Kid Kenobi

Kid Kenobi
Upper body shot of a man in a black singlet, he faces away towards the audience. He holds a microphone at chest height in his right hand.
Kid Kenobi, SugarBeat Club, July 2006
Background information
Birth nameJesse Thomas Desenberg
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • DJ
  • sound mixer
  • music journalist
  • dance music artist
InstrumentVocals
Years active1996–present
LabelsMinistry of Sound Australia/EMI

Kid Kenobi or Jesse Thomas Desenberg is an Australian DJ, sound mixer, music journalist and dance music artist.[1] Together with Hook N Sling (a.k.a. Anthony Maniscalco), he was nominated for the 2007 ARIA Award for Best Dance Release for their single, "The Bump".[2][3]

Biography

Jesse Thomas Desenberg started working as a DJ, Kid Kenobi, in 1996 in Sydney playing the clubs and festivals circuit.[4] Kenobi later recalled, "after the rave culture had sort of died in the early '90s and the scene had gone back to the clubs. So it was a mix of stuff: house, techno, the tail end of big beat and trip hop and drum'n'bass obviously."[4] By the year 2000 the local scene was still insular, one of his contemporaries was Ajax (a.k.a. Adrian Thomas), "you tended to be state-focused, or even city-focused because dance music wasn't really that big outside of the bigger cities. So in Sydney there was Sugar Ray, Phil Smart; they were the two top dogs back then. And it was me and Ajax who were kind of like the protégées I guess…"[4] From 2003 to 2005 Kenobi was listed as No. 1 DJ by InTheMix magazine's editorial staff.[5] The staff writers later described his era, "Breaks was big business in the first few years of the awards ... [he] was arguably the genre's king, proudly flying the breakbeat flag for Australia at home and abroad."[5]

Discography

Remix albums

  • Various Artists: Breaks 04: Mixed by Kid Kenobi (20 September 2004): Ministry of Sound Australia/EMI (MOSA040) AUS Comp: No. 7; Dan: No. 3[6]
  • Various Artists: Kid Kenobi Sessions (5 September 2005): Ministry of Sound Australia (MOSA049)[7] AUS Dan: No. 6[8]
  • Various Artists: Addicted to Bass (2012): Ministry of Sound Australia (MOSCD158)[9]

Remix singles

  • Green Velvet: "La La Land (PoxyMusic vs Kid Kenobi mix)" Hussle Recordings
  • Ferry Corsten: "Rock Your Body Rock (Extended/PoxyMusic vs Kid Kenobi mix) (August 2003) Hussle Recordings/Ministry of Sound Australia (HUS/MOS) AUS Club: No. 3[10]
  • Mylo: "Drop the Pressure (Kid Kenobi vs Pocket remix)" (21 February 2005): EMI (HUSSYCD5054)
  • Tonite Only: "Danger! (The Bomb) (Original/Hook n Sling & Kid Kenobi mix)" (April 2006): AUS Club: No. 7[11]
  • Hook N Sling and Kid Kenobi: "The Bump (Tonite Only mix)" (21 August 2006): Hussle Recordings/EMI AUS Club: No. 10[11]
  • Krafty Kuts: "Tell Me How You Feel (Kid Kenobi vs Rouge Element / Young Punx mix)" (28 August 2006): AUS Club: 13[11]

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music..[12]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 "The Bump" (with Hook n Sling) Best Dance Release Nominated

References

  1. ^ Jonkers, Hannah (15 November 2012), "Kid keeps an eye on the past", Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2007: 21st Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ Mengel, Noel (25 October 2007), "And the nominations are . . .", The Courier-Mail
  4. ^ a b c Jarvis, Nick (21 February 2014). "Flashback to 2000 and beyond: Catching up with Kid Kenobi". InTheMix. Junkee Media. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b ITM HQ (29 August 2012). "The inthemix awards: Looking back at the winners". InTheMix. Junkee Media. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ Thomas, Tara (18 October 2004). "Week Commencing ~ 18th October 2004 ~ Issue #764" (PDF). The ARIA Report (764). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 11, 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2018. Note: ARIA Compilations, ARIA Dance Albums
  7. ^ DJ Kid Kenobi (2005), Kid Kenobi Sessions, Ministry of Sound Australia, retrieved 24 January 2018
  8. ^ Thomas, Tara (14 November 2005). "Week Commencing ~ 14th November 2005 ~ Issue #820" (PDF). The ARIA Report (820). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2018. Note: ARIA Dance Albums
  9. ^ Kid Kenobi; Bombs Away (2012), Addicted to Bass, Ministry of Sound Australia, retrieved 24 January 2018
  10. ^ Thomas, Tara (31 May 2004). "Week Commencing ~ 21st May 2004 ~ Issue #744" (PDF). The ARIA Report (744). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2018. Note: ARIA Club Tracks
  11. ^ a b c Wallace, Ian (16 October 2006). "Week Commencing ~ 16th October 2006 ~ Issue #867" (PDF). The ARIA Report (867). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2018. Note: ARIA Club Tracks
  12. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 1 March 2014.