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Kid Gloves / The Freelance Hellraiser

There are very few producers who can literally be called pioneers, but Roy Kerr AKA The Freelance Hellraiser is one of them. It all started with a little bootleg, cooked up in his bedroom, called ‘Stroke of Genius’, that wickedly sampled The Strokes and Christine Aguilera. It became a dance floor anthem in indie clubs the world over and set the stage for the bootleg/ mash up scene that exploded that year and still has a rightful place in club land today.

But Roy is so much more than the mash-up king. In 2008, he has consolidated his reputation as one of the most talented writer producers in the electronic/ pop arena. Teamed up with fellow producer and musician Anu Pillai AKA Freeform 5, the pair have been working with some of the most hotly tipped electro-pop artists to emerge in recent years. Under the moniker of Kid Gloves Roy and Anu had their first hit for Universal's Ladyhawke with the disco-thumping ‘Paris Is Burning’, a Radio 1 favourite. They have also written and produced further tracks for her debut album for Modular. The pair spent a large part of the beginning of 2009 writing and recording for Little Boots. You can hear their production skills on her stunning debut album “Hands”, on the tracks “Symmetry” and “Not Now”.

Also in 2009, they hooked up with VV Brown and wrote and produced her forthcoming single for Island “Game Over” and have also just completed a session with Atlantic signing Primary 1 and have production credits on three tracks on his debut album.

In addition to this, the pair concentrated on writing and producing more ‘club’ orientated material, culminating on their first release on Fools Gold “Brand New Dance” and some barnstorming DJ sets at that year’s WMC in Miami. The remixes the pair have done over the past few years for Santigold, Roisin Murphy, Black Kids amongst others, have had dancefloors shaking!

2010 was another highly creative year for Kid Gloves. They were in big demand as quirky pop producers and wrote and produced tracks for a host of emerging US and UK talent including Tawiah, The Duchess, Hero, Lana Del Ray, Loick and Flo. 

Over the summer of that year they took time out writing for other to concentrate on writing material for the debut Kid Glove album. Signed to Fools Gold, their first release “Bare Knuckle Ride” went straight into top ten on Beatport and has been spun by Annie Mac on Radio 1.

Roy hasn't abandoned his work under his Freelance moniker and his recent remix of The Verve's hit single ‘Love Is Noise’ is a totally brilliant electro workout. He has also recently remixed tracks for Imelda May, Hard Fi and The Sound Of Arrows

In 2011, Roy and Anu  continued to focus on writing and releasing material through Fools Gold, releasing a follow up single in the summer and an album to follow later in the year. They have also been writing with William Orbit, produced a track for new York hipsters The Knock, produced  a fantastic underground record for the Scissor Sisters, and found European success by producing and mixing tracks on “Lokemo” by Belgium act Arsenal. The album has now gone gold in Belgium.

Over the last few years Roy has made a name for himself with some high profile and lucrative synchronisations, writing and producing material for worldwide campaigns for both Bacardi and Nokia. He continues to work actively in this arena, having just completed producing music for the current William Hill campaign.

Roy is also hotly in demand as a programmer. In January 2007 he completed a very creative session for Jacknife Lee, programming for The Hives, adding his own unique twist to their garage sound. He is also an ongoing collaborator with Youth and has worked alongside him for artists such as Bond and Youth's own Vertical Smile project.

Roy also has a long-standing relationship with Jacknife Lee and has programmed for him on numerous projects over the last few years. In 2009 he spent a highly creative time with JKL down in his Kentish studio where they were busy creating music for the Activision video game “Blur” and Roy was out in LA with JKL again in 2011, writing tracks for  various alternative electronic acts. While Roy was out in LA, he also spent time writing with Rock Nation and techno maestro Claude von Stroke.

2006 was the year that The Freelance Hellraiser came into his own as an artist. Writing sessions with Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody and Iain Archer turned into his stunning debut album for Sony imprint Brightside, ‘Waiting For Clearance’. The album spawned the stunning singles ‘Want You To Know’ and ‘Weightlessness’, a Hellraiser remix of this was a firm Zane Lowe favourite.

During 2006, Roy also found the time to remix for the likes of Snow Patrol, Klaxons, Editors, Humanzi, Rasmus and The Darkness. He also produced singles for Lady Posh and spent some time producing material for Freeform Five.

