Kid Fonque has become a vital part of South African electronic music and club culture over the last 20 years. Uniquely accomplished in both influence and scope, he is an over-achiever in every one of his roles; DJ, Producer Label Owner, promoter and more recently, Radio Presenter.

Firmly established as a tastemaker in South Africa, Kid Fonque’s influence can be felt and heard in the music of the many artists he has helped nurture with his role as label manager of Africa’s seminal dance label Soul Candi Records and now his new venture with Jullian Gomes in their new label Stay True Sounds.

Kid Fonque’s talent is the type that refuses to acknowledge boundaries of any kind – be they genres or borders. The respect he is paid by the industry is a result of his no compromise attitude to playing and making music. Rather than following trends, Kid Fonque has always done things his own way. Importantly, every record he reaches for bares all the hallmarks of the Kid Fonque sound - a golden thread that ties all his sets together somehow. 

Like a painter dabbing his brush into different hues, Fonque’s palette embraces everything from bass and broken beats to bossa nova, hip hop and every shade of house - and with this open-minded approach, he’s been deconstructing dancefloors at home and abroad for well over a decade. Over the last couple years he’s played dates in Hong Kong, Dubai, the UK and Switzerland.

Kid Fonque has just recently started his own radio show called Selective Styles on South Africa’s very own 5FM.  Selective Styles has given Kid the platform to showcase the hidden talent from all over South Africa electronic, house, soul & Hip Hop Community while delving into international releases weekly.

In 2011, Kid Fonque launched his long-running monthly night, #2SIDESOFTHEBEAT as a platform to showcase underground music from all genres at the same venue. Dubstep and house rubs shoulders with hip hop, broken beat and everything in between. Kid Fonque handpicks the line-up which has seen esteemed musos like Dego, King Britt, Swindle, Mala, Nightmares On Wax, Zaki Ibrahim and local stars like Jullian Gomes, Cuebur, Kenzhero and The Brother Moves On all on one stage.

In 2014 Kid Fonque moved into the producer’s chair and released his critically acclaimed debut artist album Kid Fonque and Friends and a string of remixes. 

Two singles from the album “BE”, “Usangikhumbula” and a recent collaboration with D-Malice “All This Time” did serious damage in the charts – all claiming the number 1 spot on the YFM Urban Top 20. His recent studio output has paired him with luminaries like Clara Hill, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Nia Andrews, Jonny Miller,  Kev Brown, Okmalumkoolkat and Atjazz. 

2016 has been music as usual and the year started with a Boiler Room set where he was asked to represent his newfound label ‘Stay True Sounds’ and got to share the platform with label partner Jullian Gomes with a back-to-back set recorded and played in Cape Town’s Langa.

2017 sees plenty of new projects on the horizon for Fonque including a full length collaboration with UK’s D-Malice under the alias rkls due for release on r2 London which features a rich and varied cast of artists including Kev Brown, Melo B Jones, Sio, John Robinson and many more.

Whether he’s behind the decks, running Stay True Sounds, preparing for his weekly radio show or in studio making otherworldly music, Kid Fonque’s sonic adventures continue to fill dance floors and thrill earholes, pay attention!

Deeper Shades Of House - a weekly deep house radio show with Lars Behrenroth

Deeper Shades Recordings - deep house record label 

https://www.deepershades.net

Creator, writer, host, producer of The Drop with Danno on GFN Gwangju, Korea and Spacious on WNUR Chicago.  Auricle resident dj.  Writer for The Korea Times. 

LMichael is an Afro House, Electronic Dance Music Artist & DJ formerly known as Demented Soul.
Self Taught, Born Gifted Music Producer & Composer. 
An Ambassador of Creativity & Innovation in his music creation as witnessed in his passed releases & productions breaking boundaries & evolving his sound. 

In 2023 he made his First International Debut at Europe in Croatia for the Cabeau Music Afro House boat party stage at the Suncebeat Festival for his Afro House sound, with 
"People of Shaam" making it to the number 1 spot on Traxsource Progressive/Melodic Afro in 2021 with Tau (BW) & Nelle Guess on Aluku Records & again in 2024 on No.1 on the Melodic/Progressive with the song Divine Faith with Divine Keys on Aluku Records

His releases have charted numerous times in the Afro House top 10 & top 20 with his single "Flying Like A Bird" landing at number 4 in the Afro House top 100 on Cabeau Music, not to mentioned being featured on prominent playlists. 
his music has been supported by Black Coffee, Shimza, Beyond Odds (Greece), Hyenah & more international & local prominent artist's. 
2024 has seen him make his 2nd international appearance at Europe in Portugal,Lisbon with a stunning performance at the Cabeau Music Afro House Boat Party.

LMichael discovered the Gift of Music Production & Composition through exercising inherent unseen abilities from the unseen yet real heavenly  manifested the revelation & existence of this inherent gift in this domain.

he began listening to music consciously at the age of 9 and began collecting records 2 years later. 
In 2009 he initiated in music production, producing his own original music.

Contact : lmichaelmusicsa@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/lmichaelmusic (Music Releases & Content)

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