We get chatting to Kerri Chandler in the run up to the Beatyard festival . . .

Kerri 'Kaoz' Chandler one of deep house music's originators, has been injecting soul into music since the early nineties. An ambassador of the natural and instinctive 4/4 beat, Kerri's influences can be traced back to New Jersey growing up in a family of jazz musicians. Each project is an attempt to inject his free spirit into a groove. In the expanses of his breaks the odd counter rhythm will inexplicably appear for a second and then disappear, creating fleshy excitement, not mechanical repetition. His now legendary bass-lines go from heavy and heady to playful and quirky while remaining deliriously intoxicating. His fusions, clamped to the beat of his unique thundering kick drum, redefine house music at every turn. His hooks are loving details, paying attention to horn hits, washes of synthesizers, and catchy choruses creating songs with brutal drive. A believer in peace and harmony, Kerri blames soulful house's positive vibes for its failure to make it commercially, as its openness to influences are difficult for many to accept. If you think all house music sounds the same, has no soul and is just four to the floor, then I suggest you do some rethinking and check out Kerri Chandler's latest releases and back catalogue…You'll be glad you did!

Your Name

Kerri Chandler

First record bought...

Knee Deep by Funkadelic

Last record I listened to was ...

Action Speaks Louder Than Words by Chocolate Milk

The record I pretend I don't love is ...

A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

The record I always go back to…

Weather Report- Elegant People

My biggest musical inspiration is...

My life....

My first gigging experience was…

With my dad when I was 13- standing on a crate with him handing me records.

My worst gigging experience was…

Three gigs back to back and a missed flight!

My best gigging experience was…

Too many to name and the best is still to come!

The person I would least like to share a stage with would be…

Anybody trying to shut the party down!

If I wasn’t a musician I would be a…

An engineer... Or maybe a scientist...

Favorite YouTube video...

Beatyard

For tickets to Kerri's Twisted Pepper show click Here