Brian Kage Artist Bio

Brian Kage (Pronounced Ka-ghei), is a deep tech-house Producer/DJ from Detroit. Deep, mellow, funky, driving, and passionate are all words that describe the sound of Kage. Kage’s music has already had an impact on dancefloors globally. His records have been charted and played by top DJs from all genres such as Danny Howells Fabrice Lig, Vince Watson, Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villallobos, Sasha, Adam Jay, Philip Braunstein, Greg Gow, Oakenfold, and many more.

In 2002, Kage signed his first vinyl release to Adam Jay’s Azure record label. He’s went on to record for numerous labels such as Thinner, Lumina, Monoid, Restructured, Flumo, Less is More, D Records, and more. In May 2005, Kage released one of his biggest EPs called the ‘Cloned EP’ on DLuv recordings which proved to crossover to many genres of Electronic Dance Music. It was even played on BBC’s Essential Mix by Richie Hawtin & Ricardo Villalobos. Ever a perfectionist, Kage’s releases are not ‘churned out’ every other month, but instead crafted slowly and efficently for maximum impact and quality.

Looking for more creative output, Kage & Ryan Sadorus (a.k.a. Ryski) created a new label based in Detroit called Berettamusic. In 2003, they released their first various artist EP on the Beretta label. Since then, Beretta has become successful techno record label in a sea of techno labels trying to stay afloat. In 2006, Kage and Ryski introduced the sub-label “Beretta Grey.” This label has generated quite a buzz around the world with it’s unique sound. ‘Grey’ has helped expose talented new minimal-minded Detroit artists to the world. In 2007, Kage created another sub-label called “Beretta Red” to focus on more soulful, Detroit-inspired releases.

As a DJ, Kage has notable appearances across the North America, including Broadcast in San Diego, Therapy Nightclub in Indiana, System Sound Bar in Toronto, Droid’s Duotone in Los Angeles, Tronic Treatment in NYC, & the Movement Festival in Detroit. He’s also had the pleasure to travel internationally for gigs in Moscow. His skills behind the decks are highly regarded, and his mixes combine the funkyness and soul you’d expect from a Detroit artist. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.