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KALEN |  Book DJ

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz in June 1976. Since his childhood he has been playing musical instruments (keyboards, guitar, floute, txistu) his parents gave him as a present a Casiotone keyboard with what with eight years old he starts to compose his own songs. He completes the 5 courses of "Solfeo"; spanish "Real Academia" degree and 2 years on musical harmony in the Musical Conservatory of Vitoria-Gastiez.

By then he starts listening to the techno-pop music of his era as Depeche Mode, And One, Tears for Fears… He is later influenced by more radical & industrial tendencies as Front 242, Skinn Puppy (Oghre), Front Line Assemby… and finally he finds his style on techno and hardtechno (¡!!quality one!!!, mostly from Sweden, although not only)
Aged 15 he enters in the rented recording locals where he plays the guitar and bass guitar in various bands playing TrashCore style.
Aged 19 he moves to Pamplona to study technical architecture where he becomes resident dj in "Sector" club , where we plays back to back with techno figures as Gaetek, G-Force, Groof, Kreator.... He also knows the Rave movement and becomes involved playing on several parties.
Selected in 2002 as winner in the Elektronikaldia 2002 festival (know as the Basque country Sónar), rewarded with a live act in the Kursaal de Donosti and to participate on the Cd edition.
On 2003 he moves to London where he plays on raves for well-know soundsystems of the city as Malfaiteurs. He cuts and records his first and only vynil to the day on Curved Pressings, where he also works mastered by Lawrie Emerson. There was only made a small quantity of 100 whitelabels to be given to distributors, record labels, influencing people, friends…
On 2004 he moves to Barcelona where he shares a musical proyect with Cristian Serret, professional saxophonist, friend and housemate.
He has produced around 200 tracks made with his computer, some of them mixed and produced with Jim Fish in Hallsworth studio (UK).

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