K-Hand (US)

With a wide range of releases, and a relentless tour schedule, you never can catch Kelli one minute you may see her, the next minute you don't. Fast quick and thrift you have to know somebody to get to her. and it hopefully it's good enough to grab her attention long enough. "Don’t think of K-Hand as just another Detroit-based producer, or DJ. Think of her instead as one of the city’s best, as bold as that thought may seem. An internationally recognized veteran of the legendary Techno City's bottomless talent pool, Hand stands alongside Detroit's elite, the sort of DJ that has devoted more than two decades to working crowds into techno dance frenzy. There’s no denying Hand's role as a globetrotting DJ who never fails to further Detroit's undisputed legacy. It takes years and years to acquire the sort of versatility that Hand has become known for. Whether it is a lengthy set at Movement Detroit Music Festival, or a headlining gig at a high-profile, Hand knows how to read a crowd and seduce it, one track after another, until she has it at her mercy, and the dance floor dances. Just as well versed in techno (via her Detroit fostering) as house (via her days in Paradise Garage-era New York), Hand offers the best of both worlds -- few DJs can weave back and forth with such precision. If her legacy as one of Detroit’s most experienced DJs wasn’t enough, Hand’s production work never fails to garner her respect and attention. She is perhaps most widely known as the brains and boss behind the long-running Acacia Records Label, one of the city's most prolific labels throughout the ‘90s into the ‘00s, and to date. In addition to her countless 12” vinyl releases, and WAVs on the AcaciaRecordings.com & K-HANDmusic.com website, she continues to garner critical acclaim year after year. In sum, with the current devotion to the electronic music scene, there is little that Hand hasn’t accomplished, explaining her in-demand status as a Professional DJ, and Music composer. With the latest and hottest music coming out of Detroit on Acacia , continuous vinyl releases , and Nina Kraviz’s Label ???? (English: Trip) . Featured tracks on No.4 & 5 compilations, one too most definitely watch out for.