Kurtis Mantronik
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Kurtis el Khaleel (born Graham Curtis el Khaleel, September 4, 1965),[3][4] known by the stage name Kurtis Mantronik, is a Jamaican-born hip hop and electronic-music artist, DJ, remixer, and producer. He was the leader, DJ, and keyboardist of the influential 1980s hip hop and electro-funk group Mantronix. He currently lives in South Africa [5] where he has produced and remixed house and techno music tracks by artists such as India, Junior Senior, Kylie Minogue, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, Michael Gray, Victoria Beckham, Liberty X, S Club, and Mim.[6] Mantronik was influential in the development of hip hop music: notably, he laid the foundations for Southern hip hop genres such as Miami bass and trap music,[1][2] and helped popularize the Amen break.[7]
Kurtis Mantronik | |
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Birth name | Graham Curtis el Khaleel |
Born | (1965-09-04) September 4, 1965 (age 58) Spanish Town, Jamaica |
Origin | New York City (previously) London, England (current) |
Genres | [1][2] |
Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
Instrument(s) | Turntables, synthesizers, keyboards, drum machine, sampler, sequencer, programming |
Years active | 1984–1991 1998–present |
Labels | Sleeping Bag Records (Mantronix) Capitol/EMI Records (Mantronix) Oxygen Music Works Southern Fried Records Eye Industries Street DNA |