Artist description One man, some great musicians and a bizarre live show!

Music Style Electronica

Musical Influences Deep Forest, PortisHead, Skinny Puppy, Radiohead

Similar Artists Bjork, Enigma, ERA, Deep Forest, Moby

Artist History Born in Florence, Italy Kays later relocated to Orlando, Florida. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston Kays joined the emerging post-house underground movement that was taking form in such notable Orlando and Miami clubs as Firestone, The Edge and Club Nu. Currently working at Sound "O" Rama Studios as the main composer. You can catch Kays' scoring work on the Sci/Fi Channel special "Curse of the Blair Witch" (also available on the Blair Witch Project DVD) and daily on the Odissey Network show "Donna's Day".

Group Members Kays with the help of Judy Soto's virtuoso vocals. The live band also features Gerald Beckham on drums and Peter Matchett who previously toured with The Legendary Pink Dots on synths.

Instruments Samples and human elements.

Albums Daydreams (1999), Garden of Angels (1998)

Press Reviews ElectroTimes (Aug.99) : "Boldly original electronic sound collages and exhilarating vocals. [Kays] weaves intricate textures of disco, hip-hop, ambient, pop and rave into brilliant tracks."....................Electronic@ (Nov.99 on-line issue): "Evocative like a film soundtrack...Melancholy ambient sounds, dreamy synths, post hip-hop beats and rhythms laced with laid-back effortlessly spun soundscapes."............. Axxess (March 2000): "Hypnotic soundscapes from this young techno wizard."

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Location Orlando, FL - USA

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