DJ Food

February 2, 2006





*Name: DJ Food

*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: I go by the pseudonym Strictly Kev personally, as DJ Food can be used for more than one person.

*Members: Kevin Foakes

*Founding Members: Matt Black and Jonathan More (Coldcut)

*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: Digital. More like reconstructions than deconstructions though.

*Location: London, England

*What is your creative/artistic background: I've been a DJ, originally from a hip hop background, for 21 years now and also have a degree in Graphic design. Cut up music / sampling immediately appealed and I've been fascinated by it ever since.

*History: I've been a member of DJ Food for 10 years or more and DJing since '85.

*Born: Reigate, Surrey, UK

*Motivations: Because I can. Sampling appeals because I never learned to play an instrument. Having any sound at your fingertips with the ability to construct something new from it is a joy.

*Philosophy: No great philospophy, although I do have a set of parameters I work within, in respect of what I sample and how I do it.

*How would you like to be remembered: With a smile, being remembered at all would be a good thing :)

*Web address: www.djfood.org