Kerri Camar Chandler (born 28 September 1969) is an American

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DJ and record producer.

Biography

Chandler's influences go back to

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, growing up in a family of

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musicians. His father, Joseph Chandler, was a DJ and provided him with a background in the origins of

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and the

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Underground Sound. Accompanying his father to gigs, he began playing records at the Rally Racquet Club in

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at the age of thirteen. Aged fourteen, he began interning in studios and producing music. Since the release of his first single "SuperLover/Get It Off" on

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in 1991, Chandler has released over 100 records. He was a resident DJ at

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brand of deep house or garage house. He is the founder of the house music label Madhouse Records (not to be confused with Dave Kelly's reggae label of the same name) whose signings include

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and more recently MadTech Records, whose roster includes No Artificial Colours, Citizen, Kashii, Waze & Odyssey and Waifs & Strays. In 2016 he founded his third record label, Kaoz Theory, which has included releases from notable artists Jamie Jones,

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and

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Discography

Studio albums * ''Hemisphere'' (1996) * ''First Steps'' (1999) * ''Trionisphere'' (2003) * ''Computer Games'' (2008) * ''RA.EX269 Kerri Chandler'' (2015) * ''Spaces and Places'' (2022) Singles * ''Super Lover'' (1990) * ''Panic E.P.'' (1992) * ''Mistery Love'' (1993) * ''Atmosphere E.P. Vol. 1'' (1993)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandler, Kerri Musicians from East Orange, New Jersey American garage house musicians American house musicians Atlantic Records artists Living people American DJs Club DJs Deep house musicians Future house musicians 1969 births Electronic dance music DJs