Kane Ian

DJ/Producer Kane Ian has been immersed in the world of House Music since 1993. With over a decade in DJ-ing and over one hundred productions on his label Dustpan Recordings, he shows no signs of stopping.

Born in Singapore, Ian got the bug for electronic music in his early school years. He formed the now defunct Radiance Crew with William (aka Mr Pirated) and Ming Knackle, where they would throw weekly house music parties at various spots. Since the early 2000s, he has been invited to DJ at events and festivals all over the world. This includes cities such as Kuala Lumpur, Maldives, New York, Boston, Milwaukee, San Jose, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Miami (Winter Music Conference) and Black Rock City (Burning Man). His music and DJ sets have been described as underground house with a funky, jazzy, hip hop tip. Clubs he’s played at include the legendary Zouk Singapore, one of the world’s Top 10 Clubs as voted by international dance music magazines – DJ Mag and IDJ Magazine. Today, Ian performs at weekly shows, in front of thousands of club goers a year.

In the studio front, Ian is the founder of record labels Dustpan Recordings and Upsize Music (Distributed by The Orchard, New York) which releases fresh new music from today’s upcoming and well known producers. His music has also been released digitally and waxed on some of his favorite labels such as Clean House, Blockhead, Funkfield, Nosa, Trendy Mullet, Big Wheel and Juiced Music to name a few. Ian has also remixed works for artists such as Gapswon, Francesco Carrieri, Spuma, Magik Johnson and the Inland Knights. His music has reached the Top 10 Download Charts in the USA and sees features on Radio shows such as Lush 99.5, Proton Radio and Pete Tong’s BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix.

In 2011, Kane Ian was awarded the “Best Electronic Dance Music Producer” title by Juice Magazine, Singapore.

Sponsored by international brands such as X-mini, Sony and Vicoustic, Ian has performed for commercial clients like Armani, Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, Kelly Hoppen and Esquire. He currently holds down residencies at Tanjong Beach Club and W Hotel in Singapore where he plays regularly.

While his music has been in demand worldwide for some time now, he continues his quest remixing, producing and making tunes on a daily basis.