GENE KING GENE KING
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Growing up in Montreal during the 70’s and the 80’s, Gene was influenced by a lot of sounds from his environment such as Calypso, Reggae, Latin, Soul and Rock.
Being surrounded by music all the time gave him the urge to learn to play an instrument. In 1978, Gene discovered DJing and started playing high school dances and The Skadium roller rink, at the age of 13.

From 1982 to 1987, he played at various dance clubs all over Montreal including: Horizon club,Astre 5,Centre de Danse, Limelight, Septembers, Le Flirt, L’arnaque 2, Puzzles & L’enjeu, among others. Relocating to Toronto in 1987, Gene played at smaller clubs and special events, until working steady gigs, doing parties for local promoters & working bigger clubs like: Berlin, Big Bop, Casablanca, Klub Max, Whiskey Saigon, Tonic, Roxy Blu and Hush Lounge.

On the Production side, from 1991 to the present, Gene King has remixed and produced music for numerous labels like: Contraband, A&M, BMG, KMS, Defender, Slip N’Slide, Debut, Hi-Bias, Warner , Easy Street, Ultrasound and most recently Philosophie Music and Shelter. For artitsts: Claudja Barry, Kairene, TLC, Wild Strawberries, De’Lacy and most recently, Black Masses.

In 1993 he co-founded Contraband records with Carlos Clarke  (For a more complete list of production  please refer to the list below.)
In  October 2005 He founded Shines Records  which later on spawned another label Plusgroove records . Putting out favourites like “Sunrise-Genetix Ft. Shanchoy, Suges ft Limore –Do with You and many others….

While busy in the studio and Djing at the downtown clubs, Gene also became a programmer for CKLN.88.1 FM in 1993 – DJ’ing for Midnight Madness, now known as Soul Fusion Express. A year after the name change, Gene King started his own show, Vibes N’ Vinyl ,which airs every Friday night/Saturday Morning on the same station and can be heard at www.netmusique.com online every Thursdays from 4PM to 6PM.

RADIO EXPERIENCE:
*From 1993 to present has been a dj/programmer for CKLN 88.1 FM (Toronto)

*In October 1993 became a dj for the SOUL FUSION EXPRESS Mix show hosted by Paul Knight (formerly Midnight Madness).

Discography
(Production and Remixes)

               Title                             Artist                                   Label                   
1.   Freedom                       Lifetime                           OnTheMove/Debut(UK)
2.   GK Experience             Experience                        Contraband
3.   I Need A Man                 Kairene                        Contraband/Radikal(US)
4.   The Illegal E.P             Infiltrate                          Contraband/Slip N Slide(UK)
5.   C’Mon                          Infiltrate                         Contraband /KMS
6.   Lies and Alibi’s           Gene King Ft.T’Wan      On The Move
7.   2000                             Genetix                            Defender(UK)
8.   Groove Movement       Groove Movement          On the Move
9.   Sailaway                       Lifetime                          Wicked/Contraband
10.   No More Lies               DeLacy                         Easy Street(US)
11. Stand up be Strong       Dee landez                        Contraband
12. I Stand Up                    Kairene                             Contraband
13. I was wrong                 Wild Strawberries             Warner  (CAN)  
       To Let You Go
14. Boogie Oogie
       Dancin Shoes  REMIX           Claudja Barry        Quality/Radikal(US)
15. Love Will Fix It          Genetix                              Ultrasound
16. Real Remix                   West Magnetic                Sounds Like Ultra
17.Love Ya life                  Genetix                             EargasmicRecordings(US)
18.Spacedust EP             GK Experience                      Mixed signals
19.Candy Store           Project 104 ft. Gentle Aura       Mixed Signals
20 .Spirituality            Project 104 ft Lotus                  Shines Records
21.Sunrise                   Genetix ft. Shancoy                  Shines Records Dream
22. Yours Truly          Darnell Kendricks                          Album (JAPAN release)
23. Can You Feel The Rhythm – DJ Pope ft.Lynette Smith -  Poji Records(US)
24. Sweet Memories       Plusgroove Ft. Nicole Stoffman      Plusgroove Records
25.Konkrete Jungle                Plusgroove                               Shines Records
26. From The Mind of Genetix        Genetix                           Shines records