New York City-based DJ/producer/Wave Music owner François Kevorkian isn’t a man who gives a lot of interviews. However, after a lot of coaxing, I was able to get time with the master. We spoke in between sessions at his Axis Studios in Midtown Manhattan. The interview was published in the December 1995 issue of the now-defunct Muzik.
There was indeed a lot to talk about during our encounter. Kevorkian, who had taken a hiatus from spinning, had returned to the DJ booth. He started his DJ career at the Paradise Garage (he worked and produced with Garage guru Larry Levan!) and Studio 54 in the ’80s and became a sought-after remixer, lending his deft touch to a raft of classics like Yazoo’s “Situation,” Jody Watley’s “Don’t You Want Me” and a host of reworks for Depeche Mode. His epic DJ sets were known for methodically channeling music from a spate of genres, including house, disco, pop, R&B and soul.
A year after the interview, Kevorkian co-launched Body & Soul, a Sunday afternoon party held at the new defunct Club Vinyl in New York City, with John Davis. Two decades later, FK and his B&S DJ partners Danny Krivit and Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell‘s party has a faithful international global following of those who adore “deep, soulful grooves with an uplifting message.” Continue Reading
