Kemistry

Valerie Olukemi A "Kemi" Olusanya (13 October 1963 – 25 April 1999), commonly known by her stage name Kemistry, was a leading English drum and bass DJ of the early 1990s, half of duo Kemistry & Storm, and co-founder of the Metalheadz record label.<ref name="dmd">Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Born in Birmingham, Olusanya grew up in Kettering, Northamptonshire,<ref name="guardian">Template:Cite web</ref> and began a career as a make-up artist before giving it up for DJing in the early 1990s. She was half of the DJ and recording duo Kemistry & Storm, which she formed with an old friend when they both lived in London. They both started out playing on pirate radio stations Touchdown and Defection FM. With Goldie, they formed the Metalheadz record label.<ref name="guardian"/> After two and a half years at the label, they moved on to concentrate on DJing and also released a widely distributed mix album, DJ-Kicks: Kemistry & Storm, which has been described as "paving the way for other, younger, female DJs".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The track "Kemistry" by Goldie, originally released in 1992 when they were in a relationship together, and also featured on his 1995 album Timeless, is dedicated to her.

Death

On 25 April 1999, Olusanya was a front-seat passenger in a car travelling on the M3 motorway in Hampshire, when a vehicle in front dislodged a cat's eye, breaking through the windscreen and hitting her. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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