Love, respect and admiration: 10 reasons we worship Kerri Chandler
Kerri's the man
7 His music tells stories
One of the common criticisms house music cops is that it lacks emotion. "Where are the lyrics?", "it's just repetitive beats!" are phrases you may have heard before. But Chandler blew those notions out of the water with his productions. His debut release 'Get It Off' was produced shortly after Chandler's long-term girlfriend was murdered behind the New Jersey club Zanzibar where he regularly played. Retreating into music, Chandler created this single. That sound of the needle scratching off a record (which was later sampled by C+C Music Factory) represented Chandler's girlfriend being ripped away from him. If that story doesn't elicit tears the next time you hear it on the dancefloor, then you need to find some emotion.
8 His labels deliver the goods
Not only is Kerri Chandler a superb producer, he's proven himself an expert tastemaker through his multiple labels. Founded in 1992, Madhouse Records has featured Roy Ayers and Dennis Ferrer among others, while the sub-label Madtech has brought the goods in the new decade with Waze & Odyssey, Seb Wildblood and Citizen all being showcased on the imprint. More recently Chandler also started his Kaoz Theory label which has issued releases from Voyeur and Jamie Jones.
