Rising stars Kideko and George Kwali crank things up as chart success beckons

The collaboration between two of Britain’s hottest new talents was big, but the inclusion of Nadia Rose and Sweetie Irie on vocals has taken the track into the top end of the charts to round off a stunning year for both young producers.

Hailing from Brighton, Kideko has unleashed two underground anthems in the shape of ‘The Jam’ and ‘Crank It’ in the past 12 months. Part of the UK’s growing homegrown house scene alongside fellow Brightonian, George Kwali, together they’ve gathered critical acclaim and support for their productions from Oliver Heldens, The Magician, Blonde, Fatboy Slim, Gorgon City, Danny Howard, MistaJam, Pete Tong, Subsoul, Eton Messy, and beyond. Although they’re not a duo, Kideko and Kwali are working together in the studio on new productions and remixes, including the new single from Adam F & Kokiri.

G. When I was growing up my older brother and his friends were always making songs on FL Studio and then shooting music videos. They encouraged me to join in but was too young to understand how it worked when I started secondary school I got a copy of reason and started messing about with writing songs

K. I started dabbling in production when I was around 13, I'd spend all my free time messing around on FL Studio. I remember going to a Fatboy Slim gig on Brighton Beach that my mum got tickets for, that was when I realised that production/DJing was what I wanted to do.

G & K. We met at college, we were both studying music tech, we had sent each other music and spoken online before that but college was where we properly met.

G. It was a lot of fun she’s really easy to work with, good energy and vibe about her!

K. It was wicked. I think what her and Sweetie Irie have added to the track really works, they both bring such energy.

G. Growing up my mum always played to a lot of dance music around me, some of the first tracks I remember dancing to are by people like Roger Sanchez, Mylo and Shakedown.

K. I try and take influence from different genres, fusing different elements is something I enjoy. People like Armand Van Helden, Basement Jaxx & Daft Punk are big inspirations.

G. Last weekend we supported Fatboy Slim at Switch in Southampton, that felt a pretty crazy moment as he was the first DJ that I ever went to see when he played on Brighton beach back in 2002! (I was 5)

K. Having Annie Mac chose our track as her 'Hottest Record In The World' and going out to Ibiza to chat to her on Radio 1 was pretty surreal, then Danny Howard made it his 'Future Anthem' on his show which was wicked. It was my birthday too so I couldn't have asked for a better birthday surprise, we also played at Cafe Mambo that evening on Mistajam's show.

G & K. Yeah, he invited us to his house for a chat and he showed us his studio which was pretty inspiring. We're so grateful to have support from such influential people that we've been fans of for ages.

G & K. It's pretty healthy, there are a lot of people making good music in Brighton at the moment. Nightclubs like The Arch and Patterns are bringing wicked acts to come and DJ which helps local acts connect with bigger DJs. We're going to be putting on some club nights soon too which should be fun!

K. Icarus, who I've recently been in studio with. I'm really into their music. DJ S.K.T, Après, Jax Jones.

G. I’d love to play at the Bollywood stage at Bestival, i’ve had some seriously good nights there with my friends over the years!

K. For me it would be somewhere In Brighton, I love playing my hometown. The list of acts I'd have play would be endless but Basement Jaxx, Armand Van Helden & Fatboy Slim would be on the line up. It'd be free entry with a free bar and good vibes all round!

G. I’ve recently deferred from university and i’m actually back making music in my bedroom at my mums house! My advice would be to collaborate with friends and other artists as much as possible as you can learn a lot from other people.

K. My main 'studio' is actually still in a spare bedroom at my Mum's so I am also a bedroom producer! It seems pretty obvious but my advice is to have fun, that's when the best music is made. It's easy to over think things whilst making music, I think making different genres and trying to fuse elements from different genres is a good way to stay inspired.

G. I’ve got a single that I wrote with my girlfriend coming out later this year. Also a track on Danny Howards label Nothing Else Matters that will be out in a few weeks.

K. I've got a collab with a producer called Apres which is being released on Subsoul this month. I'm also finishing up a couple of other tracks which will be out early next year.

G & K. We're always in studio together working on music, it's pretty natural because we're friends outside of music so even if we're just chilling out we'll most likely end up making music (between games of FIFA).

G. I’d love to play at a lot of the festivals next summer. Bestival and Hideout festival in Croatia are definitely on the bucket list!

K. This may seem vague but just to put out as much music as possible and play as many shows, anything else on top is a bonus.

Frankie Knuckles - Your Love

Cats n Dogz - Evil Tram

Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me

Disciples - Daylight

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You

Double 99 - RIP Groove

Paul Johnson - Get Get Down