Kevin Gorman (born 1974), based in Manchester, England is a British DJ and Musician best known for his album Chemistry Lock on DJ Hell's International DJ Gigolo label. Kevin is strongly associated with a resurgence of the Gigolo label, as it has moved away from its more notorious Electroclash sound back towards it Techno roots. As alias Cheech, Gorman has had releases on labels such as Distinct'ive Records on their 2006 release Soul of Man Presents: Y4K: Breakin' In Tha House. His remix credits include the 1991 R&S records release 'Vamp' by Outlander, as well as 'God is Green' a single by Belfast band Alloy Mental for Skint Records.
Gorman, originally from Chester, England first came to the attention of DJ Hell, with a 2006 demo featuring track DMX, which featured heavy usage of the Beat Repeat feature of Ableton Live. This signing led DJ Hell to request a full album from Kevin. [1]
In March 2009 Kevin launched his project 'Elements' a series of singles featuring the unique aspect of releasing all the component samples of the music alongside the original tracks, as well as a large collection of DJ tools, loops and alternate mixes.[2] The project was released on Mikrowave, Gorman's own imprint.[3]
In 2010, Kevin provided music for the soundtrack to the film Shiver, a documentary concerning the controversial practice of Shark Finning. [4]