Majestic (musician)
{{Short description|British musician}}
Kevin Adam Christie, known professionally as Majestic, is a musician from North London. His singles "Creeping in the Dark" (with Jungle 70), "Naughty Sesh" (with Tigermonkey), and "Set My Heart on Fire" (with The Jammin Kid and Celine Dion) charted at numbers 75, 52, and 39 on the UK Singles Chart respectively. His remix of Boney M.'s "Rasputin" and cover of Whitney Houston's "Million Dollar Bill" (with Beyond Chicago and Alex Mills) charted at numbers 11 and 67 on the same chart, and his vocals have also been sampled in Skrillex's "Ruffneck (Full Flex)" and Droideka's "Get Hyper", which charted at numbers 89 and 29 respectively. In 2020, his album track "Fresh" with FooR and Dread MC on 2018's Friends of FooR was used in an advertising campaign for Coors Light.
Life and career
Kevin Adam Christie{{Cite web |title=Skank All Night (ft. Majestic) |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/916724457?page=1 |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=ASCAP}} was born and raised in North London. He got his first decks aged twelve after he and his father went to the Loot in Fulham to pick up a pair of Soundlab DLP1s and a citronic mixer. Aged 15, he began MCing at UK garage nights and on local pirate radio; he began producing around the same time, although did not feel his work was good enough for release. In 2005, he released his first single, "Kebab Riddim", before releasing Topgear, an EP, the following year. In 2009, he and Wideboys released "In the Club", a skewering of VIP culture, and in 2011, Skrillex released "Ruffneck (Full Flex)",{{Cite web |last=Goodwyn |first=Tom |date=2011-09-05 |title=This Week's New Music Releases: September 5 2011 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/this-week-releases-42-1284074 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} which sampled Christie's vocals{{Cite web |title=Majestic at Stealth, Nottingham |url=https://ra.co/events/769845 |access-date=31 October 2023 |website=Resident Advisor}} and charted at No. 89 on the UK Singles Chart.{{Cite web |date=2011-09-17 |title=SKRILLEX |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7124/skrillex/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} In 2013, Droideka's "Get Hyper", which also sampled his vocals,{{Cite web |title=INTERVIEW: Droideka |url=http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201302/music/interviews/interview-droideka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194718/http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201302/music/interviews/interview-droideka |archive-date=23 September 2015 |website=Bringthenoiseuk.com}} charted at No. 29 on the same chart.{{Cite web |date=2013-02-02 |title=DROIDEKA |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29151/droideka/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} In 2014, he released "Creeping in the Dark",{{Cite web |title=Majestic Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/majestic-mn0002432569 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=AllMusic |language=en}} a collaboration with Jungle 70, which charted at No. 75 on the UK Singles Chart the following year.{{Cite web |date=2015-01-31 |title=MAJESTIC & JUNGLE 70 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/47031/majestic-and-jungle-70/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} He then proceeded to release a number of singles including "Raised in the 90s" and "Hard" and the EP Break the Mould.
In 2016, he released the compilation album Pure House & Garage, and while mixing its sequel, Pure House & Garage, Vol. 2, he released the single "Naughty Sesh", which featured Tigermonkey and charted at No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart,{{Cite web |date=2017-08-31 |title=MAJESTIC |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50422/majestic/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} and then another single, "Bad Selection". In June 2019, his single "I Wanna Be Down" charted at No. 40 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. In early 2020, his garage track with FooR and Dread MC, "Fresh",{{Cite web |title=Coors Light scales Rocky Mountains in fresh campaign |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/coors-light-scales-rocky-mountains-fresh-campaign/1672472 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.campaignlive.co.uk |language=en}} from FooR's 2018 album Friends of FooR{{Cite web |title=South Coast Favourites FooR To Perform On The Isle Of Wight |url=https://www.iwradio.co.uk/news/isle-of-wight-news/south-coast-favourites-foor-to-perform-on-the-isle-of-wight/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Isle of Wight Radio |language=en}} featured in an advertising campaign for Coors Light, which sponsored Channel 4's Comedy on 4 segment. As a result, the song entered the UK Singles Sales Chart at No. 80.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-20 |title=FOOR/MAJESTIC/DREAD MC |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/57071/foor-majestic-dread-mc/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} In 2021, he produced a remix of Boney M.'s "Rasputin",{{Cite web |title=The Story of... 