For all booking enquiries, please contact rupertorton@gmail.com or telephone 07738 293155
Influences
Sheila Ravenscroft (The Pig) and her big 78s, her dear late husband John, Any music that sounds strangely scratchy, His Master's Voice 101s & 102s
Ron Diggins - The world's first mobile DJ - still performing up to his death last year at 91, Ambrose & his Orchestra, The Fall
Max Miller, The Sons Of The Pioneers, The Nightingales, Little Richard, George Formby, The Cramps, Howlin' Wolf, Rev. Fred Lane, The MC5, Hank Williams Sr, The Stooges, The wonderful instrument that is the Ukulele, Duke Special
Photographs by Diane Arbus, David Hemmings in Blow Up, Wilko, Lee, John B. Sparks & The Big Figure, Benny Goodman, Eric Gill, Dickie Dansette, Little Walter, The Sugarcubes, Willie Dixon, The Midland Hotel in Morecombe
Gene Krupa, The Mekons, Fats Waller, Alfred Jarry, AsbestosLeadAsbestos, Pere Ubu, Alan Guttridge, Nigel Molesworth, The Crickets, Paris esp. Montmartre & Pigalle, New York City, Cambridge, Screaming Blue Messiahs, Spike Jones, Spike Jonze, Link Wray, Rob Da Bank
Toe Rag Studios, Louis Prima, Kevin Rowland and Dexys in all incarnations, Tove Jansson, Louis Jordan, a fair bit of Northern Soul, Mark Lamarr, The Bad Livers, Gustav Holst, The Pre-Raphaelites, Jacques Brel, The Kaisers, Henry Purcell, Literal Music Videos (eg this one by Fuck Dress)
Jake Thackray, The Monks, Microdisney, Jimmie Rodgers, P.G. Wodehouse, Lester Young, Magazine, Slade, Kurt Vonnegut, The Ealing Comedies, The Minutemen, Ms.Lora Stimson and her evenings at The Birdcage, Marion and Y'all in Norwich, Steve and Ali at What's Cookin and the lovely wife Karen.
Using a pair of 1930's HMV wind-up gramophones and a big box of 78rpm shellac discs, DJ78 provides atmosphere and entertainment in equal measure.
Playing an eclectic selection of popular music from the dancebands of the 20's to the rock'n'roll pioneers of the 50's he makes any social gathering that little bit classier.
Looking dapper in his dinner suit and dicky bow, DJ78 can work completely independent of electricity, but has also been known to use modern technology when the circumstances necessitate.
Here he is with satisfied client Alex James and Greg from Greg's Greats 78s
...and here he is, mixing masterfully, at The Latitude Festival...
Hi everybody, just here to say our new RORY GALLAGHER HAWK BOOSTER is ready for shipping. Have a listen if you get a chance, All the best, Stevie Flynn.
my new weekly 1 hour "radio timperley" show starts this sunday 14th june at 7pm uk time (2pm nyc etc) on - www.manchesterradioonline.com (or on a crystal am radio set in the timperley area)
thank you for being mymyspace ace radio friend,... and i'll try and keep you up-to-date with my fantastic semi-proffessional radio show-biz-ness career .
A Little Vintage Lover Fair comes home to Heydon Village Hall for a summer special. Vintage Clothing, Collectables, Textiles, Kitchenalia and such circa 1900's-1980's and plenty of divine cupcakes...Sunday 2nd August. 10-4pm. 50p entrance. xxxxx
Opening night: Tuesday 9th june 2009 - 9pm / 11.30pm
Forget about the gym workout: come dancing!!
(and save on the gym subscription and the dating site subscription too...)
Thank goodness we will be opened on the 9th for the first edition of Swing Mon Amour so you'll have something nice to do on a tuesday night. It's very cheap (in terms of money not quality obviously), and you'll get great acts every week that will make you sweat and get plenty of excercice. I'm talking resident Dj El Nino from Black Cotton Club & Lady Luck, and Gentleman Tim & the Contenders a great 1950's swing R&B Chicago blues band. You'll dance all night, guaranted!
Styles : Blues - Chicago Blues - West coast Blues - 20's 30's - Gypsy swing - Big Band - Swing - R&B - Jump Jive - Rockabilly - Rock&Roll - Western Hillbilly - and many more...
"The Hand are Bristol-based musicians Rachael Dadd & Wig Smith. Together they share a love of folk, blues and world music and play an exotic array of instruments including Kora, Banjo, Ukulele, and Harmonium. They are touring the UK with Japanese solo artist Ichi, who takes the notion of a one-man band to new limits – combining steel drum with ping-pong balls, tape-loops, trumpet and xylophone.
Support comes from Norwich-based musicians Sam James Hill and Tenderlion plus Buffet Style DJ's playing music from the psyche's deli..."
@ DRAGON HALL, Norwich - Sat 20th June 2009. 7.30pm £5 on the door.
howdy, unlikely as it seems i did an interview with the evening news re saturdays speigeltent gig & i forwarded the pics you took of us in there at Bestival hope that's ok..? cheers mark
"The Teddy Bears' Picnic" is really sort of frightening. Just the thing to play for the kiddies if you want them to be moaning and wetting their beds all night. I love it!
The Shellac variety is great, got to love the older stuff too! Sue
