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Kevin McKay
Kevin McKay DJing @ Propagnda Moscow, August 2012
Background information
GenresElectronica, house
Occupation(s)Musician
Record producer
Record Label Owner
Remixer
DJ
Years active1993 – present
LabelsGlasgow Underground Recordings, Heartbeats, Breastfed
Websitehttp://www.kevinmckay.co.uk

Kevin McKay (born 24 May)[1], is a Scottish DJ, electronic musician, record label and record producer now based in London.[2][3]

History

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McKay studied at The University of Strathclyde from 1989-1995.[4] One night in 1991 while DJing at the University's student union he met Andy Carrick. The pair subsequently began collaborating on music together. Three years later McKay secured £2000 of funding from The Princes' Trust to release their music on his Muzique Tropique imprint.[5][6][7]

In 1997 McKay founded Glasgow Underground Recordings. The label has released music by Romanthony, Milton Jackson, Mateo and Matos, Jersey Street as well as productions by McKay himself.[8][9][7].

In 2002 McKay met Myles Macinnes better known by the stage name Mylo, founded Breastfed Recordings and signed Macinnes to the label.[10][11]

In 2003 McKay under the pseudonym Brian Warner produced and mixed the Linus Loves single "Stand Back".[12] It was a cover version of the 1983 Stevie Nicks' song. The track peaked at #31 in the UK Singles Chart in November 2003.[13]

In 2004 using the pseudonym Kevin Kennedy, McKay co-produced and mixed the Mylo album Destroy rock and roll[14][15][16][17]

In 2008 McKay signed Grum and a year later set up the Heartbeats imprint to release his music.[18][19]

In 2011 McKay re-launched Glasgow Underground Recordings. The label had been largely inactive since 2004.[20][21]

In 2014 McKay released "Goin' Freak" on the Berlin based label OFF Recordings [22][23]. The single was supported on BBC Radio 1 by Pete Tong [24] [25] and reached number 4 in the DMC Buzz Chart.[26]

Bibliography

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  • Bidder, Sean (1999). House The Rough Guide. London: Rough Guides Ltd. ISBN 1-85828-432-5.
  1. ^ @kevinmckay (2011-05-24). twitter.com https://twitter.com/kevinmckay/status/72992877868883968. Retrieved 2014-03-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ PRS for Music (2013-08-09). "INTERVIEW: KEVIN MCKAY". www.m-magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  3. ^ DMC World (2014-01-30). "KevinMcKay". www.dmcworld.net. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  4. ^ Kevin McKay (2013-08-09). "Kevin McKay". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  5. ^ Kevin McKay (2011-10-14). "Interview: Kevin McKay (Glasgow Underground)". untitledmusic-org.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  6. ^ Discogs (2014-03-07). "Muzique Tropique". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  7. ^ a b Bidder 1999, p. 243 Cite error: The named reference "Bidder" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ Discogs (2014-03-07). "Glasgow Underground". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  9. ^ Resident Advisor (2014-03-07). "Glasgow Underground". residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 2014-03-07. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Resident Advisor (2013-04-15). "Masterclass with Kevin McKay (Glasgow Underground) – 15.04.13". Point Blank. Retrieved 2014-03-07. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Dan Prince (2014-01-30). "Kevin McKay". DMC World. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  12. ^ Discogs (2014-03-07). "Stand Back". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  13. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 323. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  14. ^ Dan Prince (2014-01-30). "Kevin McKay". DMC World. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  15. ^ PRS For Music (2013-08-09). "INTERVIEW: KEVIN MCKAY". PRS For Music. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  16. ^ "Kevin McKay". discogs.com. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  17. ^ Tom Doyle (March 2005). "Mylo: Producing Destroy Rock & Roll". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  18. ^ "Kevin McKay Bio". Beatport. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  19. ^ Discogs (2014-03-07). "Heartbeats". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  20. ^ Andrew Rafter (2011-04-11). "House Is Back: Glasgow Underground Returns". www.harderbloggerfaster.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  21. ^ Mixmag (2011-04-07). "GLASGOW UNDERGROUND RE-LAUNCH". www.mixmag.net. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  22. ^ "Kevin McKay Goin' Freak Bio". Beatport. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  23. ^ Discogs (2014-03-07). "OFF Recordings". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  24. ^ BBC (2014-01-17). "Pete Tong". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  25. ^ BBC (2014-01-31). "Pete Tong". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  26. ^ DMC (2014-01-23). "Buzz Chart". DMC World. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
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