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FROM EARLY ON AND CONTINUING INTO THE MID 90'S I WAS STILL PLAYING AT A FEW LOCAL CLUBS & BARS AND GUESTING ON A COUPLE OF LOCAL PIRATE STATIONS. DURING THESE EARLY YEARS MY WEEKLY RECORD BUYING OBSESSION WOULD MAINLY BE FOCUSED ON TRIPS TO: SOUL SENSE (LUTON)/HORACE @ CAMDEN TUNES/DEREK & TONY
@ RED RECORDS/NICKY & RAY @ BLACKMARKET/BLUE BIRD (SOHO)/ZOOM (CAMDEN)
AND VARIOUS OTHER LONDON SHOPS.ALSO DUE TO MY EVER INCREASING HUNT FOR VINYL I SEEMED UNABLE TO PHYSICALLY WALK PAST ANY RECORD SHOP WITHOUT POPPING IN TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANYTHING NEW IN OR SOMETHING THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED.

IN MY HOME TOWN DURING THE SUMMER OF 1994 AND CONTINUING INTO 1995,
I STARTED TO PROMOTE A COUPLE OF NIGHTS: (HAPPY HOUR & THE REAL DEAL)
THE TWO MAIN GUESTS WERE DJ SWAN.E & TAYLA.

ALSO IN 1995 I STARTED PLAYING FOR ONE NATION @ THE RHYTHM STATION (ALDERSHOT) AND IN THE SAME YEAR TO HELP SATISFY MY EVER INCREASING WEEKLY NEED FOR TUNES AND TO SOMEWHAT EASE MY SPENDING I BECAME THE MANAGER/DRUM & BASS BUYER OF THE NEWLY OPENED RECORD SHOP IN MY AREA (BOXER RECORDS).THIS GAVE ME A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER SUPPORT AND PUSH MY CHOSEN GENRE OF CHOICE (DRUM & BASS).IT ALSO MEANT THAT RATHER THAN EASE MY WEEKLY SPENDING AS I HAD HOPED IT IN FACT DOUBLED IT AS I NOW HAD A LOT MORE TIME AND RESOURCES TO SOURCE NEW MUSIC. SINCE MY EARLY YEARS OF BUYING RECORDS I'VE ALWAYS BROUGHT A LOT OF DIFFERENT STYLES: SOUL/FUNK/DISCO/ELECTRO/HIP HOP/HOUSE/GARAGE/
TECHNO/BREAKBEAT/.BASICALLY WHATEVER THE STYLE IF I LIKED IT I BROUGHT IT. DURING MY YEARS AT THE SHOP THE MAJORITY OF MY MONEY WAS SPENT ON DRUM & BASS BUT MY HIP HOP/HOUSE & GARAGE COLLECTIONS DOUBLED IN SIZE.

FAST FORWARD TO 1997 AND THROUGH CONTACTS MADE AT THE SHOP I BECAME ONE OF THE RESIDENTS @ FUTURE THINKIN AND HAVE PLAYED AT VARIOUS NIGHTS & VENUES FOR THEM OVER THE YEARS. (CHECKOUT THE FLYERS IN THE SLIDESHOW)

MOVING INTO THE NEXT CENTURY 2001 TO BE PRECISE AND TO KEEP PUSHING
DRUM & BASS AS A SOUND AND A SCENE I BELIEVED IN I STARTED WORKING FOR
SRD DISTRIBUTION. AT SRD I WAS THE DRUM & BASS TELESALES REP FOR ALL THE BIGGEST INDEPENDENT RECORD SHOPS THROUGHOUT THE U.K.

IN OCTOBER 2003 ALONGSIDE SHYLO MC I HEADLINED A NIGHT AT THE CUBE (POLAND)

THEN IN 2004 I WAS REUNITED WITH AN OLD FRIEND FROM SCHOOL (INVINCIBLE)
THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY POSITIVE MOVE AS WE HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING ON A NUMBER OF TRACKS AND THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH.WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FINISHED TRACKS AND MANY MORE IN THE FINAL MIXDOWN STAGE OF PRODUCTION.

AND FINALLY AFTER 4 YEARS WORKING AT SRD AND SINCE LEAVING IN 2005 I AM NOW TRYING TO CONCENTRATE FULL TIME ON LEARNING PRODUCTION WITH THE HELP OF LONGTIME FRIEND AND PRODUCTION VETERAN INVINCIBLE. (LONG MAY IT CONTINUE)

ENDING 2008 AND I'M NOW RESIDENT AT A NEW NIGHT BEING LAUNCHED INTENT2SUPPLY STARTING AT PLAN B:BRIXTON THEN MOVING TO HUB IN THE NEW YEAR.

STARTING SPRING 2009 I'M NOW GONNA BE JOINT A&R ALONGSIDE JUSTICE FOR HIS RELAUNCHED MJAZZ - MODERN URBAN JAZZ LABEL.SO PLEASE SEND THEM DEMOS.

I'VE NOW BEEN DJ'ING FOR 20 YEARS BASICALLY PLAYING DRUM & BASS FROM IT'S EARLIEST ORIGINS (ACID HOUSE/DETROIT TECHNO/HARDCORE/BREAKBEAT/JUNGLE) AND TO BE HONEST I CAN'T SEE THIS CHANGING ANY TIME SOON AS THE MUSIC FOR ME IS STILL AS INSPIRING AND INFLUENTIAL AS IT'S EVER BEEN.

" THE SEARCH FOR VINYL NEVER STOPS AND THE HUNT FOR MUSIC NEVER ENDS "

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