DJ Kemit / KemeticJust

Good Music Purveyor.

Legendary Record Player.

Rhythm conveyor.



Veteran American DJ and Grammy Award nominated producer, Kevin Hyman AKA DJ Kemit has been intertwined within beats, notes, and rhythms of music since 1981. Though heavily influenced by the electronic sounds of ‘Italian Disco’ and ‘House’ music that infiltrated the airwaves of WBMX’s Hot Mix Five in Chicago during the early 1980’s, it is the harmonies, multi-layered melodies, hi hats and Polyrhythmatic tempos of jazz music that became the foundation of this Milwaukee native’s sound. Over the last two decades his music has landed him in the company of music industries finest and his skills as a musician elevate him as one of the most respected turntablists based in the US.



What began in the 1970’s with a boom box, cassette tape, and two mis-matched belt drive turntables has evolved into a global brand. DJ Kemit’s music has taken him around the world and back from his early days living in the “Chocolate City” Washington DC to encapsulating sets with ‘The Chronicle’ at Atlanta’s legendary Ying Yang Café to DJ booths in Shibuya, Tokyo.



More than a record-spinning DJ, he’s a musician that understands composition, scales, and drum rudiments. Since 4th grade he’s been fascinated with music. He understands the history of music and the industry’s most respected colleagues are in awe of his creative skills and talents. His ability to connect sounds thru a mixer and foot petals allows for the transformation of sound thru echoes, delays, loops, shifting and pitching. Cutting records on top of exported riffs and hi hats allow him to become not just a DJ, but an additional layer of the band.



Known for a style of DJing that encompasses the entire spectrum of music, he’s able to painstakingly interject of a half-century‘s worth of rare, hard to find soul grooves, jazz, nostalgic pop, Latin afrobeats, disco, parliament funk, deep house, hip-hop, drum-n-bass, roots music, country western, and even rock & roll classics, without missing a beat. Enveloped in spirituality, his musical capacity is limitless; his passion for music is measureless; his ultimate mission achieved every time: make ‘em dance.



Musically innovative, Kemit has DJ’d private sets for Prince, Janet Jackson, Steve Harvey, Jermaine Dupri and Jane Fonda and has upcoming projects with Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends (UK), Julie Dexter, Anthony David and Algebra Blessett. Currently he is working on two collaborative production efforts: KemeticJust featuring vocalist, guitarist, DJ, producer Just One and AlKemit , the second production project featuring a ten-song “future release” performed by Chicago-born powerhouse Alex Lattimore.



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Booking Agent:

Salimah Rashied, Kemit Muzik, Inc: s_rashied at yahoo dotcom

Phone: 866-286-8405



Press Contact:

Jen Farris, ZDennis Media Group: jenfarris at zdennismarketing dotcom



(Partial List)



The Maiden E.P. (12") Silver Network 1999

See The Light (12") Bombay Records (2) 2000

The Second Gift EP (12", EP) Silver Network 2000

Wishin / 30 Years At Sea (12") Nite Grooves 2000

For Your Love (Revisited) (2x12") Silver Network 2001

The Essence / Atlanta Nights (12") Nite Grooves 2001

Minstrel Speak (12") Diaspora Recordings 2002

The Evoluded E.P. (12") SOCO Audio 2002

Do You Remember (2x12") Silver Network 2003

Do You Remember (Pépé Bradock Lonely Daddy Remix) (12") Silver Network 2003

Highways And Mindwaves (12") Pooledmusic 2003

Thank You / Piano Daze (12") Pooledmusic 2003

Thank You (12") Pooledmusic 2004

The Peace Between Us (CD) Pooledmusic 2004



Paradise (The Remixes) (12") Paradise (KemeticJust) Track Mode 2001



The Story Of Us (12") The Story Of Us Giant Step Records 2001



All I Want (12") All I Want Deeper Soul 2004



Yemaya (12", Single) Yemaya Yoruba Records 2004



Rush Hour (12") Rush Hour Divine Recordings 2005



Café Solaire 5 (CD, Comp + CD, Mixed, Comp) Minstrel Speak Soulstar 2003



Neroli SS Link Sampler (12") How I Feel Neroli 2007



For Fun Express Compilation (CD) SurrenderNot On Label



Abstract Jazz Lounge III (CD) Atlanta Nights, EssenceNite Grooves 2000



Live @ The Temple (CDr) WishinSound Signature 2000



Mix The Vibe: Ron Trent: Urban Afro Blues (2xLP) Wishin' Nite Grooves 2000



Mix The Vibe: Ron Trent: Urban Afro Blues (2xCD) The Essence Nite Grooves 2000



My House Vol. 05 - A House Music Compilation By DJ Jef K, Paris (CD)

