KON-TEMPT FEATURES IN I-ON MAGAZINEposted on 1 January 2009 | posted in
i-on Edinburgh and i-on Glasgow are free, glossy lifestyle magazines aimed at urban professionals in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
January 2009's Edition Features Kon-Tempt As Part Of The "ONES TO WATCH" http://content.yudu.com/Library/Az5km/IonEdinburghJan09/resources/21.htm THE ION OFFICE PUT OUR EARS TO THE GROUND AND THE LOCAL MUSICIANS WE THINK ARE GOING TO BE MAKING A WHOLE LOTTA NOISE IN 2009 Words Kerry Thomson. KON-TEMPT They say familiarity breeds contempt. The opposite is true with 24 –year-old Edinburgh artist/DJ/producer, Chris Walker, AKA, Kon-Tempt. The more you know about him the more you like him. He’s had international recognition with numerous world tours, official releases for The Game and Lemar, he’s one half of video group The Directorz, plus he has records on sale in over 100 countries. Yet chances are you haven’t heard of him. Kon-Tempt isn’t just putting Scotland’s burgeoning Urban music scene firmly on the map, he’s redrawing the boundaries. He describes his music making as ‘a craft’ and something which he learned from scratch. Shunning the stereotypes of the Urban scene, the bling, the wheels and the entourage, Kon-Tempt concentrates on painstakingly eloquent, thought-provoking music. His revamped mixes of Hip Hop and R&B favourites from the likes of 50-Cent, LL Cool J and Usher have been a hit on the US Urban scene but it’s his attention to detail and genuine fascination with language, drum rhythm and lyricism which has won him plaudits worldwide from mixtape junkies and industry insiders. Exuding a down to earth, honest approach which sets him apart from many of his more verbose contemporaries, Kon-Tempt has a fearless approach to mixing genres. It’s a courageousness which means he’s as happy to mix Marvin Gaye as he is Eminem. And the awards are rolling in. Last Autumn he won a Scottish Arts Council award which, for the first time has formally recognised the Urban genre on home turf. With a new album in the pipeline and residencies all over the city, including amazing Directorz DVD cutting and mixing at Shanghai and a stint at Ego, it looks like Scotland is finally catching up. WWW.KONTEMPT.CO.UKCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD & READ
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