'Rasputin' by Boney M |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/rasputin-boney-m-lyrics-video-who/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Smooth |language=en}} having heard the original many times on TikTok,{{Cite web |last=Warner |first=Solly |date=2021-03-12 |title=In The Mix: Majestic |url=https://notion.online/in-the-mix-majestic/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Notion |language=en-GB}} which Alexis Petridis described in January 2024 as being "wise enough to keep the song almost entirely unchanged".{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=2024-01-24 |title=Frank Farian: Boney M’s mastermind was one of pop’s greatest oddballs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/24/frank-farian-boney-ms-mastermind-was-one-of-pops-greatest-oddballs |access-date=2024-01-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} His version went viral on the platform after users began using the song to soundtrack videos of themselves flexing their muscles, prompting the song to chart at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video was later released for the song, featuring RuPaul's Drag Race UK alumnus Bimini Bon-Boulash.{{Cite web |title=RuPaul's Drag Race star Bimini Bon-Boulash appears in Majestic's new 'Rasputin' video |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/kiss/entertainment/music/majestic-rasputin-video/ |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=Planet Radio}}
In late April 2022, he released "Time to Groove",{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Tottenham v Arsenal: North London derby so crucial - DJ Majestic |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c97e4q273llo |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} which featured Nonô and sampled Earth, Wind & Fire's "Let's Groove",{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=POZPLANET Magazine (July 2022) by POZPLANET Magazine - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/pozplanetmagazine/docs/pozplanet_magazine_july_2022_final |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=issuu.com |language=en}} which was used in the 27 June broadcast of series eight of Love Island.{{Cite web |title=What songs were on Love Island tonight? The music from Love Island 2022's soundtrack |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/love-island/songs-music-soundtrack-playlist-tonight-2022/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=PopBuzz |language=en}} In May 2022, he featured on Bad Boy Chiller Crew's "Skank All Night (You Wot, You Wot)", which sampled Sandy B's "Make the World Go Round"{{Cite web |title=Bad Boy Chiller Crew drop 'Skank All Night (You Wot, You Wot)' with Majestic |url=https://mixmag.net/read/bad-boy-chiller-crew-have-majestic-skank-all-night-you-wot-you-wot-news |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Mixmag}} and was released alongside a music video directed by LG Vision which saw the band interrupt a village working men's club's bingo match.{{Cite web |last=Aubrey |first=Elizabeth |date=2022-05-28 |title=Bad Boy Chiller Crew team up with Majestic on new track |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bad-boy-chiller-crew-team-up-with-majestic-on-new-track-3235629 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} It was later announced that the track would be included on Bad Boy Chiller Crew's November 2023 album Influential.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=Bad Boy Chiller Crew Detail Album, Share New "Memory" Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bad-boy-chiller-crew-detail-album-share-new-memory-video-watch/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} On 23 June 2023, he, Beyond Chicago, and Alex Mills released a cover of Whitney Houston's "Million Dollar Bill",{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Steven |date=2023-09-29 |title=Full House octobre 2023 |url=https://www.fugues.com/2023/09/29/full-house-octobre-2023/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Fugues |language=fr-CA}} which charted at No. 67 on the UK Singles Chart. In October 2023, he released a remix of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in partnership with McVitie's Jaffa Cakes,{{Cite web |date=2023-10-26 |title=Welsh pop icon Bonnie Tyler joins McVities for space education ahead of lunar eclipse |url=https://www.narberth-and-whitland-today.co.uk/news/education/ahead-of-saturdays-lunar-eclipse-bonnie-tyler-joins-forces-with-mcvities-to-teach-us-about-eclipses-646417 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Narberth and Whitland Observer}} and in May 2024, he and The Jammin Kid released "Set My Heart on Fire", a mashup of Celine Dion's "I'm Alive" and the Whispers' "And the Beat Goes On",{{Cite web |date=2024-05-03 |title='Congratulations': Celine Dion praises Quebec DJ for new mashup featuring her vocals |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/congratulations-celine-dion-praises-quebec-dj-for-new-mashup-featuring-her-vocals-1.6872663 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Montreal |language=en}} which charted at No. 39 on the UK Singles Chart.
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