Having finished Uni I went into the professional DJing Having watched, listened and loved House music for years I brought a few tracks to add to my growing colection of vinyl and started DJing at student nights. The first experience of this was in Oxford at Brookes Student Union, The Park End Club and The Coven. At the same time I held house parties, which were literally that, and started to get a local following.... and made loads of new friends.
After a good grounding at The Student Union at Oxford Brookes University I was given the residency in Oxfords largest club; Park End & was transmitted local radio Station Fox FM. This lead to great things including nights In Birmingham and London which included The Gass Club, Bagleys and The Cross. Whilst running up and down the motorways to these nights in London & Birmingham I focused on Ibiza. It was bloomin hard at first but I secured a night there and flew over. It was probably one of the most biggest DJ experiences at the time ... one not to forget.
Locally things were going really well between 94-98. The scene was strong and I was at the forefront of the clubs and receiving bookings all the time. Mainly at Miss Moneypennys, Bakers in Birmingham and also London Clubs. A new radio station called Oxygen FM started in 1997 transmitting from the centre of Oxford and I was the main presenter on a weekly show called 'The Blueprint' ! There we were, at the start of a new radio station and I was really enjoying playing new tracks to an audience that was unlimited. This lasted for a very healthy four years ...This was also a brilliant period of my life having club work a plenty and the radio work was great .. I was doing two to three club nights in the week, two Clubs on a Friday and one if not two Clubs on a Saturday night. The radio shows went from strength to strength untill it was brought by another company...things were good on the radio untill 2001.
Things varied for a few years with the club work and various productions. I had features and my own tracks regularly played on Galaxy, Kiss 100 and Radio 1. I came back to radio again in 2005 until 2008 where I played weekly on Oxford FM 107.9 and was still the main resident DJ on the main floor at Oxford Brookes Student Union..until June 2008 Having moved forward with music projects in the summer and winter of 2008 the place to catch me is at Turntablism, The Brickworks, Cowley Road, Oxford monthly.
This night is my new passion. It is a year since we started (July 2008-2009) and we now get the chance to play all the underground tunes that you want to hear in a small intimate venue. After years of big club nights this bar/venue is ideal for this vibe and type of music....last saturday of the month - come check it out ...