Mike Kerouac & Isaac SMILE
Manchester, London

Blind Vision, HedZup, Frost Plates, Music Related, Sustain, Haas, Raw Level

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KerouacandSMILE

https://www.instagram.com/kerouacsmilemusic/

Email: kerouacsmilemusic@gmail.com

Tour Dates: See facebook page

Back in 2007 Isaac SMILE contacted Mike Kerouac on MySpace asking to remix a Kerouac track, the aforementioned remix never materialised, but what did was a friendship that would lead to the formation of Kerouac & SMILE. 
At the time Isaac was a resident at Micron in Manchester, at steadily building up a fearsome reputation as an excellent warm-up Dj. He invited Kerouac to play a live set in 2008 to support H.O.S.H and more slots followed.  
As a Micron resident Isaac has warmed up for a list of Dj's that reads like a who's who of the underground, Ritchie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Radioslave, 2000 and One, Justin Drake, Ame, the list goes on...... 
Kerouac started out predominantly as a live act, having secured remixes on labels such as Treibstoff and Hypercolour, and gained Dj support of his tracks from Laurent Garnier, Layo & Bushwacka! ,Anja Schneider and more. 
It wasn't until 2012 that they first went back to back on the decks, at a Micron birthday party at Joshua Brooks, Manchester. Shortly after that they decided to start producing together. Their ethos is all about solid, grooving, underground music, describing tunes their tracks as functional and groovy. Tracks that don't need to have massive breakdowns, snare rolls and white noise build ups. 
In 2015 the guys were lucky enough to be asked to play 3 hour set in Room1 at Fabric for the excellent WetYourSelf, an experience that they will never forget. This gave them the opportunity to build the sound and energy of the night right from nothing to peak time.
Over the last few years the guys have played numerous festivals and enjoyed releasing tracks on HedZup, Blind Vision, Music Related, Sustain, Frost Plates, Haas Records and more.  
In recent years Kerouac has produced as another duo, KRS Two with Adam Ross notching up several releases so far . During lockdown Isaac has started the DJ set streaming channel Acidhouse FM on Twitch and Mixcloud.

Intimate festival in Tisno, Croatia. Brought to you by Team Love. 

More info:
www.loveinternationalfestival.com
https://loveinternationalrecordings.bandcamp.com

Bookings: christian@outofthewoodsartists.com


Music: info@raymono.com

Being one of the most in-demand Techno DJs of our times, Ben Klock needs little introduction. His name has been closely associated with Berlin’s legendary club Berghain since 2005. His monthly residency has formed the backdrop to his international success, providing an invaluable platform for his ability to create a room rather than just play to it.

Much of his early career was marked by marathon sets – a signature that played a considerable role in nurturing his skills and reputation – but even the more compressed sets he shares today evidence an intricate narrative and sense of flow that defines him as a DJ. It was these inherent abilities that led him to compile the fabric 66 compilation in 2012, before winning the BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix of the Year award in 2015.

His releases on Ostgut Ton have become landmarks in the imprint’s history. 2009’s “Dawning”, the first of his collaborations with Marcel Dettmann kickstarted the label itself and remains a stand-out track in its discography. Another release of particular note is the Before One EP including “Subzero”, which many techno lovers still refer to as their gateway track into the whole genre itself. For many, however, it is his album One (2009) that best captures Klock’s talents as a producer. His skills as a remixer have also seen him rework tracks by a wide variety of artists, including Kerri Chandler, Depeche Mode, Robert Hood and Kenny Larkin.

Additionally, Klock curates with great passion his own label Klockworks, founded in 2006. With releases from DVS1, Stef Mendesidis, The Advent, Sterac, Etapp Kyle, Temudo and many more Klockworks became a synonym for unique, high quality Techno.

In 2017 Ben started his own event series PHOTON which is a unique concept show that blends light, architecture and music. Since then he toured PHOTON at special venues in major cities around the world such as Printworks (London), Gashouder (Amsterdam), Arca (Sao Paolo), to name a few. It quickly became a new standard for audio visual electronic music events. In 2023 the project returns after a pandemic induced break with a brand new visual and artistic concept.

Send us your demos for Friends & Family Records! fandfdemos@gmail.com

EUROTOUR 2025 Parte 1

5/4: Sun & Snow/ Sierra Nevada, Granada
11/4: I Boat/ Bordeaux
18/4: Georgia Bar/ Berlín 
19/4: Hoppetosse/ Berlín 
20/4: Sound Department/ Taranto 
25/4: Cadavra/ Madrid
26/4: Fabric/ Londres
30/4: Lux Fragil/ Lisboa
2/5: Les Enfants/ Barcelona
3/5: FamJam/ Londres
10/5: Breakfast Club/ Amsterdam
11/5: Días de Campo/ Montanejos

For production/remix/general enquiries:
Chris - cg@285.group

For bookings:

Ryan - ryan@liaisonartists.com (N & S America)
John - john@higher-ground.de (Rest Of World)

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