Described as, “Almost certainly one of the three most talented men hailing from Stockport, U.K.,” Jon Kennedy is a man on a musical mission. He’s been circumnavigating the planet with his music since 2001 and the journey continues. Jon has earned a place in the downtempo, beats, breaks and electronic scene that continues into 2017, new respect and admiration from today’s audiences and from the new generation of producers and DJs, which shows us the strength of sound Jon and his Record Label produce.

He has amassed more than three million unique recorded plays on LastFM and tens of thousands of fans and followers on social network sites. Now with his own record label, The Jon Kennedy Federation, JK has no plans on going anywhere.

After a stint with Brighton-based Tru Thoughts Recordings, Jon joined the Grand Central family in the autumn of 2002. Bred a stone’s throw away from Grand Central HQ, his childhood in Stockport was characterized by exposure to new and interesting music, as a function of his parents’ enthusiasm for the pioneering artists of their day. Jon cites Peter Frampton, Electric Light Orchestra, David Essex and Geoff Wayne’s “War of the Worlds” as early influences. His taste would in part also be shaped by his brother’s musical excavations, which brought him into contact with more guitar-centric bands like KISS and AC/DC.