▁Street ▁Paul ▁Mac ▁and ▁Sam ▁La ▁More ▁and ▁publishing / production ▁companies ▁Universal ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁and ▁Norway ' s ▁D sign ▁Music . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁influ ences ▁Il an ▁Kid ron ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁London , ▁England . ▁During ▁his ▁school ▁life ▁he ▁learned ▁to ▁speak ▁flu ently ▁in ▁several ▁languages ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁classical ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Conserv ator ium ▁of ▁Music , ▁Australia , ▁is ▁an ▁accomplished ▁guitar ist , ▁fla ut ist ▁and ▁pian ist . ▁Kid ron ▁studied ▁screen ▁composition ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Film , ▁Television ▁and ▁Radio ▁School ▁and ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Music ▁Centre ▁Ash ram ▁in ▁Var an asi , ▁India . ▁ ▁Kid ron ▁plays ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁music . ▁Though ▁he ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁background ▁in ▁" rock , ▁folk , ▁jazz , ▁kle z mer ▁and ▁a ▁cro on er " ▁music , ▁Kid ron ▁moved ▁into ▁dance ▁music ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁The ▁Pot b elle ez . ▁When ▁describing ▁his ▁transition ▁to ▁dance , ▁Kid ron ▁stated , ▁" You ▁got ▁to ▁find ▁new ▁ways ▁to ▁dig ▁deep ▁and ▁dance ▁music ' s ▁a ▁really ▁good ▁way ▁of ▁doing ▁that ▁because ▁it ' s ▁built ▁around ▁t ension ▁and ▁release . ▁The ▁song - writing ▁takes ▁on ▁a ▁bigger ▁form ▁with ▁dance ▁music , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁acc ent u ated ▁by ▁this ▁amaz ing ▁sounds cape ." ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early