K-Swing, real name Kathryn "Katie" Kabel, is an American DJ/ Producer specializing in electronic dance music, specifically ''Rockbeat'' (coined for being a mixture of

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and

breakbeat Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that tends to use drum breaks sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and ...

) and

electro house Electro house is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by heavy bass and a tempo around 130 beats per minute. The term has been used to describe the music of many ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs, including Benny Benassi, Skrillex, Steve Aoki ...

. She is from

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. In 2004 she was nominated for the ''Best Breakthrough DJ Award'' at the 2004 ''Dancestar USA: American Dance Music Award'' show. In 2006 she was signed to

Adam Freeland Adam Freeland (born 7 August 1973) is an English record producer and DJ. He is also the owner and creative director of the record label Marine Parade, which has released material by artists including Evil Nine, ILS, Alex Metric and Jape. B ...

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record label and was called the best "undiscovered" DJ. Her first single, ''This Is The Sound'' was co-produced with British producer Kevin Beber.

and Sebi Spanks did a remix of this single. Katie spent over 20 years of her life as a classically trained singer and dancer. Until 2004 – when her DJ career became too busy – she taught

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, ballet, and

modern dance Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which included dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th ...

. As a teenager, her continuous thirst for music and motion propelled her into the dance community, where she was drawn to the sounds of

for its deep and funky

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lines. Katie found it to offer the most freedom of movement, interpretation and self-expression of all forms of dance music.

Discography

Singles: * K-Swing & Beber – This Is The Sound

References

External links

Official K-Swing Site
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