KNOW * MY * DESIRE
Location: Birmingham, UK
Genres: Hip Hop / R&B/Soul / Reggae / Pop / Indie …(ALL GENRES)
Band: KMD - Producer/Artist/Engineer/Workshop Facilitator/Video Producer
Software: Logic Pro / Pro Tools / Cubase / Reason / Final Cut Pro
Hailing straight out of Birmingham (BrumTown) K.M.D is a Producer, Songwriter, Artist, DJ, Facilitator, Video Producer/Editor and Entrepreneur, who oozes creativity and is a highly skilled, versatile individual who commands acknowledgement and admiration. K.M.D is the brainchild and C.E.O behind the independent label Seriously Hectic Records that was set up in 2002.
For those who don’t know KMD he is a very determined and business minded individual who takes pride in his work.
K’s musical career started at a tender age of 8, on his dad’s Reggae sound system. Amazed at the sound of his voice coming through the speakers, K.M.D began his music destiny.
Growing up on the soulful sounds of his mothers Motown records and the passionate messages he got from his fathers Roots/Reggae collection, K.M.D will tell you “melodies and emotion are the key elements that need to be present to make good music”. Living by this principal he has been creating a buzz in the industry & in the streets with his high quality, unique production and authentic, heartfelt lyrics that you can visualize as well as feel.
Making waves overseas he has worked with a variety of international artist’s such as Styles P (D-Block), Wynta Storm (from the Bronx, New York), Lappaleng from Jamaica (former artist on ‘Shocking Vibes’, Beenie Man’s former label) and he came 2nd out of 70 contestants (worldwide) at the Activision ‘True Crime’ game soundtrack competition, in Midem (Cannes, France) 2006.
Award winning Producer/Artist KMD wins Best UK Music Video for ‘History In The Making’ ft. Seriously Hectic Allstars at the Music Video and Shorts Awards in 2007, a part of the Black International Film Festival held in Birmingham, UK.
His music has been featured on various TV stations including MTV Base and Channel U (Channel A.K.A), were he reached No.1 on the Urban Chart Show twice with Amnesia’s ‘Welcome To My Zones’ which was produced by KMD. This the the first and only time a artist from Birmingham has reached No.1 spot on the Urban Chart Show. Amnesia & KMD were interviewed & performed live on Channel U’s ILLoUT Show hosted by BBC 1Xtra’s Ace & Invisible.
Birmingham hosted the UK's first ever 'U-R-A Star' concert for schools on 24th March 2009, at the city's NIA. The concert tackles a range of teen issues from gangs and knife crime to teenage pregnancy and self-esteem, and was seen by 5,000 local pupils. KMD performed alongside his close friend and Award winning Social Justice artist Witness, who is the brainchild for the event and the headline artist.
KMD was one of the few UK artists that was selected to showcase at 'New Skool Rules', Europe's largest Hip-Hop and R&B music conference held in Rotterdam in April 2009.
In September 2009 KMD was featured on BBC 1Xtra's 'Breaking Into the Industry' documentary. The documentary was aired on the 30th Sep 2009.
KMD has had a few singles featured on radio stations across the UK including, various shows broadcast on BBC 1xtra, Choice and Galaxy. On Jan 30th 2010 his latest single "PLEASE"had it's debut on BBC Radio 1 courtesy of MistaJam.
Birmingham hosted the UK’s first ever ‘U-R-A Star’ concert for schools on 24th March 2009, at the city’s National Indoor Arena. One of the biggest shows ever staged for schools, the U-R-A Star music concert tackles a range of teen issues from gangs and knife crime to teenage pregnancy and self-esteem, and was seen by 5,000 local pupils. KMD performed alongside his close friend and Award winning Social Justice artist Witness, who is the brainchild for the event and the headline artist. They have previously completed a school road show promoting the concert to schools in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry.
KMD was one of the few UK artists that was selected to showcase at ‘New Skool Rules’, Europe’s largest Hip-Hop and R&B music conference held in Rotterdam in April 2009.
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KMD Archive
* Jan 26th-29th 06 - Seriously Hectic Allstars ‘History In The Making’ produced by KMD selected to feature on the British Music at Midem. Compilation CD. Which were distributed at Midem 2006 in Cannes, France
* 26/03/06 - Amnesia’s ‘Welcome To My Zones’ produced by KMD, reaches the no.1 spot on Channel U’s Official Urban Top 20 Chart Show (first time for Birmingham artistes to reach no.1!) Amnesia & KMD interviewed & perform on Channel U’s Illout Show hosted by BBC 1Xtra’s Ace & Invisible.
* ‘Welcome To My Zones’ reaches no.1 again 2 weeks later!
* 11/06/06 - KMD hosts Channel U’s Official Urban Top 20 Chart Show.
* 11/06/06 - Seriously Hectic Allstars ‘History In The Making’ enters Channel U’s top 20 charts at no.8, after only 2 weeks of broadcast.
* Back in 2004 K.M.D entered a producer’s battle, where two contestants each get 5 minutes to produce a track on stage in front of an anticipating audience. He won with flying colours and the crowd showed their appreciation. This grew KMD’s passion and made him more focused!
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SERIOUSLY HECTIC ALLSTARS 'HISTORY IN THE MAKING'
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Welcome 2 My Zones/Ancient Memories - Produced by KMD
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