Kid Kenobi or Jesse Thomas Desenberg is an Australian DJ, sound mixer, music journalist and dance music artist.[1] Together with Hook N Sling (a.k.a. Anthony Maniscalco), he was nominated for the 2007 ARIA Award for Best Dance Release for their single, "The Bump".[2][3]
Kid Kenobi | |
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 Kid Kenobi, SugarBeat Club, July 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jesse Thomas Desenberg |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Ministry of Sound Australia/EMI |
Biography
Jesse Thomas Desenberg started working as a DJ, Kid Kenobi, in 1996 in Sydney playing the clubs and festivals circuit.[4] Kenobi later recalled, "after the rave culture had sort of died in the early '90s and the scene had gone back to the clubs. So it was a mix of stuff: house, techno, the tail end of big beat and trip hop and drum'n'bass obviously."[4] By the year 2000 the local scene was still insular, one of his contemporaries was Ajax (a.k.a. Adrian Thomas), "you tended to be state-focused, or even city-focused because dance music wasn't really that big outside of the bigger cities. So in Sydney there was Sugar Ray, Phil Smart; they were the two top dogs back then. And it was me and Ajax who were kind of like the protégées I guess…"[4] From 2003 to 2005 Kenobi was listed as No. 1 DJ by InTheMix magazine's editorial staff.[5] The staff writers later described his era, "Breaks was big business in the first few years of the awards ... [he] was arguably the genre's king, proudly flying the breakbeat flag for Australia at home and abroad."[5]
Discography
Remix albums
- Various Artists: Breaks 04: Mixed by Kid Kenobi (20 September 2004): Ministry of Sound Australia/EMI (MOSA040) AUS Comp: No. 7; Dan: No. 3[6]
- Various Artists: Kid Kenobi Sessions (5 September 2005): Ministry of Sound Australia (MOSA049)[7] AUS Dan: No. 6[8]
- Various Artists: Addicted to Bass (2012): Ministry of Sound Australia (MOSCD158)[9]
Remix singles
- Green Velvet: "La La Land (PoxyMusic vs Kid Kenobi mix)" Hussle Recordings
- Ferry Corsten: "Rock Your Body Rock (Extended/PoxyMusic vs Kid Kenobi mix) (August 2003) Hussle Recordings/Ministry of Sound Australia (HUS/MOS) AUS Club: No. 3[10]
- Mylo: "Drop the Pressure (Kid Kenobi vs Pocket remix)" (21 February 2005): EMI (HUSSYCD5054)
- Tonite Only: "Danger! (The Bomb) (Original/Hook n Sling & Kid Kenobi mix)" (April 2006): AUS Club: No. 7[11]
- Hook N Sling and Kid Kenobi: "The Bump (Tonite Only mix)" (21 August 2006): Hussle Recordings/EMI AUS Club: No. 10[11]
- Krafty Kuts: "Tell Me How You Feel (Kid Kenobi vs Rouge Element / Young Punx mix)" (28 August 2006): AUS Club: 13[11]
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music..[12]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2007 | "The Bump" (with Hook n Sling) | ARIA Award for Best Dance Release | Nominated |