Kemistry

Kemistry
Born Valerie Olukemi A Olusanya
(1963-10-13)13 October 1963
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Died (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (aged 35)
M3 Motorway in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Cause of death Road accident
Other names Kemi
Occupation Drum and bass DJ, record producer
Years active c.1991–1999
Known for Kemistry & Storm, Metalheadz

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 & Storm, and co-founder of the Metalheadz record label.[1]

Biography

Having attended college in Northampton, Olusanya 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. With Goldie, they led Metalheadz for two-and-a-half years before leaving the label and later releasing a widely distributed mix album, DJ-Kicks: Kemistry & Storm, which has been described as "paving the way for other, younger, female DJs".[2][3]

Olusanya died in a road accident at 2:30 AM on 25 April 1999. She was in a car travelling behind a van on the M3 motorway in Hampshire, when she was hit by the steel body of a cat's eye, which had been dislodged by the van and flew through the windscreen of the car in which she was a passenger. The cat's eye hit Olusanya in the face and she was killed instantly. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.[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.

References

  1. ↑ "Kemistry". Fuller Up, the Dead Musician Directory. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  2. ↑ Angus Harrison (10 May 2016). "Looking Back on the Life of Drum and Bass Pioneer DJ Kemistry". Vice (Thump).
  3. ↑ Potts, Diana. "Kemistry & Storm > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "DJ History: Kemistry". Mixmag.net. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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