The Cereal Killaz began in Orlando, Florida, in 2005 as a collaboration between Alan Linhart (also known as zarbizarre) and K. Crooks (also known as Kostek). Their first release was a 12" vinyl dual single titled "Reality/Sheshone".
The duo released singles on Mechanoise Records, Trans:verse records, BreaksFM Records, Krispy Beatz Recordings and Inzpired Recordings.[3]
The Cereal Killaz is one of but a few US acts to have performed at the Breakspoll International Breakbeat Awards, with their set from the performance airing on Annie Nightingale's BBC Radio1 radio show.,[4] and music by the Cereal Killaz has gone into a regular rotation in her shows.[5][6][7][8] In addition, Cereal Killaz also had a guest mix on Jay Cunning's Kiss 100 London radio show, playing a mixed set of original material and remixes.[9]
In addition to original material, Cereal Killaz has produced remixes for dance artists including Mephisto Odyssey,[10] Rektchordz, Stormtrooperz, Metachemical, and Likwid Inzpiration [11]
In 2007, zarbizarre & Kostek parted ways, and zarbizarre continued carrying on the name with original productions and remixes after returning to the Washington, D.C., area, releasing new singles on Scrape Recordings.[12]
Cereal Killaz as a DJ act performs a mixing style called harmonic mixing,[13] which is a style of DJing that matches the key of a song as well as the beats to create more interesting musical blends and mixes.
