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Digging Deeper with Alex Kennon

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Already making serious waves with productions on labels like Rebellion, Crosstown Rebels and Saved, Alex Kennon has always been surrounded by great music.

The emotional, powerful music he listened to as a child thanks to the influence of his parents soon lead him to the house and techno he lives and breathes today: thanks in part to his father’s funk and also down to his own passion for New York and Detroit scenes. Soon, Alex was presenting a show in his own hometown. “As well as Laurent Garnier, I was a lover of New York music and also Detroit, I loved records with acid sounds inside. This is when I discovered Giorgio Moroder.” Alex’s father told him Giorgio was an Italian who was one of the best producers of the 70s, “which is why I admire him. But I also think everybody is a fan of him!”

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Uner and Alex Kennon To Donate All Profits From “Wonderland” EP To Bridges for Music

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Spanish producer/DJ and Solar Distance label boss Uner has teamed up with Bridges For Music founder Valentino Barrioseta for the artist’s forthcoming Wonderland EP, out on July 20th and available for pre-order on Beatport.

This special EP is a collaborative project between both parties where all profits for the record will be donated to Bridges For Music, a charitable organization dedicated to opening music academies for young people living in deprived parts of the world, where access to studios and music equipment is not always readily available.

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