Kemistry & Storm
1 mix · 1998
From London, England
Biography
Valerie Olukemi "Kemi" Olusanya, known as Kemistry, and Jayne Conneely, known as Storm, met while both were in college in Northampton and reconnected in London in 1989 after discovering the club night Rage at Heaven, drawing Kemistry's then-boyfriend Goldie into drum and bass alongside them. Goldie bought the pair their first proper set of decks in 1991, and in 1994 the three co-founded the label Metalheadz, with Kemistry and Storm managing the label and DJing together for two and a half years.
As Kemistry & Storm, they held a residency at Metalheadz's night at London's Blue Note and also played at Speed alongside residents Fabio and LTJ Bukem, and in 1999 released DJ-Kicks: Kemistry & Storm, recognized as one of the first widely distributed albums by women DJs in the genre. Weeks after the album's release, Kemistry was killed in a car accident in April 1999, ending the duo's run together.
