eˇklekˇtik (adj.)
"Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles."
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Kevin 'eclectik' Mowbray was born in Ontario, Canada in the 70's. He grew up in a rather musical family and started collecting records in the third grade. His early influences were classic rock, motown, and the funk and soul music popular in the 70's. His
vinyl collection really started to grow when the 80's arrived, and he started making 'mixtapes' of new wave and punk rock music. In 1987 he bought his first dj mixer from Radio Shack and with two old turntables started to mix music of different genres such as rock, punk, new wave, 80's, funk, soul, and motown.
By the late 1980's early Hip Hop records (Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, Ice T, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy) music started to emerge and eclectik was hooked. He was fortunate to meet up with artists such as Ice T and
Maestro Fresh Wes who supported his style and motivated him to take his skills to the next level. At this point he proceeded to refine his techniques of 'beat matching' to blend music seamlessly, and he experimented with 'cuts and scratches' - the early versions of tricks now made famous by turntablists and battle dj's worldwide.
His first official gigs were highschool dances, house parties, and famous outdoor 'bush parties' with sound systems run by generators in some of Ontario's vast forests. Up until this point he was known as 'Mix Master Mowbs' but once he started university his extremely mixed style of rock, funk, soul, old school, breaks, hip hop, rnb, house, and top 40 provided him the dj name 'eclectic'.
In 1996 he bought his first pair of the industry standard turntables (technics 1200's) and a proper mixer and started to turn out
underground mix cd's of hip hop and the funk and soul tracks that they were sampled from. These mixes caught the attention of local promoters who started to give him his first club gigs. Eclectik continues to put out dj mixes regularly, you can listen to a sampling in the
remixes and multimedia section of the website.
In 1997 eclectik needed a vacation. He toured south east asia for 22 weeks straight, hitting every country from Cambodia to Indonesia and playing gigs along the way - noteably in
Boracay, Philippines where he also appeared on a local entertainment TV show.
Upon his return to Canada he set his sights on Vancouver, BC which he now calls home. He works days as an
Optometrist and specializes in overnight corneal reshaping to reduce nearsightedness in myopic children, and continues to work nights as a club dj. Eclectik has played locally at Balthazar, Urban Well, Plaza, Caprice, Backstage Lounge, Lola, Skybar, Voda, Doolins, Tantra, Tokyo Lounge and the Pit Pub. He has shared the stage with world famous dj's and hip hop artists and has appeared several times on
MTV Canada as the on air dj personality.
City TV in Vancouver has done a
news spot showcasing his 'double life' - doctoring eyes in the daytime and doctoring sick beats after dark! He plans to dj until his last breath and if you are interested in hiring him please visit the
events & bookings section of this website for more details.
Did you know Kevin Mowbray also works as a professional photographer? Please visit his photography website for more information:
www.eclectikimaging.com
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