Ferdinando Apicella a.k.a. Kernel Key was born in Naples. He has his first approach with the music when at the age of 10 his father gave him his first piano keyboard. He grew listening to Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Dire Straits. But when in 1994 he listened to for the first time to a Techno tape from Derrick May, he had directly a big passion for Techno Detroit. So he started playing with his first vinyls, knowing labels as Metroplex, Underground Resistance, Transmat, Axis, M-Plant, and following DJ\Producers like Jeff Mills, Robert Hood, Kenny Larkin, Mike Banks. At the age of 20, he started playing live in most of his hometown clubs, and in january of 1997 he had the honour to play with Damon Wild, getting big
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Van Czar Series, Vol. 53
Van Czar, GENAU, GraTris, Dark Nites, Juan Ddd, Celic, Jimmy GE, Daytona Team, Tom DM, DJ Pitts, Stanny Franssen, Ortin Cam, Luigi Raino, K-Deey, Claas Reimer, Be|Den, Carlos Mendoza, Elias R, Over8, Linear Straight, Zapfenstreich, Champas, Sergy Casttle, Das Ton, Paul Basshell, Ocampo, Norman Muller
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Best Of 2019
BRLN Underground Vol. 19
Monophon Issue 9
10 YEARS OF AGILE RECORDINGS
Joseph Capriati, Uto Karem, Paride Saraceni, UMEK, Ramon Tapia, Sonate, Gaston Zani, Loco & Jam, Landmark, P-ben, Mastiv, Jens Mueller, SUDO, Alex Mine, Alen Sforzina, Adoo, Dema, Fabian Argomedo, Eddie Amador, Rafa Barrios, Hollen, Stanny Franssen, Ortin Cam, Danny Serrano, Danilo Vigorito, NHB, Many Reasons aka MiniCoolBoyz, D-Deck, Eric Sneo, Ramiro Lopez, Sunrose, Riccardo Sabatini, Raffaele Rizzi, Sinisa Tamamovic, Diego Infanzon, Tony Dee, Max D-Loved, Pascal Nuzzo, Mladen Tomic, Frankyeffe, MdS, Leonardo Gonnelli, Kernel Key, Felix Kröcher, Macromism, Uto Karem & Umek
Skulls Will Never Cry 4
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Variety Music pres. Constructive Vol. 1
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Technoism Issue 19
Play Techno, Vol. 4
Macromism, Franceso Dinoia, Aiby & The Noise, Miguel Bastida, Florian Kaltstroem, Matt Tanner, Sonate, Low Sun & Spielkinder, Martin Eyerer, Ackermann, Paul Feris, Marco Effe, James Mile, Francesco Bergomi, Kernel Key, Loco & Jam, RanchaTek, WD2N, Stereo Jack, Anti-Slam & W.E.A.P.O.N., Darren C, Sara, Uakoz, Alex Lentini, Lutzenkirchen, Daniele Petronelli, Mike Maass, Rraph, D. Diggler, Polish
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Kompile Research Part 1
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