FC Kahuna

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FC Kahuna (or FC/Kahuna) is the name of a DJ and electronic music production duo consisting of Jon Nowell and Daniel Ormondroyd. They are also known as "Jon and Dan Kahuna."

Pioneers of the big beat sound, Dan and Jon Kahuna first came to prominence in the 1990s Dan contributing DJ skills and Jon being better known for his promotion of their infamous club "the big kahuna burger" which played host to amongst others the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim. The pair worked mainly behind the scenes, contributing to a wide variety of other albums, before finally releasing their own, Machine Says Yes, in 2002.

Machine Says Yes had a number of singles released from it, most notably "Machine Says Yes" and "Hayling", which both featured Icelandic singer Hafdis Huld on vocals.

The music for several video games have also featured input from the duo. These include Need For Speed Underground and Crackdown.

[edit] Hayling

Their song "Hayling" from the Machine Says Yes album features Icelandic singer Hafdis Huld on vocals. It has been featured extensively in film and television. Among the song's credits are:

Films:

Television:

Fastlane (TV Series Soundtrack)
CSI: Miami (TV Series Soundtrack)
Monkey Dust
Top Gear
University Challenge: The Professionals
Nip/Tuck (TV Series Soundtrack)
Keen Eddie episode titled "Eddie Loves Baseball"
Hotel Babylon
Commercial for Pantene Pro-V Shampoo

It was also used as the background music of a promotional video for the Oberoi Hotels chain in India and for mobile network operator Connex, now Vodafone Romania. The song was also featured on the trailer for the film Rolling (2007 film)