Valerie Olukemi A "Kemi" Olusanya (13 October 1963 – 25 April 1999), commonly known by her stage nameKemistry, was a leading English drum and bassDJ of the early 1990s, half of duo Kemistry & Storm, and co-founder of the Metalheadz record label.[1]
Born in Birmingham, Olusanya grew up in Kettering, Northamptonshire,[2] and began a career as a make-up artist before giving it up for DJing in the early 1990s. She was half of the DJ and recording duo Kemistry & Storm, which she formed with an old friend when they both lived in London. They both started out playing on pirate radio stations Touchdown and Defection FM. With Goldie, they formed the Metalheadz record label.[2] After two and a half years at the label, they moved on to concentrate on DJing and also released a widely distributed mixalbum, DJ-Kicks: Kemistry & Storm, which has been described as "paving the way for other, younger, female DJs".[3][4]
The track "Kemistry" by Goldie, originally released in 1992 when they were in a relationship together, and also featured on his 1995 album Timeless, is dedicated to her.
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At 2:30 am on 25 April 1999, Olusanya was a front-seat passenger in a car travelling on the M3 motorway in Hampshire, behind a van which dislodged a cat's eye in the road. The metal body flew through the windscreen and hit Olusanya in the face, killing her instantly. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.[5]
kemistry, confused, with, chemistry, scientific, study, properties, behaviour, matter, album, album, valerie, olukemi, kemi, olusanya, october, 1963, april, 1999, commonly, known, stage, name, leading, english, drum, bass, early, 1990s, half, storm, founder, m. Not to be confused with Chemistry the scientific study of the properties and behaviour of matter For the album see Kemistry album Valerie Olukemi A Kemi Olusanya 13 October 1963 25 April 1999 commonly known by her stage name Kemistry was a leading English drum and bass DJ of the early 1990s half of duo Kemistry amp Storm and co founder of the Metalheadz record label 1 KemistryBornValerie Olukemi A Olusanya 1963 10 13 13 October 1963Birmingham EnglandDied25 April 1999 1999 04 25 aged 35 Winchester Hampshire EnglandOther namesKemiOccupationsDrum and bass DJrecord producerYears activec 1991 1999Known forKemistry amp StormMetalheadz Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer editBorn in Birmingham Olusanya grew up in Kettering Northamptonshire 2 and began a career as a make up artist before giving it up for DJing in the early 1990s She was half of the DJ and recording duo Kemistry amp Storm which she formed with an old friend when they both lived in London They both started out playing on pirate radio stations Touchdown and Defection FM With Goldie they formed the Metalheadz record label 2 After two and a half years at the label they moved on to concentrate on DJing and also released a widely distributed mix album DJ Kicks Kemistry amp Storm which has been described as paving the way for other younger female DJs 3 4 The track Kemistry by Goldie originally released in 1992 when they were in a relationship together and also featured on his 1995 album Timeless is dedicated to her Death editAt 2 30 am on 25 April 1999 Olusanya was a front seat passenger in a car travelling on the M3 motorway in Hampshire behind a van which dislodged a cat s eye in the road The metal body flew through the windscreen and hit Olusanya in the face killing her instantly The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death 5 See also editMetalheadzReferences edit Kemistry Fuller Up the Dead Musician Directory Archived from the original on 15 July 2017 Retrieved 2 December 2008 a b Lauren Martin 4 April 2019 Kemistry amp Storm the tragic story of the drum n bass originals The Guardian Angus Harrison 10 May 2016 Looking Back on the Life of Drum and Bass Pioneer DJ Kemistry Vice Thump Potts Diana Kemistry amp Storm gt Biography Allmusic Retrieved 2 December 2008 DJ History Kemistry Mixmag net Retrieved 8 December 2017 External links editDJ Kemistry discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kemistry amp oldid 1220688765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
