MKL follows up Deep Space with 5 hours at Cayenne in SoHo this Thursday

After another 6-hour set at Cielo, MKL keeps his birthday celebration going at Cayenne this Thursday for another 5 hours of deep house and eclectic techno. The Lion1Music founder is a long-time part of the Wave Music family, and continues to push his boundaries with releases on his label and worldwide gigs.

For more of his history, check out MKL's artist page.

For all booking inquiries, please contact vicki@forwardmgmt.net

MKL at Conde Nast Traveler Gala: Gansevoort Park Avenue (NYC)

Tonight, for one night only, Condé Nast Traveler’s Global Feast invites you to savor the world’s cuisines at one-of-a-kind private dinners throughout New York City. MKL will be the featured performer, providing music throughout the night.

Beginning at 6pm EST, it isn't too late to reserve your ticket for the cocktail gala and dinner taking place at the Gansevoort on Park Avenue. For more information, please visit the event page for tickets and details.

MKL: New Mix + Providence (RI) gig

After playing to a packed floor on both New Year's Eve at Nublu and January 3rd at Deep Space (Cielo), MKL will head up to New England for a special MLK engagement.

In addition to this gig, he's made a new mix for Forward and 2011, which you can hear on our Soundcloud page, MKL's EPK or right below. Tracklist included.

MKL // January Mix 2011 by ForwardManagement

Footage from MKL's Headlining Set In Central Park

We have some special footage from MKL's headlining set at the daytime FROLIC event on the Great Lawn of Central Park. The event later carried over to Love, and was also a great success.

Keep watch for a 3-hour set from July 5th Deep Space, where MKL & François K played live together for most of the night. Coming soon...

MKL to Headline Festivus in Central Park this Saturday

We're thrilled to announce that MKL will be headlining FROLIC this year on a bill with four other talented local DJs. More information is provided below, and for any additional details please visit http://frolic-nyc.com

Popular outdoor dance music event Festivus, now in its ninth year, undergoes a metamorphosis in 2010 with the launch of FROLIC. The new moniker better captures the essence of the long-running annual art and music event, held this year on July 31st on the Great Hill in Central Park. As in previous years, FROLIC is a volunteer run community-based event whose purpose is to bring people of all ages together to experience electronic music in a positive, open air setting. The leave-no-trace event is funded through donations and volunteer support, with proceeds donated to help NYC children's Art and Music educational programs.

NEW RELEASE :: Adultnapper's 'Monitor' with a rework by MKL is out now on vinyl & digital formats

Adultnapper's original mix of "Monitor" is a minimalist, atmospheric house outing with warm, evocative piano chords. Percussive and synth soundscapes wash over the groove adding a stylish, textured dynamic. Conversely, MKL Vs BGSS (members of the group Brazilian Girls) step onto the scene with a live, organic funkafied jam that steps skillfully through afrobeat and retro disco/funk territory without missing a beat. Available on Beatport since the beginning of March, this weekend marks the physical release of this gorgeous record.

Halcyon recently featured MKL's version of "Monitor," saying: "Despite being a fixture behind the decks at downtown hotspots from Nublu to Cielo, it’s behind the boards where MKL’s unique talent shines brightest. In the studio, MKL is a master of reworks – not remixes – reworks. Remixes can be little more than a snippet of a track laid over a different beat. MKL’s reworks take various forms, but suffice to say, you can put any track in his hands – Femi Kuti, John Legend, anyone – and he will fuse it’s musical DNA with his own sophisticated worldly rhythms and signature afro-inflected groove." [Read more...]

Monitor is available on 12" vinyl at the following locations:
http://www.complete-usa.com
http://www.downtown304.com
http://www.juno.co.uk
http://www.halcyontheshop.com

MKL is currently available for bookings, and is based out of New York. For inquiries, please get in touch with vicki@forwardmgmt.net

March 1st: MKL @ Sapphire Lounge (New York, NY)

FEBRUARY 18th : DJ MKL @ Drom (New York, NY)

Lion1music's "MONITOR", Adultnapper Release Party

"BGSS" performing LIVE.

Don't miss this five piece band!

MKL & Special Guest DJ

DROM, 85 Ave A (b/w 5th &6th Ave) $10

Thursday Feb.18th 10-4am

Brooklyn Girls Sound System (BGSS)
(FEATURING JESSE MURPHY AND AARON JOHNSON OF BRAZILIAN GIRLS)

Bassist Jesse Murphy and guitarist Avi Bortnick first gained prominence as members of John Scofield’s Uber Jam Band. The musicians later played key roles in the New York’s NuBlu jazz scene that produced Murphy’s other famed band, Brazilian Girls. This evening Murphy and Bortnick will take the stage together once again at DROM as the Brooklyn Girls Sound System. The band will also feature Brazilian Girls drummer Aaron Johnson, keyboardist Brian Charette and drummer Shawn Pelton, the latter of whom is best known for his work in the SNL house band (the musicians have also performed as the Shity Shity Jam Band).

In celebration of the exclusive release of Adultnapper’s Monitor on halcyondigi, we spoke with New York’s MKL to get to know the story behind the stunningly original MKL vs. BGSS Rework.

In the process we got him chatting about DJing back in the day...............

GIGS :: MKL @ Tillman's (NYC) January 21, 2001 & @Littlefield (Brooklyn) January 23, 2010

MKL at Tillman's
Thursday, Jan 21st

TILLMAN'S

165 W. 26 St.
New York, NY

8pm-1am

No Cover

Studio 34: A Celebration of a New Decade featuring DJ MKL

Saturday, January 23rd

LITTLEFIELD
622 Degraw St. 3/4 Ave
Brooklyn, NY
11 pm -4am
$7

Birthday of Jewelry Designer and Artist Extraordinaire Lorraine Tasha West

GIG :: MKL at SOLE CHANNEL, December 26, 2009