Kasey Taylor

One of the most loved and respected names in the Australian dance music industry, Kasey Taylor made his mark in his hometown of Melbourne before John Digweed scouted him in the mid-nineties on his first trip to Australia where Kasey was playing the warm up set for him.

It was that warm up where he gained Digweed’s instant respect and shortly after he invited Kasey to play at his infamous Bedrock night in London. That was the catalyst for Taylor to take his sound to a global audience, leading to international exposure and a permanent move to Europe to satiate the demands of his worldwide bookings that followed.

Kasey is the creative power behind the highly revered Vapour Recordings, the 28-year old mainstay which was founded in 1997 and is over 175 releases deep and still going strong as the label approaches it’s 30th anniversary, with plans behind the scenes already well underway.

Over recent years Kasey has gone through a massive personal and creative resurgence overseeing a recent rebranding of his label Vapour Recordings which sees the label back to releasing monthly after a break due to the pandemic. The standard of the releases is and has always been what makes the label stand out from the rest, with names like Guy J, Hernan Cattaneo, Gai Barone, Mike Rish, Navar, Subandrio, Alex O’Rion, Stereo Underground, Jamie Stevens, Nick Warren, GMJ & Matter, James Monro, GMJ, D-Nox & Beckers and many more high profile artists all appearing on the label.

With an armoury of names like that, it’s easy to see why Vapour creates excitement with the scene’s biggest players.

On a more recent production level, Kasey’s releases and remixes have appeared on labels such as Sudbeat, The Soundgarden, Bedrock, Meanwhile, Selador, Balance Music as well as his very own label Vapour Recordings. Kasey has a stack of releases and remixes in the pipeline as well as some exciting collaborations with the likes of Jamie Stevens, Gai Barone, Karl Pilbrow and some of the worlds finest producers as he continues his drive to making quality productions to raise the hands of his beloved loyal followers on dance floors all over the world.

Behind the decks, Kasey is a fan favourite at all the clubs and festivals in his hometown of Australia as well as on a global scale too. He’s played and supported alongside all the industry greats you can think of and is one of the very few that can captivate an audience with his combination of versatility, patience and experience which allows him to move through a variety of genres from deep house to techno with his perfect attention to detail and immaculate programming.

With his finger well and truly on the pulse, Kasey has an ear for a great tune and is always looking to the future, and that future is set for one of Australia’s most popular dance music artists and exports to continue his already well decorated career well into the future.

**Affiliations:** Sudbeat / The Soundgarden / Bedrock / Vapour Recordings