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, Demarco and is known for his remixes of artists such as

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, Kranium & M.I.A. Major Lazer frontman

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referred to KickRaux as "one of (his) favorite new producers." In early 2014, KickRaux was credited with coining the term ''Future Dancehall'', which refers to his style of music productions.

Early life

KickRaux was born in Portmore,

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and raised in

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, Florida. His early remixes led to a feature on

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's ''The Wrap Up''. KickRaux replaced the name Rieces Pieces under which he produced his first remix of M.I.A. featuring Jay Z "XXXO'". In 2012 he produced several

dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...

remixes which led to radio play on

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and other international radio stations across Russia, France, Canada, Australia and the Caribbean. In 2013, KickRaux went back to EDM bass music to collaborate and release EDM remixes which received positive reviews and support from a number or publications (''

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'', ''

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'', Vibe, Peace Magazine, Pigeons & Planes, The Frontliner) and DJs of the genre (

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, Dj Carnage, Nick Catchdubs, Dirty South Joe and Swizzymack). This led to a US city tour which included sharing the stage with

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and Brillz. In 2013 he partnered with MTV for an Exclusive Guest Mix. He also partnered with MySpace for a front page release premiere

Later work

Production credits

References

External links

KickRaux Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:KickRaux Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American record producers Musicians from Florida