DJ, producer, and breakbeat aficionado Eddy Kennedy AKA Kessler, made the jump from Belfast to Rotterdam in pursuit of a fresh challenge in 2020. Little did he know that the challenge would be a global pandemic to rock his (and everyone’s) world.

Born and raised in Belfast, Kennedy is known for his club nights Footwork which has seen him curate line-ups within the realm of electro, breaks & bass-driven techno across dance floors in the UK and Europe. Something of a homegrown hero, he has previously performed at AVA, Shine and Twitch in Belfast, held a residency with Manchester-based Limbo Radio as well as releasing high-energy music that tap deep into the traditions of UK bass culture for Belfast’s Born Sleepy record label and a string of heads down EPs on imprints like Shall Not Fade and Club Glow in the past year. 

Most recently Kessler has been getting in touch with exploring his new home and what it has to offer, with an EP scheduled to drop on Desert Sound Colony’s eyes down Holding Hands label ahead of his Boiler Room debut at AVA this September, the future is looking bright for Kessler. We caught up with him ahead of his homecoming, he has provided us with a typically bumping mix that presents a window into his musical world. Check out the full interview on our website:

Kessler - Vrieselaan
Andrea - Sarec
Nova Cheq - Detached
The Subdermic - All Shapes & Sizes
Overmono - BMW Track
J. Wax - I Said
Atrice - FKX82000
Elad Magdasi & Sinfol - Drum Spirit
Skee Mask - CZ3000 Dub
Adam Pits - Azure Crest
Drexciya - Black Sea (Aqualung Version)
Lag - Twitch
D-Nite - Dive
Kessler - Lotus
Samurai Breaks & Private Caller - Power Hour
Kessler - Ard Crew
BroDawg ManDude - Out Ya System (Decent Damage Remix)
Nova Cheq - FUK.GOV.UK
Thugwidow - The Sacrifice
Dip Shim - Yard Stalkers
Nova Cheq - Dopamine Domain
440hz - Shiba
DJ Y - Modern Wank

AVA MIX OO2 – Kessler

Producer, DJ & music head
mashawordpress@gmail.com

Founder: @magenta_ams
My second music project: https://soundcloud.com/mashamusha

Past:

09.07 - Operator Radio w/ PAUZE, Rotterdam
15.06 - Open Source Radio, Nijmegen
03.06 - Thuishaven, Amsterdam
08.05 - Garage Noord, Amsterdam
09.05 - Bar Theo w/ Magenta, Amsterdam
30.04 - B21, Brussels, BE 
26.04 - Moychay, Amsterdam
19.04 - Toekomstmuziek w/ Synthcretic, Amsterdam
21.03 - Room 303, Tokyo, JP
20.03 - Tokyo Beer Lab, Tokyo, JP
14.03 - OT301, Amsterdam
07.03 - Sissi's (b2b Ina), Amsterdam
08.03 - International Women's Day - LAWAAI x Magenta (b2b Lena Rigel), De Sering, Amsterdam
18.02 - RRFM, Amsterdam
07.02 - Bar Theo, Amsterdam
31.01 - De Sering, Amsterdam

2024

19.12 Folder FM, Amsterdam
30.11 Streamlines live @ Feed, Amsterdam
29.11 Melkweg, Amsterdam
23.11 GIMIC Radio, Brussels, BE
21.11 Radio Hinter, Amsterdam 
03.11 Der Hintergarten, Amsterdam
18.10 Parlour, Amsterdam
04.10 WirWar @ HAL 25, Alkmaar
28.09 La Fabriek, Brussels, BE
14.09 RRFM, Amsterdam 
31.08 Contact, Amsterdam
10.08 Loma Sound Open Air, Amsterdam 
01.08 Radio Hinter, Amsterdam 
20.07 Multipla w/ Auris Listening Session, Amsterdam
15.06 Open Source Radio, Nijmegen
14.06 Bar Theo, Amsterdam 
13.06 Feed, Amsterdam
28.05 Netil Radio, London, UK
03.05 Studio/K, Amsterdam
01.05 Operator Radio, Rotterdam
04.04 Future Intel, The Hague
25.03 PIP Radio, The Hague
15.03 Open Source Radio, Nijmegen
23.02 CLUB3, Haarlem
23.02 Maxi Radio, Leiden
18.02 Barents Spektakel 2024, Kirkenes, NO
03.02 Ledokol, Murmansk, RU
26.01 Boring Festival, Haarlem
24.01 RRFM, Amsterdam
20.01 Melkweg, Amsterdam

2023
16.12 PIP, The Hague
15.12 De Schuur, Haarlem
01.12 Slim Radio, Amsterdam
03.11 Studio/K, Amsterdam
04.10 Radio Radio, Amsterdam
25.08 Oosterbar, Amsterdam
29.07 Toekomstmuziek, Amsterdam
07.07 Sissi’s, Amsterdam
28.06 Relate Radio, Groningen
16.06 Slimfest @ Toekomstmuziek, Amsterdam
21.04 Bar Bario, Amsterdam
15.04 Vrankrijk, Amsterdam
06.04 Kanaal40, Amsterdam 
31.03 Toekomstmuziek, Amsterdam
10.03 Feed, Amsterdam
03.03 De Schuur, Haarlem
25.02 De Sering, Amsterdam
26.01 Skatepark NOORD, Amsterdam

2022
05.11 CLUB3, Haarlem
26.06 Planetarium, Murmansk, RU
04.06 Ledokol, Murmansk, RU
19.05 Ledokol, Murmansk, RU
24.04 21A, Murmansk, RU
25.02 Barents Spektakel 2022, Kirkenes, NO

running @flora-audio

---
with releases on Strand Audio, Móatún 7, MOTE Records, Applied Magic, Karakter Records, Eternal Love, Terakt, Musique Concrète, 10 Steps North
---

also k n o w n as
klichi
dj career growth
1/2 of factor 30 w/xci

join me below 
|
|

Electro & techno \o/
                               ||
                              / \

AVA MIX OO2 – Kessler

AVA Festival