Deep NsydeDistance 2000



Abstract Fusion 3 (2xLP) Zoned OutTrack Mode, 2001



Abstract Fusion 3 (CD) Zoned OutTrack Mode 2001



CD ROM Sampler Volume 1 (CD, Promo, Smplr, Enh)See The Light Bombay Records (2) 2001



La Terrazza - Natural Summer (3xCD) For Your Love So Dens

2001



Nav Bhinder And Patrick Dream Present Bombay One (CD) See The Light Bombay Records (2) 2001



Recloose Presents Jigsaw Music (2x12") Just For Your LoveEskimo Recordings

2001



Recloose Presents Jigsaw Music (CD) For Your Love Eskimo Recordings 2001



Deep House Vol. 3 - Harley & Muscle In The Mix (2xCD, Comp, Mixed)See The Light Clubstar 2002



New Sound Theory Volume 1 (CD) El Sol de Brazil BasicLux Records 2002



The Magnificent Sounds Of Click (CD) Minstrel Speak Keep Diggin' Recordings 2002



Alexkid DJ Mixtape (CDr, Promo) Do You Remember F Communications 2003



Clash Of The Heavyweights - Round One (CD) Do You Remember? House Afrika Records 2003



FAMILIES download 1 (File, MP3) Do You RememberFAMILIES 2003



PA02 (CD) Minstrel Speak Trust The DJ 2003



The Silver Star Hotel (CD) Surrender, For Your LoveSilver Network 2003



Warm & Dan Ghenacia Present Track List One (CD) Do You Remember? Warm 2003



Movement - Detroit's Electronic Music Festival 04 (2xCD)Minstrel Speak Transmat 2004



Movement - Detroit's Electronic Music Festival 04 (3xCD)Minstrel Speak Soundscape (Japan) 2004



Movement - Detroit's Electronic Music Festival 04 (2xCD)Minstrel Speak Neuton 2005



The Silver Star Hotel 02 (CD) Do You Remember Silver Network 2005



Afterdark: Montreal (2xCD) See The Light Kinkysweet Recordings 2006



Cielo - Cloud 9 (2xCD) Do You Remember Cielo 2006



(DJ Kemit & DJ Justin aka Just One):



THE MAIDEN E.P. Silver Network 1999



THE SECOND GIFT Silver Network 2000



FOR YOUR LOVE REVISTED Silver Network 2001



WISHIN/30 YEARS AT SEA King Street/Nite Grooves 2000



ATLANTA KNIGHTS/THE ESSENCE King Street/Nite Grooves 2000



WISHIN RMX on MIX THE VIBE by R. Trent King Street/Nite Grooves 2000



ABSTRACT JAZZ LOUNGE King Street/Nite Grooves 2000



SEE THE LIGHT Bombay/Wave 2001



ZONED OUT/ ABRSTACT FUSION Trackmode 2002



RMX/ ALTON MILLER "PARADISE" Trackmode 2001



RMX/ SEEK "EVEN AFTER LIFE" Giant Step 2000



RMX/ SEEK "THE STORY OF US" Giant Step 2001



XPAND YOUR MIND/ANANDA PROJECT King Street/ Nite Grooves 2000

(VOCAL BY JUST ONE)



XPAND YOUR RMX/RMX BY KING BRITT King Street/Nite Grooves 2001

(VOCAL BY JUST ONE)



TIMELESS E.P. Soco Audio 2002



*CAMIEL "Sunset" Remixes Kemit Central Park 2002



MINSTREL SPEAK KemeticJust vs. Rich Medina Dispora Recordings 2002



*COOLY'S HOT BOX "Wasted Time" LP mix Kemit Purpose Records 2002



*DJ Kemit "I Need You" Divine Recordings DVN001 November 2002



*DJ Kemit "We Need Love" Divine Recordings DVN002 December 2002



*Denotes these are selections produced solely by DJ Kemit



Taken from an Interview by Brett Abramson:



Favorite Gig Ever? Club Yello in Tokyo Japan (November 2000) and The Festival of Love outside of Prague in the Czech Republics just this past summer 2002 and anytime I get to play at Robert Johnsons in Frankfurt Germany.



Strangest Request From Someone While Playing? "Can you play something that is danceable?" And for that matter, really almost all requests are strange!!!



What Music Means to You? Music is the element in life that spreads love and keeps the earth spinning up-right on its axis.



Advice for Other DJs/Producers? As much as we love music it has become and industry. 5% music 95% business. You will get out of it as much as you put into it. And anything that comes easy cannot be greatly appreciated.



5 Favorite Tracks of All Time?

1. Stevie Wonder "All I Do"

2. Fingers Inc. "Bring Down the Walls"

3. Kenny Bobien "Father" Frankie Feliciano Remix

4. RUN DMC "Beats to the Rhyme"

5. Pete Rock & CL Smooth "T.R.O.Y"

6. Aretha Franklin "Rock Steady"

7. Funk Fusion Band "Can You Feel It"