{"id":3229,"date":"2015-02-15T22:14:07","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T22:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/?p=3229"},"modified":"2019-04-28T22:01:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T22:01:55","slug":"a-valentines-day-love-affair-with-kerri-chandler-in-san-francisco-part-ii-kerri-chandler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/a-valentines-day-love-affair-with-kerri-chandler-in-san-francisco-part-ii-kerri-chandler\/","title":{"rendered":"A VALENTINE’S DAY LOVE AFFAIR WITH KERRI CHANDLER IN SAN FRANCISCO Part II: KERRI CHANDLER 14.02.15"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A VALENTINE’S DAY LOVE AFFAIR WITH KERRI CHANDLER IN SAN FRANCISCO<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Part II: Kerri Chandler<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Kaos Conductor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

01:30 PST<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Right off the bat, Kerri Chandler<\/a> comes out swinging, he scores a home run with \u201cMake My Heart<\/a>,\u201d featuring New Zealander vocalist Latrice Barnett. The befitting tribute scores a nod to San Francisco resident, DJ\/producer Jay-J who stands onstage, alongside his buddy Kerri. The Kiko Navarro Mix is a proper demassify to West Coast house music, the game changer that ignited the world over during the late 1990\u2019s to early 2000\u2019s. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The thumps of funkin\u2019 four-counts continue its reign. A choppy drum loop builds over a swooshing backdrop of heart pounding jabs. The warped vocals mutate from white noise to crystal clear. \u201cGirl I must warn you.\u201d As fingers snap, feet shuffle, and shoulders swivel from left to right, the bodies in motion have no clue what is about to strike. Without warning, the music disappears from underneath fancy footwork. A drum machine drops a kick: Bell Biv Devoe\u2019s \u201cPoison\u201d explodes into view, only to disappear like a thief in the night. The crowd yells, having realized they been hoodwinked, by one of the greatest \u201cHip Hop On a RnB Tip with A Pop Appeal\u201d anthems of all time. Hands hit the knees, the body has to rest, slowly breathe in and breathe out-is it time to change T-shirts? -the heart pounds for life. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Research shows within the first month of life a baby\u2019s heartbeat can beat between 70-190 beats per minute. The resting heart of an adult can beat between 60-100 beats per minute. As a person ages, the heartbeat slows down. This is true for many soulful house music parties. Ever been to a house music party where the majority of the crowd is approaching the mid-century mark? <\/em> The older the DJ, the slower the BMPs: the older the crowd, the slower they dance.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Not so for Kerri Chandler, or the music he plays. The forty-something years young with a full head of hair, purpose is to make the heart beat faster and for people to dance harder. He believes in the thump. His definitive anthems rings with beats that pound at 124 to 125 BPMS, take \u201cHallelujiah\u201d and \u201cRain<\/a>\u201d respectively, sadly the two anthems not played at this party.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be real, thumping four-on-the-floors are the lifeblood of house music.\u00a0\u00a0 Without the essential four counts-that are not only heard through ears but rattles the heart-one is playing funeral music. A not so fun experience that puts people to sleep. Perhaps, an eternal sleep from the house music scene. And to think why a younger generation has not gravitated to soul filled house music.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Not so in San Francisco, where hipsters and yuppies rule against the age of reason. After all, gentrification is an ugly word. However, young people purchasing and renovating an old space, turn club in a blight area pays off. It shows on the faces of the young-in the twinkle of their eye and in the sparkle of their pearly white smiles-as they dance, blow money on drinks and whatever guilty pleasures arise. In an underground club that sits in the upcoming design district, money is no option. Of course this is no five-star resort hotel advertising bottle poppin\u2019 ballers in VIP, but a more justified experience of a soulful get down to underground music. This is where Asian techs, college preps, bearded hipsters and drunk girls come to party. On the menu, the house special: A happy family poo-poo platter. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There is no division-no black section in the rear or white section up front. Better yet, in Saint Frank, there are no Asians over hear, no Latinos over there, with whites dotting all points in between. There is no division of age. Grey hairs dance amongst floppy bangs. This is the face of the 21st<\/sup> century smart club, where alcohol sales stop at\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

