Karizma (artist)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kris Klayton |
| Born | March 28, 1970 |
| Origin | Maryland, Baltimore, United States |
| Genres | House, hip hop, broken beats |
| Occupations | DJ, record producer |
| Labels | Atjazz Record Company, Back Corner, The Basement Boys, BBE, Compost Records, Defected Records, GoGo Music, Kohesive, Nervous, Objektivity, Quantized Recordings, Raw Fusion, R2 Records, Sonar Kollectiv, Soul Heaven, Strictly Rhythm, Vega Records, Yoruba Records |
| Website | www.kaytronik.com |
Karizma Real Name: Kris Klayton (Born on March 28, 1970, Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American electronic musician and DJ known for his wide genre of music production in deep house, deep techno, hip hop, jazz and broken beats,[1] and his ability to master Pioneer Corporation's CDJ-2000 and DJM 2000 being sponsored by Pioneer Pro DJ Japan in 2010. [2]
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Biography [edit]
Karizma grew up in Baltimore, United States, and he began to DJ for fashion shows and college parties at age of 13. In early 1980, Karizma landed a radio show with a non-profit National Public Radio station, WEAA, and his early style was a mix of house music and hip hop. Around the same time, Karizma met DJ Spen, and together with him, worked on a radio show at V103, currently known as WQSR. Karizma and DJ Spen worked on a music production project with a record label, Jasper Street Company, and joined the House Music Production Group, the Basement Boys, and worked on remixes for musicians such as Mary J. Blige, Bob Sinclar, Lenny Kravitz to name a few.[3]
In 2006, Karizma distributed his unreleased track, "Twysted" to a few contacts including Gilles Peterson. Gilles Peterson introduced "Twysted" on his radio program, Worldwide on BBC Radio 1, and this track got chart in on top 14 in spite of it being on a white label product.[4]
In 2007, Karizma released a solo album, "A Mind of Its Own" on R2 Records, and made his official debut. [5] Karizma was voted as Best DJ's of 2007 in the XLR8R magazine.[6] In 2010, Karizma was nominated as the "Best Hometown Hero" on his home town, Baltimore city newspaper for his solo career progression traveling around the globe.[7] In 2012, Karizma released a triple pack LP, "Karizma Collection 1999-2012", 500 copy limited editions including his classic songs, "Twysted" and "Power", individually hand sprayed each of the album sleeves.[8]
Selected Tours Sponsored by Corporations [edit]
Monickers [edit]
- Kohesive
- Kris Klayton
- DJ Karizma
- KaytroniK
- K2
- K-man
- Kayorcan
- Krystopher
- Karizma Ltd.
Collaboration Units:
- Deepah Ones (DJ Spen)
- Izmabad (Simbad)
- Exist (Atjazz)
Selected Discography [edit]
Albums [edit]
- A Mind of Its Own, 2007
- A Mind Of Its Own V2.0 - The Upgrade, 2009
Singles & EPs [edit]
- Scottie B & Karizma – Feel The Power, 1995
- Karizma – Kristical, 1996
- Sticky People / Karizma – Kong / Mamakossa, 1998
- Karizma – The Power EP, 1999
- Karizma – Shades Of "K" EP, 2000
- Karizma – Strings Emotional EP, 2004
- Karizma – Ride E.P., 2004
- Tedd Patterson Presents Blackbone / Karizma / Groove Assassins & DJ Raw –Re:Cuts Volume 4 Black Vinyl Deep, 2004
- Karizma – The Return Of The K-Man EP, 2005
- Karizma – In Tha D.ee.p, 2005
- Karizma / David Harness – Music / Say Yes, 2005
- Ferrer & Karizma Ltd. – The Cube, 2006
- Karizma – Kaytonik EP, 2006
- The Damn Thing / Tech This Out Pt. 2, 2007
- It's What I Am (Simbad Remix) / Groove A 'K' Ordingly, 2008
- Neccessarry Maddness / Drumz Nightmare, 2009
- Karizma Featuring Monique Bingham – Good Morning, 2010
- The Power Remixes EP, 2012
- Collection 1999-2011, 2012
DJ mix compilations [edit]
- Karizma – Coast 2 Coast, 2007
- Kenny Dope* & Karizma – Soul Heaven Presents Kenny Dope & Karizma, 2007
- Karizma / Eddie Thoneick – Strictly Miami, 2010
Related Artists/Group [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Karizma on Discogs
- ^ Media gets EXCITED about Pioneer DJ Presents Karizma Tour ’10!!
- ^ About KARIZMA Official Website
- ^ Clubberia Artist Profile KARIZMA
- ^ Karizma on Discogs
- ^ Karizma voted Best Dj of 2007
- ^ Best of Baltimore 2010
- ^ Karizma – Collection 1999-2011
- ^ KARIZMA JAPAN TOUR 2007 - Clubberia Website
- ^ KARIZMA JAPAN TOUR 2010 - Karizma Official Website
