on their tour and was widely regarded as their fifth member.
The success allowed K-Gee to do production and songwriting for other bands as well. K-Gee has worked with TQ
, Carl Thomas, Gabrielle
, Hinda Hicks
, Noreaga, George Michael
, Pras
, Glamma Kid
, Jamie Cullum
, Jessie J
and Esmée Denters
.
K-Gee started his own record label Instant Karma
. On 23 October 2000, K-Gee released his debut single "I Don't Really Care", which peaked at #21 in the UK Singles Chart
. K-Gee debut album Bounce to this
was released on 7 October 2002.
With other artists
With other bands
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and former member of the Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse was a British hip hop group formed by Bello B and K-Gee . They also recorded together as Outlaw and Brothers Like Outlaw, before the group finally split in 1992.-Biography:...
.
Gordon was brought up listening to reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
by his father and was inspired to become a DJ after listening to Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash
Joseph Saddler better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing....
's "The Message" and other early hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
tracks.
K-Gee and his friend Bello decided to start Outlaw Posse and one of his demo tapes ended up at Richie Rich and in 1990 the debut single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Party" was released and later the album My Afros On Fire. In 1992 the second album The Oneness Of Two Minds In Unison was released, however the band split up and K-Gee returned to being a DJ.
In May 1996, K-Gee met up with Melanie Blatt
Melanie Blatt
Melanie Ruth Blatt is a singer, actress, television personality and was a member of the multi-million selling girl group All Saints. Following their split she launched a solo career.-Early life:...
and Shaznay Lewis
Shaznay Lewis
Shaznay Lewis is a British female singer-songwriter and a former member of All Saints.-Biography:...
who were formerly in All Saints 1.9.7.5., and wanted to relaunch their group with their new found bandmembers Natalie
Natalie Appleton
Natalie Jane Appleton Howlett is a Canadian pop singer and actress who rose to fame as a member of the band All Saints. During All Saints' five years of inactivity, she was a member of Appleton with her younger sister Nicole.-Biography:...
and Nicole Appleton
Nicole Appleton
Nicole Marie Appleton-Gallagher is a Canadian pop singer and actress who rose to fame as a member of All Saints. She was formerly a member of Appleton along with her older sister Natalie.-Early life:...
. Together they recorded "I Know Where It's At
I Know Where It's At
"I Know Where It's At" is a song by All Saints released as the debut single from their self titled album: All Saints. On 9 August 1997 the song was debuted on the National Lottery Live and the first performance on Top of the Pops was on 2 September 1997....
" and after All Saints
All Saints (band)
All Saints were a British/Canadian girl group. Founded in 1993 as All Saints 1.9.7.5, the group consisted of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton...
managed to get a recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
, he co-wrote and produced their first album (All Saints). The album turned out to be successful and scored three consecutive number 1 hits in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. K-Gee accompanied them on their tour and was widely regarded as their fifth member.
The success allowed K-Gee to do production and songwriting for other bands as well. K-Gee has worked with TQ
Terrance Quaites
Terrance Quaites , known professionally as TQ, is an American R&B singer. He is perhaps best known for his hit song "Westside", which became a top 40 hit in several countries in 1998.-Music:...
, Carl Thomas, Gabrielle
Gabrielle (singer)
Louisa Gabrielle Bobb is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer, who records under the name Gabrielle. Gabrielle began her career temping during the day and singing for free in London clubs at night...
, Hinda Hicks
Hinda Hicks
Hinda Hicks is a Tunisian born singer, with British nationality having moved to West Sussex as a child.-Introduction:Hicks originally sang with an R&B band called the Fabulous Fug Band and at one time sent a demo of her vocals alongside Aretha Franklin's "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" to Phil...
, Noreaga, George Michael
George Michael
George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
, Pras
Pras
Prakazrel Samuel Michel, known as Pras, is a Grammy Award-winning Haitian-American rapper, actor, film producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees.-Early life:...
, Glamma Kid
Glamma Kid
Iyael Iyases Tafari Constable better known as Glamma Kid, is a British ragga and dancehall toaster and former Royal Air Force trainee of part Jamaican descent.-Career:...
, Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum is an English pop and jazz-pop singer-songwriter. Though he is primarily a vocalist/pianist he also accompanies himself on other instruments including guitar and drums. Since April 2010, he has been presenting a weekly jazz show on BBC Radio 2, broadcast on Tuesdays from 19:00.- Early...
, Jessie J
Jessie J
Jessica Ellen Cornish , better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English recording artist currently signed to Island Records. She began her career as a songwriter for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude", was released in November 2010 and peaked...
and Esmée Denters
Esmée Denters
Esmée Denters is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She was a regular cover-artist on video-sharing website YouTube on which she covered songs by contemporary musicians like Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield....
.
