A longtime fixture in the Seattle rave community, Ian K is dedicated to bringing the sounds of hardcore to the masses. He first took the stage under the name MC Verbal, quickly building a reputation for his energetic performances with appearances with headliners like Hixxy, Force and Styles, Kevin Energy and Scott Brown. Soon he found himself focusing more and more on production, building up his studio (The LAB). After building up a collection of original tracks, he began to play out under the “Ian K.” moniker, focusing on DJ’ing and his Live PA.
In 2008 Ian began releasing tracks on Arizona DJ’s Rize and Starr label, Mad Panik Records. Soon several of his tracks entered Trackitdown.net’s top 20, such as “Me2U” which TID called “More madcap crossover indie rock vocal mash-up happy hardcore from the Mad Panik lot. Singalong breakdown opens up into big sounds and uplifting Toytown melody flavours topped off by an excellent vocoder. Happy happy joy joy and another winner for Ian K.”
Ian’s growth as an artist continued in 2009, when he was invited to perform at Hardcore Till I Die in the Sun, in Lloret De Mar, Spain. This weeklong event focused on Hardcore and Hard Dance every night and featured top talent such as Hixxy, Chris Unknown, Gammer and Re-Con. Finishing out the year with appearances at Earthdance 2009 in Phoenix, AZ and appearing weekly in his hometown of Seattle, WA, Ian K always does his best to bring energetic, uplifiting and driving beats to the ravers!
Track Features on Trackitdown.net
Bootyfull
“Ian K drops a UK Hardcore version of Akon’s ‘Beautiful’. Epic hands in the air breakdown using the well known chorus line that will have them singing along before going absolutely nuts when it all kicks back in. SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL!”
Avada Kedavra
“High energy dance floor anthem from hardcore hero Ian K. Big vocal breakdowns, pounding beats and soaring synth riffs are the order of the day.”
Discography
Ian K feat. State Shirt – Out of the Sky [MPD040] forthcoming
Rize & Starr – Never Giving Up (Ian K Rmx) [MPD033] forthcoming
Ian K – Basshead [MPD032]
Age of Rockets – Avada Kedavra (Ian K Rmx) [MPD028]
Ian K – BootyFull [MPD026]
Ian K – Me 2 U (Rize & Starr Rmx) [MPD025]
Ian K – Me 2 U [MPD022]
Ian K – I’ll Be Waiting feat. Sarah [MPD017]
Ian K – No Regrets [MPD016]
