Biography
Ken Fan biog 08!
These past few years has seen things go from strength to strength for the old Miss Moneypennys and Chuff Chuffs most wanted and number one 7 year strong Resident DJ Ken Fan. From playing regularly all around the globe to destinations such as Brazil, Columbia, Dubai, South Africa, Miami, Moscow, Hong Kong, and Ibiza for 10 seasons in row, and he also had been busy booking the djs for the Miss Moneypennys brand. Ken also had been nominated for the house music awards for Pioneers best break through dj in 2005 which proves he is one of the leaders of the new skool with an old skool attitude.
This breakthrough DJ award came just 14 years after spinning his first tune; the career has seen Ken in the form of DJ, Promoter, Producer, Remixer, Radio Host, dj record shop owner and an all round house music fanatic.
Ken quotes Djs such as Sasha, Carl Cox, LTJ Buckam and Top Buzz as the guys that inspired him at such an early age.
Ken has a passion for all aspects of house music be it deep, funky, techy, minimal, dirty or soulful, so he has the ability to take his crowds on that all elusive musical journeys.
Ken regularly plays with the masters of there trade, be it Sasha, Carl Cox, Erick Morillo, Little Louie Vega, Kenny Dope ,Frankie Knuckles, Farley Jackmaster Funk, David Morales, Danny Rampling, Graeme Park, Ron Carol or his old mentor Jim Shaft Ryan.
Ken has regularly graced the decks at the most beautiful party venues in the world and he has more than pleased the beautiful crowds that he played too, these venues, parties or festivals include Pacha Ibiza, Pacha London, and Pacha Sao Paulo Brazil, El Divino & loads of other venues in Ibiza, Purgatory Cape Town, various exclusive parties in Miami, BCM Mallorca, Bonds/Hq Birmingham UK which was Miss Moneypennys home, Chi Dubai. club 360 Dubai, la cha cha Columbia, Thompsons Belfast, Gods kitchen, Air, Global Gathering, Escape in the park, Love Leeds festival, The egg london, Brazil carnival, Ultima, Cream/nation Liverpool, The Wall, Mao, Muse 2, Attica in Shanghai, and SOS in Hangzhou China, oh and not to forget the mighty Chuff Chuff parties which he was a promoter of for over 8 years.
Past production projects have seen Ken remix Simon Harris “Bass” which was released on Simply vinyl, recent projects inc a cheeky oriental Balearic track which featured Anthony Josephs “Buddha” acapella on it which was taken from the Djd “Buddha” track which was released on Defected, also an awesome club smash hit called “ground control” which has been remixed royaly by Gaz James & up and coming star producer Hausewerk aka Collin Barret, and also Swen Webber, ground control which was released on Berwick street records early in 2008 and it was also featured on the front of Dj magazines front page of the Christmas issue as well as topping the charts on most download sites including Beatport and has gained full support from the industries big guns including Carl Cox, Kens next monster release is due out his good friend Gaz James label in.Toxicate and has been remixed by young Italina rising star Marshall.
Ken has also been doing the A&R for the Miss Moneypennys and Pacha record labels for the last few years and has signed some very big tracks in the past including Tom Novys “your body” which was later released on Ministry Of Sounds Data records in 2005, this track gained top 10 national chart success in the UK and all across the world.
If that was not enough Ken boasts a monthly radio show on a modest seven stations in seven different countries these shows are aired on Alpha radio Bulgaria, Push fm London, Oasis FM Tenerife, Beat fm Costa Del Sol, In Da Klub Italy, Energy fm Cyprus, and HFM in Ibiza.
2007-2008 saw Ken in Shanghai and Hong Kong as a music director where he was booking talents for in and around South East Asia, then after that he flew straight to Ibiza for 2 months for his usual annual stint which brings him to his latest stint in Brazil which this time lasted 6 weeks.
Future projects for Ken are his charity fundraising campaigns for Cancer Research which are called Around the World in 80 Raves which are due to start in 2009,as with his own club which is due to open in Easter in Southampton,so watch this space!
Ken Fan; 08