Kid Kenobi uses the following Shure products:
| Shure KSM 44 (In Studio) |
A multiple pattern (cardioid, omnidirectional, bidirectional), externally biased, dual large diaphragm condenser microphone with extremely low self-noise (7dB). Developed to meet the needs of studio recording musicians, the warm, rich sound of the KSM44 delivers exceptional performance, tailored to deliver vivid reproduction of voice for the most critical recordings. |
| Shure Beta 58A | This vocal mic accentuates the warmth and clarity of lead and backup vocals. Extremely smooth extended frequency response. Its supercardioid design provides maximum isolation from other onstage sounds. Supercardioid, Dynamic. |
| Shure Beta 87A | Leading the field for studio-quality sound in live performance, the Beta 87A has a smooth, tailored response for warm, accurate sound. Its supercardioid design provides maximum isolation from nearby vocalists or instruments. Supercardioid, Condenser. |
| Shure Whitelable DJ Cartridges | A truly revolutionary piece of DJ technology. Tailored for the club environment, Whitelabel features sonic characteristics including solid drop bass, flat mids, and accented highs. |
| Shure Personal Audio SE530 | The SE530 uses Triple TruAcoustic Micro-Speakers to create an expansive soundstage. A dedicated tweeter ensures that highs and mids are incredibly accurate and detailed, while dedicated dual woofers provide balanced, full-bodied bass. The Push-To-Hear Control (included with the SE530PTH) adjusts levels of external sound for maximum intelligibility. |
Kid Kenobi uses the following Stanton products:
| Stanton SCS.3d | DaScratch® a.k.a. the SCS.3d, is the latest innovation in the Stanton SC System® control surface line. Revolutionary and compact, this controller is a necessity for any digital DJ looking for ultimate control over their software of choice. DaScratch's compact and sleek profile makes it a space-friendly addition to any existing DJ gear set-up or can stand on its own as a complete controller solution. Stanton's StanTouch® technology allows you to use traditional DJ-style motions and gestures on a touch-pad style surface to take full control over music and software applications such as Traktor DJ Studio™, Traktor Scratch™, Ableton Live™, Serato Scratch Live™, or any other MIDI compatible software. Minimal moving parts ensure durability from gig to gig. |
| Stanton SCS.1m | The World’s Most Advanced Mix Controller! Although the SCS.1m is in some ways a “mixer,” it’s more appropriately called a mix controller. Designed in an intuitive DJ mixer format that should be instantly familiar to anyone who’s ever stepped behind the decks, the SCS.1m features four channel strips with faders, EQ controls, and high-precision metering, as well as a responsive crossfader, and a straightforward Cue / Monitoring section. The surface layout has been carefully designed so that any experienced DJ can simply step up and begin basic mixing within seconds. The difference, of course, is that tweaking an EQ knob or channel fader, for example, is not actually adjusting analog audio — it’s controlling the corresponding EQ or level parameter in your DJ software. |
| Stanton DJPro3000 | The new DJ PRO 3000 is the newest addition to the Stanton line of high quality headphones. With the same great features of previous Stanton headphones and a few new additions, this headphone is definitely in a class of its own. With swivel and folding capabilities, the DJ PRO 3000 also includes high pass and low pass filter, detachable cord, and cool blue LEDs. With this array of features, a sexy new look, and an affordable price, the DJ PRO 3000 is the headphone to have for the new millennium. |
Kid Kenobi uses the following JBL products:
| JBL LSR2328P | The LSR2328P Two-Way, Bi-Amplified Powered Studio Mnitor Model is based on an 8" (203 mm) long excursion woofer and a 1" (25 mm) soft dome tweeter. It includes balanced XLR, balanced 1/4" TRS, and RCA unbalanced input connectors to allow connection of professional mixing consoles, computer audio interfaces, audio visual equipment, and consumer audio systems. A detented level control allows fine adjustment of individual speaker levels to balance each speaker in the system. Low Frequency and High Frequency Trim controls let you tailor the speaker’s response to preference or room acoustics. A neoprene rubber pad on the bottom of the speaker provides acoustic isolation and increases stability when the speaker is placed on a speaker stand or a console top. Mounting points are included and the enclosure has been reinforced for safe mounting using industry-standard mounting hardware. |
Biography
“Kid Kenobi has spread his wings to prove himself as the everyman’s DJ, no longer pigeonholed into the world of breaks, but proving himself as the quintessential all rounder, drying boundaries and flexing his skills as the4 country’s #1 party maestro, all the while maintaining his solid rep as one of Australia’s most talented young DJs and producers” – Inthemix 24.07.07
Astonishingly few new artists will endured beyond a debut release or a faddish genre-shift in the dance music environment. Whether they’re a slap-dash-pop-star, a band, or a DJ, a flash in the pan is the closest most of them will ever get to a lifelong career in music. You can hurl the hammer of blame at whatever or whoever takes your fancy, but the point remains; in the dance music world at large there is no new Carl Cox, no other Roger Sanchez, Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, or back-up Armand Van Buren; and in Australia there is no other Kid Kenobi.