2005 was another busy year for Roy. He spent a huge six months on tour in America with Sir Paul McCartney, DJing as opening act. This is the second tour Roy has done for Paul in the past few years. The pair have also collaborated on an album together under the moniker of Twin Freaks, where Roy has used his remix skills and created his own take on the entire McCartney catalogue.

When not on the road, in 2005 Roy remixed the likes of Editors, White Rose Movement, Bodyrockers and Rasmus.

In 2004, FLH also completed a reproduction of Placebo’s next single for Virgin/HUT. That year he also remixed singles for Kasabian, Chikinki, Ocean Colour Scene and Heron.

In 2003 his remixes included Pink, Just Jack, Badly Drawn Boy, Northern State and Christina Aguilera singles. FLH also produced the single by Marianne Faithful & Blur that features in the Ericsson TV ad.

In the past his remixes have included singles by Ashanti, Richard Ashcroft, Shakira, Ian Brown, The Polyphonic Spree, The Reindeer Section, Cosmos, Gomez and Sum 41 in his own distinctive style.

He is a regular guest DJ on Kiss FM and Xfm and travels the globe as a highly prized DJ.

Kid Gloves are currently producing a track for Cheryl Cole’s next album, a track they have co –written, while Roy is developing the electronic act Enfant.

Discography
Title Artist Label Credit
Ghetto Baby Cheryl Cole Polydor Co Wrote/Produced
Forthcoming LP Enfant TBC Co Wrote/Produced/Mixed
Good For Nothing Hard Fi Atlantic Remix
Pulling The Plug Imelda May Decca Remix
Lokemo Arsenal Tracks Playout! Produced/Mixed
Loaded Gun The Knocks Heavy Roc Music  
Bare Knuckle Ride Kid Gloves Fools Gold Wrote/Produced
Forthcoming Tracks Hero TBC Co Wrote/Produced
Jukebox The Duchess TBC Co Wrote/Produced
Forthcoming Tracks Tawiah Atlantic Co Wrote/Produced
Symmetry Little Boots 679/Atlantic Co Wrote/Produced
Love Kills Little Boots 679/Atlantic Co Wrote/Produced
Not Now Little Boots 679/Atlantic Produced
Make Up Little Boots 679/Atlantic Co Wrote/Produced
Game Over VV Brown Island Co Wrote/Produced
Paris Is Burning Ladyhawke Modular/Universal Co Wrote/Produced
Manipulating Women Ladyhawke Modular/Universal Co Wrote/Produced
Lights Out Santigold EMI Remix
Went To A Party The Clik Clik TBC Produced
Love Is Noise The Verve EMI Remix
Movie Star Roisin Murphy EMI Remix
Underground Das Pop Brightside/Sony BMG Remix
Shine Take That Universal Remix
Waiting For Clearence Freelance Hellraiser Brightside/Sony BMG Wrote/Produced
Stroke Of Genius Freelance Hellraiser    
Blood Editors Kitchenware/Sony Remix
Atlantis To Interzone Klaxons Polydor Remix
Eyes Open Snow Patrol Fiction/Polydor Remix
Girlfriend The Darkness Atlantic Remix
Diet Pills and Magazines Humanzi Fiction/Polydor Remix
Mama Said Knock You Out Lady Posh TBC Produced
What's That You're Doing? Twin Freaks EMI Remix
Raise Your Hands Ike & Tina Turner Gut Remix
English Summer Rain Placebo Virgin Produced/Mixed
Fighter Christina Aguilera BMG Additional Production/Mixed
Want You To Know No Dancing Freelance Hellraiser   Wrote/Produced
Triple Tone Eyes Just Jack RGR Remix
Objection (Tango) Shakira Epic Remix
Check The Meaning Richard Ashcroft   Remix
Foolish Ashanti Def Jam Remix
Northen Lights Ian Brown Polydor Remix
Soldier Girl The Polyphonic Spree 679/Warners Remix
Shot Shot Gomez Hut Remix
Moonlight, Music & You Laura Greene   Additional Production/Mixed
Take Me With You Cosmos Polydor Remix
Always Or Nothing Sum 41 Mercury Remix
Hell Song Sum 41 Mercury Remix
1000 Words Northern State Wichita Additional Production/Mixed