Jon Horvath
(Fort Knox Five)
FRI 03 JUN 2011
FRI 03 JUN 2011
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Sid Barcelona, Jon Horvath, Rob Myers & Steve Raskin are the masterminds behind Washington DC-based Fort Knox Five, establishing Fort Knox Recordings in 2003 they have been overtaking dancefloors with a distinct interweaving of live instruments & funky electronic beats ever since.
Their talent for hooks has made them highly sought after producers & remixers, working for legends Tito Puente, Louis Armstrong & Bob Marley as well as A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts, Ursula 1000, Dynamo Productions & Mo’ Horizons. Whilst Afrika Bambaataa asked them to produce 4 tracks on his latest LP Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light.
FKF’s music has been featured on major compilations & licensed to numerous films, tv shows, commercials & video games. Most recently in the Fringe TV show on Fox & video games Tiger Woods 2009 & Facebreaker.
As DJs, they know how to rock a party, effortlessly moving from funk, reggae & hiphop to prime time beats & breaks; A unique style proven irresistible to club-goers at some of the most prestigious venues in the world such as Madison Square Gardens NYC, the Hollywood Bowl LA, La Paloma Barcelona, Fabric London & Die Registrateur Munich, with their skills catching the attention of Gwen Stefani, who asked them to be her tour DJs for her Harajuku Lovers tour, playing numerous shows in a wide variety of venues alongside Gwen Stefani and the Black Eyed Peas. Fort Knox Five were selected to remix two Bob Marley songs which were released on Roots, Rock, Remixed. Fort Knox Five were also selected as the resident DJs at the Eye Candy Sound Lounge at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Fort Knox Five perform regular dj sets at Washington’s legendary 18th Street Lounge, the home base of DC’s multi-culturalist kindred spirits Thievery Corporation.
“If you see their records, jump on them ‘cuz all their stuff is slamming!!”
Africa Bambaataa
Note (Ewan): It was with great sadness that we learned that Jon Horvath passed away in August 2015.
Links: www.fortknoxrecordings.com
DATE: Fri 03 Jun 2011
VENUE: The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA

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