{"id":315734,"date":"2021-08-04T19:31:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T16:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/k-hand-detroit-house-and-techno-dj-dies-at-56\/"},"modified":"2021-08-04T19:31:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T16:31:24","slug":"k-hand-detroit-house-and-techno-dj-dies-at-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/k-hand-detroit-house-and-techno-dj-dies-at-56\/","title":{"rendered":"#K-Hand, Detroit House and Techno DJ, Dies at 56"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40ee204ad04\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40ee204ad04\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/k-hand-detroit-house-and-techno-dj-dies-at-56\/#Content\" >Content<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#K-Hand, Detroit House and Techno DJ, Dies at 56<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\">Kelli Hand, the pioneering Detroit house and techno DJ known as K-Hand, has died, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/read\/detroit-techno-legend-k-hand-acacia-died-news\"}' href=\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/read\/detroit-techno-legend-k-hand-acacia-died-news\"><em>Mixmag<\/em><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2021\/aug\/04\/kelli-hand-aka-dance-music-producer-k-hand-dies-aged-56\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2021\/aug\/04\/kelli-hand-aka-dance-music-producer-k-hand-dies-aged-56\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>, and the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.metrotimes.com\/city-slang\/archives\/2021\/08\/04\/electronic-music-pioneer-and-first-lady-of-detroit-techno-kelli-hand-has-died-at-56\/\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.metrotimes.com\/city-slang\/archives\/2021\/08\/04\/electronic-music-pioneer-and-first-lady-of-detroit-techno-kelli-hand-has-died-at-56\/\"><em>Detroit Metro Times<\/em><\/a> report. She was 56 years old. A cause of death has not been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>A native Detroiter, Hand was named the \u201cFirst Lady\u201d of her hometown by the city\u2019s council in 2017. The title was an acknowledgement of Hand\u2019s trailblazing presence as a Black female producer and DJ in the local, male-dominated dance music scene.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1980s, Hand began making brief <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s to New York, where she soaked up the music at clubs like Paradise Garage. During her visits she stocked up on vinyl and eventually purchased her own turntables. Shortly after, she began DJing sets from her bedroom before playing publicly around Detroit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Container-ineSfH kZHRTY\"><\/div>\n<p>In 1990, Hand launched UK House Records, which was later renamed Acacia Records (after a street in Detroit). That same year, she issued <em>Think About It<\/em>, her debut EP as K-Hand (a name she chose for its gender ambiguity). In 1995, Hand\u2019s first full-length <em>On a Journey<\/em> arrived, followed by six studio albums across her career. Hand continued to perform live DJ sets and release records through 2020, collaborating with artists like Jeff Mills, Robert Hood, Mike Banks, and more. Hand was a longtime champion of physical <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>, always preferring to work with hardware and LPs. \u201cIf you can DJ with vinyl then you can DJ with anything,\u201d she told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/read\/k-hand-brandedcontent-if-you-can-dj-with-vinyl-then-you-can-dj-with-anything-podcast\"}' href=\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/read\/k-hand-brandedcontent-if-you-can-dj-with-vinyl-then-you-can-dj-with-anything-podcast\"><em>Mixmag<\/em><\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-fhmEXF hlNbBe osGWz iframe-embed\">\n<div data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ IframeEmbedContainer-hNgpng hlNbBe iteJOS\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-fxjTNs bdroYJ ConsentBannerWrapper-fjFHHh iYsVsD\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ BaseText-fFHxRE MessageBannerContent-gbqKAm hlNbBe jtPfyH jsjFxf\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-gRLylC dHxjBF\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Content\"><\/span>Content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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She was 56 years old. A cause of death has not been revealed. 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