Joseph McGann

{{Short description|British grime & dubstep record producer and DJ (born 1988)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | birth_name = | alias = Kahn, Gorgon Sound (with Neek) | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1988}} | birth_place = [[London]], England | origin = [[Bristol]], England | genre = [[Dubstep]], [[Grime music|grime]], experimental | occupation = [[Record producer|Producer]], [[DJ]] | years_active = 2006–present | label = [[Deep Medi Musik]], Bandulu records, Hotline Recordings, Young Echo, Peng Sound, Punch Drunk | associated_acts = Neek, Commodo, Gantz, Booby, Hi5Ghost, Flowdan, [[Digital Mystikz|Mala]], [[Loefah]] }}

'''Joseph McGann''' (born 1988), who goes under the aliases of '''Kahn''' and '''Gorgon Sound''', is a British [[grime music|grime]] and [[dubstep]] record producer and DJ of the [[Bristol underground scene]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/apr/01/guide-to-bristol-nightlife-clubbing-shanti-celeste|title=Club culture: a guide to Bristol's nightlife by DJ Shanti Celeste|last=Coldwell|first=Will|date=2015-04-01|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-10|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/opinion-should-proud-bristols-music-3107931|title=Opinion: Why we should be proud of Bristol's music scene|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=2019-07-20|website=bristolpost|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/legendary-bristol-djs-announced-st-3157543|title=Legendary Bristol DJs lined up for playground fundraiser|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=2019-08-01|website=bristolpost|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref> Alongside frequent collaborator Neek, he founded record label Bandulu and is a member of Young Echo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/06/28/neek-interview-bandulu/|title="We’re not trying to hide behind being clever": Neek talks Bandulu, Bristol and the importance of vinyl|website=Factmag.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/01/the-art-of-grime-war-dubs|title=The Art Of War (Dubs)|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref>

His initial forays into DJing started with his night Sureskank, which was one of the first nights that brought dubstep and grime to Bristol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2013/03/25/keepers-of-the-flame-an-interview-with-kahn-neek/|title=Keepers Of The Flame: An interview with Kahn & Neek - Juno Plus|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203172808/http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2013/03/25/keepers-of-the-flame-an-interview-with-kahn-neek/|archive-date=2015-12-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> More recently, he has put on nights as a part of the experimental Bristol collective Young Echo.<ref>Kahn and Neek and Cosies ''[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/jul/19/alternative-city-guide-to-bristol-music-food-festivals The Guardian: An alternative city guide to Bristol]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/1831|title=Playing favourites: Young Echo|website=Residentadvisor.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/trapmagazine/docs/trap_19|title=Trap Magazine Issue #19|website=Issuu.com}}</ref> He has had multiple releases on the dubstep label [[Deep Medi Musik]], including "Dread", "Abattoir" and the ''Volume 1'' LP with Gantz and Commodo. He contributed a mix CD as well as a label residency to London's [[Fabric (club)|Fabric]] nightclub.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/in-profile-a-potted-history-of-bandulu-records|title=In Profile: A Potted History Of Bandulu Records - fabric blog|website=Fabriclondon.com}}</ref>

His love of music grew from his parents [[Paul McGann]] and Annie Milner taking him to music festivals and playing a variety of musical styles around the house, from punk to reggae.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sonicrouter.com/2011/04/sr-mix-80-kahn-punch-drunksure-skank/|title=Sonic Router {{!}} SR Mix #80: Kahn [Punch Drunk/Sure Skank]|website=www.sonicrouter.com|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://truantsblog.com/2012/interview-kahn/|title=Interview: Kahn - Truants|website=Truantsblog.com|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref>

==Discography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Release !! Label !! Format !! Year |- | Altar || A Future Without || Digital || 2010 |- | Like We Used to/Helter Skelter || Punch Drunk || 12"/Digital || 2011 |- | Way Mi Defend/Azalea || Box Clever || 12"/Digital || 2011 |- | Illy/Tehran || Punch Drunk || 12"/Digital || 2011 |- | Backchat/Dubchat (with Neek) || Hotline Recordings || 12" || 2012 |- | Margeaux || Idle Hands || 12" || 2012 |- | Dread || [[Deep Medi Musik]] || 12"/Digital || 2012 |- | Percy/Fierce (with Neek) || Bandulu Records || 12" || 2012 |- | Kahn || Black Box || 12"/Digital || 2013 |- | Chevy/Thief in the law (with Neek) || Bandulu records || 12" || 2013 |- | Kahn.Commodo.Gantz. Volume One || [[Deep Medi Musik]] || 12"/CD/Digital || 2015 |- | Abattoir || [[Deep Medi Musik]] || 12"/Digital || 2015 |- | Bandulu EP (with Neek) || Bandulu Records || 12" || 2015 |- | Backchat/Tun Up remixes (with Neek and Jus Now) || Hotline Recordings || 12" || 2015 |- | HLM Dubplate (with Bandulu Gang) || HLM Dub Studio || 12" || 2015 |} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/2045151-Kahn-5|title=Kahn (5)|website=Discogs.com}}</ref>

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