Gene King
email: gking@shinesrecords.com
A programmer for CKLN.88.1 FM, Gene put more than 20 years of Djing experience to work when, in 1993, Gene 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. Recently celebrating 10 years on the air.
On the prouction side of things, beginning in 1991, Gene has remixed and produced music for numerous labels like :Contraband,A&M ,BMG, KMS, Defender ,Slip N' Slide, Debut,Hi-Bias ,Warner and most recently Easy Street and Ultrasound, for artitsts :Claudja Barry, Kairene, TLC, Wild Strawberries, De'Lacy and Black Masses. In 1993 he co-founded Contraband records with Carlos Clarke and in 1998 co-founde Southside Productions with two other Toronto Dj's Lil Pete and Mark Masters. His most recent production credits include the GK Experience on Mixed Signals Music, with more projects for them slated in the near future.
DISCOGRAPHY
Second bio
Gene King AKA GenetixGrowing 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 DJing 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).
