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| Chew Fu & Mr. Will-W. |
Born in Amsterdam, raised in South America, but through and through a New Yorker, Chew Fu Phat (né Peter Jack Kardolus) quickly has climbed to the top of the Dance Music elite. Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Far East Movement, Mariah Carey. They've all been Remixed... Refixed by the DJ/Producer. Above this, many don't realize that he is actually a trained Saxophonist who holds a Masters Degree in Music. He has openly admitted that he began producing Dance Music only after seeing a girl he liked on the Dance Floor. He knew after seeing the reaction it brought out of her, that this was the type of Music he wanted to make.
At the end of June I was invited out for drinks by Chew Fu and for one night get to partake in "The Chew Fu Experience" at controversy-marred, but now relaunched The Barn in Toronto's Gay Village. Enjoying a Cranberry & Vodka his Business Partner J.Fraz (John Frazier) had concocted for me, we sat down to chat before his eagerly-awaited Set with Youngstar mbc label mate J-Cast (Jayson Castor).
Upon chatting, it became apparent to me that opportunity was anything but handed to Chew Fu on a silver platter. He admits having to "hustle his way in" with J.Fraz on a chance meeting that occurred while he had been studying in Amsterdam still. After convincing J.Fraz to give him an opportunity to help out on a project being recorded then under Quincy Jones' record label Qwest Records, it was clear that both of them had stumbled upon something of a special partnership. From there, Chew Fu decided to relocate to New York City and there's been no turning back ever since.