These musicians emerged through a specific era in our not too-distant past where a new music emerged and a new history was written. These are the authors. Artists with a lived knowledge, refined tastes, intricate understandings, and talents dialled high. Ten years and more kicking it around the globe earns you not only the technical experiences you need, but an intimate insight into the relationship between music, her audiences and her makers.
“Kid Kenobi is widely regarded as one of the most respected DJ’s in the world, regularly playing around the globe” DMC Update Magazine 24.01.07
“I think travelling gives you an amazing perspective.” Says Kenobi with trademark humility about his consistent touring through Brazil, China, Canada, Cornwall, right out to his backyard, Australia. “You just become far more open-minded, far less judgemental.”
If that open-mindedness is proportional to the amount of touring accomplished, then Kenobi is understandably one chilled-out mofo, a dead-set legend and a top bloke rolled into one. Save for Africa, Kenobi has played every inhabited continent of earth, representing in well over 80 destinations across the globe, and playing to an assortment of crowds, and alongside an array of international DJs on a monthly basis.
It seems to have started about ten years ago when he kept getting nominated for all these ‘Australian DJ of The Year/Favourite DJ/Number 1 DJ/Sydney DJ of the Year’ type gongs, and then he kept winning them, and winning them… and winning them. So they changed the rule and instigated the Kenobi Bi-Pass Rulings of 2006 so some other punks might stand a chance.
It didn’t matter too much cos he was also brandishing the Remix of the Year award for his and Poxymusic’s remix of La La land – not bad for a DJ who’d never produced before. By the turn of the millennium he’d become so well loved, so adored, so respected and so accomplished, that some of us wanted to kill him. Just straight up smack him in the head.
But that was only some us us, the ‘jealously outraged’ malcontents. The rest of us wanted to befriend him, or sign him, like Ministry of Sound, who’ve so far inked him for 7 compilation deals, upping the ante by selecting him to the both only Australian artist to be honoured with a Sessions series named after him, as in Ked Kenobi Sessions; hang on, strike that, he’s now done two of these illustrious Sessions CDs. Bastard. But the thing that really gets us, the thing that really drives us nuts, is that Kid Kenobi himself, Jesse is such a nice guy, such a top shelf export, and such a natural, that even the envious are rendered admirers. I mean really, who has seven thousand MySpace friends when you’ve never actually invited anyone to your site. The guy’s a kook.
“It has a lot to do with having a deep concern and appreciation for my audience and being in tune with where they are at, what they want. I think as I get older I’m realising that it is also about a duty to evolve artistically as many of my greatest heroes in the arts always have. It’s a humbling realisation”
It wasn’t any one tune that hooked Kenobi into DJing back in the early 90s and it won’t be any one thing that keeps him going. The Kid’s an all rounder with a personal style as affable as his music is killer. From a start that bounced out of rave and into Acid Jazz and Funk through Trip Hop, House, Breaks and through to a deeper exploration of all of them and more, he’s made the round trip back to where it all began. With the music.