K-Gee started his own record label Instant Karma
Instant Karma (record label)
Instant Karma is an independent record label created by former Warner Music Group chairman and head of the BPI, Rob Dickins, in 1999.The label was founded by Dickins after his resignation from Warner Music, where he gained fame for his track record of signing female vocalists such as Enya and The...
. On 23 October 2000, K-Gee released his debut single "I Don't Really Care", which peaked at #21 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. K-Gee debut album Bounce to this
Bounce to this
Bounce to This is an album by Karl Gordon, also known as K-Gee. The album had one minor hit with "I Don't Really Care" which peaked at #21 in the UK charts two years prior to the album's release, but received more publicity for the song "Let's Get Nice" which he recorded with Melanie Blatt while...
was released on 7 October 2002.
Albums
Solo- Bounce to thisBounce to thisBounce to This is an album by Karl Gordon, also known as K-Gee. The album had one minor hit with "I Don't Really Care" which peaked at #21 in the UK charts two years prior to the album's release, but received more publicity for the song "Let's Get Nice" which he recorded with Melanie Blatt while...
(7 October 2002)
With other artists
- My Afros On Fire with Outlaw PosseOutlaw PosseOutlaw Posse was a British hip hop group formed by Bello B and K-Gee . They also recorded together as Outlaw and Brothers Like Outlaw, before the group finally split in 1992.-Biography:...
(1990) - The Oneness of II Minds In Unison with Brothers Like Outlaw (1992)
Singles
Solo- "I Don't Really Care" (UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#21, 2000)
With other bands
- "The Original Dope!" with Outlaw PosseOutlaw PosseOutlaw Posse was a British hip hop group formed by Bello B and K-Gee . They also recorded together as Outlaw and Brothers Like Outlaw, before the group finally split in 1992.-Biography:...
(1989) - "Party" with Outlaw PosseOutlaw PosseOutlaw Posse was a British hip hop group formed by Bello B and K-Gee . They also recorded together as Outlaw and Brothers Like Outlaw, before the group finally split in 1992.-Biography:...
(1990) - "Stop The Negativity" with Outlaw PosseOutlaw PosseOutlaw Posse was a British hip hop group formed by Bello B and K-Gee . They also recorded together as Outlaw and Brothers Like Outlaw, before the group finally split in 1992.-Biography:...
(1990) - "Party Time" with OutlawOutlawIn historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, this takes the burden of active prosecution of a criminal from the authorities. Instead, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute...
(1992)
Production and remixes
- All Saints (Number 2, 24 November 1997) by All SaintsAll Saints (band)All Saints were a British/Canadian girl group. Founded in 1993 as All Saints 1.9.7.5, the group consisted of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton...
- New Direction (1998) by AdevaAdevaAdeva is a female African American house-music and contemporary R&B artist from Paterson, New Jersey, United States, the youngest of six children...
- Right Here, Right Now (1999) Album by FierceFierceFierce was a three-piece, all girl R&B group from the United Kingdom. They were signed to Colin Lester's and Ian McAndrew's Wildstar Records, and scored four hit singles on the UK Singles Chart in 1999 and 2000...
- Bills 2 Pay (1999) by Glamma KidGlamma KidIyael Iyases Tafari Constable better known as Glamma Kid, is a British ragga and dancehall toaster and former Royal Air Force trainee of part Jamaican descent.-Career:...
- Saints & Sinners (Number 1, 14 October 2000) by All SaintsAll Saints (band)All Saints were a British/Canadian girl group. Founded in 1993 as All Saints 1.9.7.5, the group consisted of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton...
- Open (19 July 2004) by Shaznay LewisShaznay LewisShaznay Lewis is a British female singer-songwriter and a former member of All Saints.-Biography:...
- "Outside: The Mixes" by George MichaelGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
- Studio 1Studio 1 (album)-Special edition DVD:-Singles:-Release history:-Charts:-External links:*...
(2006) by All SaintsAll Saints (band)All Saints were a British/Canadian girl group. Founded in 1993 as All Saints 1.9.7.5, the group consisted of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton... - We Run Things (2009) by Jamie CullumJamie CullumJamie Cullum is an English pop and jazz-pop singer-songwriter. Though he is primarily a vocalist/pianist he also accompanies himself on other instruments including guitar and drums. Since April 2010, he has been presenting a weekly jazz show on BBC Radio 2, broadcast on Tuesdays from 19:00.- Early...
- Stand Up (2011) by Jessie JJessie JJessica Ellen Cornish , better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English recording artist currently signed to Island Records. She began her career as a songwriter for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude", was released in November 2010 and peaked...
- Screaming Out LoudScreaming Out LoudScreaming Out Loud is the second studio album by Dutch pop artist and songwriter Esmée Denters.-Background:Esmée started working on new songs for her second studio album in January 2011. She said "my next album is gonna be different." She has been working with British DJ and producer K-Gee and...
(2012) by Esmée DentersEsmée DentersEsmée Denters is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She was a regular cover-artist on video-sharing website YouTube on which she covered songs by contemporary musicians like Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield....