BK

British hard house record producer
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IntroBritish hard house record producer
A.K.A.KY Jelly Babies Twink Powder Speakerfreaks Benjamin Daniel Keen Ben Keen
A.K.A.KY Jelly Babies Twink Powder Speakerfreaks Benjamin Daniel Keen Ben Keen
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isRecord producer Musician Composer Film producer
Work fieldBusiness Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music
Gender
Male
Birth16 October 1973
Age51 years
Star signLibra
The details

Biography

BK is the working name of the English hard house producer Ben Keen (born in London in 1973).

Career

His "Revolution" single became one of the few hard house records to receive regular airplay on daytime BBC Radio 1, and between 1995 and 2005, he produced over one hundred 12" singles. He was the last artist to reach the UK Singles Chart with a vinyl only release ("Revolution"). He secured six hits in the UK chart. Along with Fergie, BK mixed the first Hardhouse Anthems compilation album in 2000 which reached number 14 in the UK compilation chart.

BK started his career in production at the age of 16, when employed as a trainee engineer. He moved later to writing music for both film and television, having gained recording studio experience at Media Records. He progressed to recording his own music for Nukleuz Records, and performing worldwide as a club DJ.

A regular in the DJ Mag top 100 he was also credited with being a pioneer of the scene and its most successful producer. While the in-house producer at Nukleuz records they won the largest selling independent label award two years running.

In 2021 he launched an educational masterclass to teach aspiring producers how he created his 2002 hit Revolution.

Discography

Singles

YearTitleUK Singles ChartUK DanceLabel
2000"Hoovers and Horns" †574Nukleuz
2000"Let The Rhythm Move You"839Nukleuz
2001"Flash" ‡679Nukleuz
2001"Khemikal Imbalance" ■887Nukleuz
2002"Erection (Take It to the Top)" ¶4816Nukleuz
2002"Flash" (remix) ‡6110Nukleuz
2002"Revolution"421Nukleuz
2002"Instantly/Jungalize" ♦817Nukleuz
2003"Klub Kollaborations"433Nukleuz
  • Fergie and BK
  • ‡ BK and Nick Sentience
  • ¶ Cortina featuring BK and Madam Friction
  • ■ BK and Andy Farley
  • ♦ BK and Anne Savage
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