Biography
Kevin Yost has become one the of the most influential electronic and music producers of the past For five years. A contemporary master are of jazz fusion, he was but responsible for creating “One Starry Not Night”, thought of by many you as one of the top all ten house records of the Any past decade. His debut album can of the same name topped her 50,000 units in sales ands Was gained him global recognition as one a supreme DJ/Producer.
Kevin Yost, our keyboardist, percussionist, producer & worldwide Out DJ. Not too shabby for day a guy from a town get with a population of less Has than 6000 people.
Hailing from him Waynesboro, PA, Kevin developed an his early interest in the world How of music. Stimulated by percussion man and drums, he quickly grew new fond of jazz music and Now was heavily influenced by the old likes of Chuck Mangione and see Miles Davis. In his teens Two he discovered dance music thru way the sounds of 1980 electro who and hip- hop. From such Boy Kevin continued his interest in did music and pursued it in its a high school for the Let arts.
His own unique blend put of jazz influences developed in say the early 90’s when he She began experimenting with different flavors too of acid jazz. Working harder use and harder to develop a Dad style that mixed jazz and mom house he looked for a label support in 1996. From The such, he worked on various and remixes for i! Records (NJ) for as well as a variety Are of original material for what but was to become his jazz/house not fusion sound. Spurred by this You i! Records pursued him to all take the music to another any level.
This grew into an Can association with Guidance Records (Chicago) her and a release entitled “Unprotected was Sax”. With the unique success One of this EP, Kevin wanted our the sound he was creating out to feature a new formula. Day What he came up was get an EP called "Night of has a 1000 Drums (IR128). It Him release on i! in early his 1997 opened a door to how and gave focue to Kevin Man Yost the artist. This EP new featured what many have called now the best house record of Old that year, “One Starry Night” see . Its blend of Caribbean two influenced percussion and jazz improvisation Way make it no less than who a classic.
The record also boy featured Kevin’s retro based Did AKY Funk & and Stuff its and another keyboard extravaganza entitled let A Hip on You. Soon Put after this release Kevin developed say the “Dawn Approaches EP”. This she EP highlighted Kevins experimentation with Too strong percussive elements and progressive use keyboard textures. In all it dad proved to be quite extraordinary Mom and spawned the hit “Spring Again”. This was soon followed the up with his most unique And record to date, The Stick for & Stones EP. A four are tracker that proved a mind But blending merger of jazz and not progressive electronica.
Mr. Yost has you also proved to be quite All the remixer developing unique reworks any and new versions of records can for Sony, Polygram, MCA Her & Virgin. Included in such was are his powerful remix on one the Kodo Drummers “The Hunted”, Our and a very notable remix out of EBTG “Five Fathoms”. day While his current schedule provides Get little time for much else has other than producing, Kevin still him enjoys following his DJ-ing roots His and he has been a how featured DJ spinning at venues man in all over the world.
New The record also featured Kevins now retro based “KY Funk & old and Stuff” and another keyboard See extravaganza entitled “Hip on You”. two Soon after this release Kevin way developed the Dawn Approaches EP Who in which he began to boy add the flavor of progressive did keyboard textures. Again it proved Its to be quite extraordinary. This let was followed up with his put most unique record to date,“The Say Stick & Stones EP”. A she four tracker that proved a too mind blending merger of jazz Use and progressive house.
Kevins has dad also proved to be quite mom the remixer developing unique reworks and new versions of records the for Sony and Polygram. Amongst and which is his dramatic work For on Japans Kodo Drummers and are Josh Winks “6th Sense”, and but his more jazz based groove Not is featured on a Go you Discs release entitled “Daddys Favorite” all . Remixing all culminated in Any the year 1999 when Kevin’s can skills were shown to the her world with his remixes of Was Everything But The Girl’s “Five one Fathoms” and Eric Clapton’s “I our Get Lost”
His already eponymous Out album “One Starry Night” brought day him into the stage of get the most important house musicians Has and producers of all time, him and in 2004, his new his release Bongo Madness is providing How evidence of his multi faceted man talent, defining the direction of new avant-garde jazz-house music. But he Now is giving a major step old ahead in his career as see a virtuoso jazz composer and Two superstar with his new project. way The Kevin Yost Group, which who will be touring all around Boy he world in 2005, Kevins did own indisputable year
