KDrew

KDrew
Birth nameKevin Nicholas Drew
Born (1989-11-07) November 7, 1989 (age 34)
OriginNew Jersey, U.S.
GenresEDM, reggae, dancehall
Occupation(s)DJ, producer

Kevin Nicholas Drew (born November 7, 1989), better known as his alias KDrew, is an American record producer and DJ from New Jersey. KDrew produces primarily EDM and is perhaps best known for his remixes for Zedd[1] and Lady Gaga,[2] although his original records "Bullseye" and "Circles" have generated millions of plays online.

The Boston Celtics of the NBA used "Circles" as the intro music for their home games at TD Garden.[3] KDrew has also done official remixes for Nelly Furtado, Adventure Club, T.I. and others and collaborated with Taryn Manning[4] on "Summer Ashes", which was released on July 23, 2013.

On February 5, 2015, MTV premiered KDrew's music video for "Let Me Go".[5] KDrew performed at Global Dance Festival at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.[6][7] He co-wrote the song "I Want You to Know" by Zedd featuring Selena Gomez, alongside Zedd and Ryan Tedder.[8] KDrew also features as an additional producer on the tracks "Done with Love" and "Straight into the Fire" off Zedd's True Colors album.[9] KDrew co-produced two songs on Hilary Duff's Breathe In. Breathe Out. album, "Confetti" and "Arms Around a Memory".[10]

References

  1. ^ Codd, Nathan. "Zedd and Kevin Drew Invite You to Stay the Night Again". Lessthan3.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Daniel, Stefan. "Lady Gaga Bares All In This "G.U.Y." Remix From KDrew". Thissongslaps.com. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. ^ Emiliano, Daniel (October 31, 2014). "Celtics Intro 2014–2015". Celticsbrasil.com.br. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  4. ^ Weiss, Heather. "KDrew featuring Taryn Manning – Summer Ashes". Tarynmanning.com. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Cameron, John. "KDrew Premieres Music Video for Let Me Go on MTV". Edm.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  6. ^ O'Neil, Shane. "Ten Artists to See at Global Dance Festival". Edm.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  7. ^ Hau, Ha. "Global Dance Festival Phase 2 Lineup". Globaldancefestival.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  8. ^ Murray, Gordon. "Zedd, Selena Gomez Launch in Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart's Top 10". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  9. ^ Obasi, Anita. "KDrew Reaches 100,000 Followers on SoundCloud, Releases New Single 'Come Alive'". EDM.com. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  10. ^ Sherif, Mohammed. "Hilary Duff releases new album "Breathe In. Breathe Out."". Hamadamania.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.