02:00 PST<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The room goes dark. One look left and to the right reveals the venue\u2019s two bars are closed with shades drawn over the countertops. No more spirits for this crowd, unless the kind from the music.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As Angie Stone\u2019s \u201cI Wasn\u2019t Kidding,\u201d plays cricket\u2019s chirp. The sea of nameless faces appear unfamiliar with the Scott Wozniak and Timmy Regisford Shelter Version, partly because these youngsters were gawking at MySpace and listening to Kanye West on their 5th<\/sup> Generation iPods ten years earlier when the remix was conceived. However, Kerri gives it to the babes, by playing classics they need to hear.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Classics like, \u201cBa, da, da, da, da, dah\u2026Ba, da, da, da,\u201d sings a band of trumpets, \u201cThump, thump,\u201d A drum speaks. A lo-fi bass line drives the groove to discotheque. Teddy Pendergrass sings \u201cYou Can\u2019t Hide from Yourself.\u201d The energy in the room shifts to organized chaos. Dancing bodies feel the need to shed their skin and run around the room spiritually naked. Patrice Rushen\u2019s \u201cLooking For You<\/a>\u201d brings a smile to the face of a nearby, nearly sleeping security guard. On the Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix the sudden sounds of chords surprises. A riff of keys play over an instrumentation of sparse drums that is not in the original mix. Look onstage. Kerri is playing a Korg. Live!!!.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cKerri is killing it!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWho?!?\u201d asks a young man with a vacant expression staring at the stage.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cKerri Chandler. He is Kerri Chandler!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kerri \u2018Kaoz\u2019 Chandler was born into a musical family. His father, especially, fed his musical palette and trained his musical ear by giving him a start at playing music in a Jersey nightclub. That opportunity led to additional DJ gigs and stints in New York\u2019s various music scenes from soul to rap. After a tragic experience, Kerri turned his full attention to producing house music. His productions forged the blueprint of futuristic underground sounds back in the early 1990s, a time when semi-house producers copycatted their way onto the charts. The Kerri sound: brass horns, bubbling bass lines, cowbells and steady buildups are instantly recognizable around the world yet they are sacred to the soul. How one produces a vast music catalog from jazz to video games and yet remains true to his morals is the tale of folklores. He is an in demand, must-have DJ\/music producer\/remixer who plays frequently around the globe than in his backyard. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSan Francisco it has been a long time.\u201d He lowly announces minus a Jersey accent. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Horns blast over a four-count that shakes the floor. \u201cAtmospheric Beats<\/a>\u201d slowly builds to a towering crescendo of jazz house. The soul-stirring classic introduces the next song with a similar tempo. The System\u2019s \u201cYou’re In My System<\/a>\u201d breaks the beats for a solo opener of Rhodes keys. When the song breaks for a spoken rap, the crowd applauds with handclaps. \u201cYou\u2019re In My Soul, I Just Can\u2019t Get Enough of Your\u2026\u201d Rightly spoken, the people can\u2019t get enough of the \u2018Kaoz.\u201d Cajmere\u2019s \u201cBrighter Days<\/a>,\u201d (Underground Goodies Mix) ignites more screams. If that is not enough, the vocal version drops as vocalist Dajae leads the crowd singing \u201cLift Me Up.\u201d As Sunday morning handclaps and gospel wails uplift spirits, Johnny Corporate\u2019s \u201cSunday Shoutin<\/a>\u2019\u201d takes the dancers to church. A young lady shimmy shakes in a solid gold sequence dress as if she has the Holy Ghost. Sporadic bursts of energy, allows the body the ability to house dance to harder-tinged anthems and relax on more mellow tracks. Surely, Kerri is beat driven and unapologetic, but he too knows when to give his audience a breather as on Veja Vee Khali\u2019s \u201cSpiritual Elevation<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If there was ever a DJ\u2019s DJ, Kerri is that guy. \u201cI\u2019m so honored to see so many people. My friends are here beside me,\u201d speaks his calm yet resounding voice. \u201cThey come from Leeds, NYC, and Florida.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A real legend gives honor to whom honor is due. Mr. V, standing next to Kerri, speaks, \u201cJus Dance<\/a>,\u201d into a microphone over a deep masterpiece that drops knees to the wooden floor. One dancer shoves his back and then his head onto the wooden floor and lays prostrated for an even deeper experience. Piano keys and a sassy sax swirl through the soundscape, making this not only one unforgettable moment but one of the deepest tracks played thus far. San Francisco\u2019s house pioneer, David Harness, who is in the house, is honored with his interpretation of Black Coffee\u2019s \u201cJuJu.\u201d The Harlum (short for Harness and Chris Lum) Mix beats are jacked up on steroids, making Afro-house fun to dance to.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>04:00 PST<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As the music should abruptly end, blinding lights should flood the floor, and security should all but assault guests to exit through the back door, Kerri continues to conduct the Kaoz like a philharmonic director gone mad. There is no stopping this guy. With a wave of his hand he directs the beat to bellow on \u201cHallelujah<\/a>,\u201d but his right palm shuns the vocals of Shirley Ceaser. He instructs the cowbell to chime on \u201cBar-A-Tyme<\/a>.\u201d Then he commands, \u201cYou will obey every word of Kerri Chandler,\u201d as \u201cBar-A-Tyme,\u201d morphs into a killer monster. \u201cYour every will is not your own.\u201d The twenty-five bodies left dancing agree. Their bodies washed in perspiration.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cKerri turn it down. Turn it down\u201d Mr. V interrupts. Victor Font takes note of the chaos and puts on the brakes. \u201cYo San Francisco, it\u2019s been a minute.\u201d V turns around. \u201cKerri, turn it down.\u201d The volume drops only a half notch. \u201cYo San Francisco, its Valentines Day. You got to show some love, to the man, Kerri Chandler.\u201d Mouths cheer and hands clap. The music gains momentum into a filtered fury.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. V continues, \u201cYo lets give Kerri a present. Kerri I want you to play your favorite song of all time. It don\u2019t have to be house. It could be RnB, soul or whatever.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

After a second, chiming bells and a mid-tempo four count stumbles into the sound scape, \u201cThe Blackness,\u201d announces a tenor. \u00a0\u201cThis is my favorite song,\u201d says Kerri. At 4:30 pst, Sound of Blackness\u2019 \u201cOptimistic\u201d (Never Say Die 12\u201d Mix) ushers a dancing body of the club on an very unforgettable night. \u00a0Hallelujah!<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Words by aj dance<\/p>\n

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