Jon Kennedy

On Tour

See all 19 pictures

Play Radio

Listen to Jon Kennedy Radio, featuring artists like Tm Juke, 9 Lazy 9, Flevans, Blockhead and more…

• 
  Search on Spotify

  Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more

2,427,706 plays (219,308 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Shop now at Amazon | Send Jon Kennedy Ringtones to Cell

More options

• Download
• Amazon
• Send Ringtones to Cell
• Tonefuse Search

Add to my Library

Jon Kennedy’s music came to light when he was twenty four and Mr Scruff played his track ‘Tell Me How You Feel’ on the Unfold radio show in Brighton, Tru Thoughts snapped him up straight away. He released three 12” and in 2000 his debut album ‘We’re Just Waiting For You Now’ came out. Two years later he was snapped up by Grand Central. This time Aim, who was a fan of Jon’s ‘Chocolate And Cheese’ track approached him to remix ‘The Girl Who Fell Through The Ice’.

“I dropped the remix off at the office and Mark Rae was there. I had some of my own stuff on mini disc, he listened and said he had to get a copy sent to Kate Rogers - the track on my last album ‘Secrets Of The World’ was the result.”

His second album, ‘Take My Drum To England’, came out on Grand Central in August 2002, just 6 months after he ever prolific Jon had dropped off that Aim remix.

I-DJ said “‘Take My Drum To England’ is a wonderfully multi-faceted album of finely honed instrumental beatscapes….proving that Jon Kennedy is maturing into one of Britain’s more discerning beat makers. His time has surely come”.

“The move to Grand Central has had a massive impact on my music making and playing, definitely. The compilation ‘Central Heating’ was on rotation at the skate park where I used to work. I remember in 1997 when I lived in Canada seeing Grand Central stuff in a record shop in Vancouver and associating it with my hometown and the type of music I wanted to make” says Jon.

Read more… Edit

Popular tags: downtempo, trip-hop, ninja tune, chillout, jazz  See more

Shouts: 118 shouts

Share this artist:

• Send
• Tweet

Top Albums

• Useless Wooden Toys
  Jon Kennedy

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 $6.99
  • 7digital $9.99
  • iTunes $9.99
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon $15.99
  • eBay Search
• Demons
  Jon Kennedy

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 $5.94
  • 7digital Search
  • iTunes $5.94
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon Search
  • eBay Search
• Take My Drum to England
  Jon Kennedy

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 $8.99
  • 7digital $9.99
  • iTunes $9.99
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon Search
  • eBay Search
• One Offs Remixes and B-Sides
  Jon Kennedy

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 Search
  • 7digital Search
  • iTunes $9.99
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon Search
  • eBay Search

Top Tracks

• Last Week
• Last 6 months

1		Sand People			452
2		Pick Up Sticks			371
3		Save The People			302
4		We Milk Life But Dress Smooth			280
5		Demons			279
6		You, You & You			256
7		Never Wed An Old Man			233
8		The Lemon Song			214
9		Cut Up			207
10		All A Dream			206
11		Heavyweight Freight			204
12		East Is East			203
12		Lodestar			203
14		The Beef			198
15		110% proof			190

Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3

See more