South of Houston boss guy / occasional player of Gloria Estefan records

Ben GC is a UK DJ, party starter and radio host, now splitting his time between Brighton (UK) and Morzine (France). His ‘South of Houston’ events, running for over 20 years, have recently seen him bring the likes of Katie Barber, Felix Dickinson and Mr Bongos to parties and fields in the UK. Meanwhile in France his reputation for bringing all corners of the underground spectrum together in his DJ sets: from jazz, boogie, brazilian and afro, to house and techno; has kept the more discerning dance floors of the Haute Savoie moving for well over a decade. He can often be found presenting radio shows on 1BTN, appearing at festivals like We Out Here and We Are Love, or recent deck-sharing duties alongside luminaries Nick The Record, JKriv, Dicky Trisco, and Chris Coco.
[November 2025]

Upcoming gigs:

NYE 31st December - Twitch, Belfast

30th January - Lux, Lisbon.

'Sporadic, wild and free he has never been one to be tamed, placed in a box and told how to play. From his youthful days spent painting the mean streets of London through to his acid laden take on old school club music he has amassed a reputation as one of the best in Britain' (Ransom Note 2018).

Hands in the air type DJ & host of The Breakfast Spread on PBS FM 106.7fm

MGMT/Bookings - Nate@clbr.co

20/20 Vision 
OpenLab
Exit Planet Earth 
Escape Pods

Bookings - jp@special-force.com

Hey, Gareth here, I'm a graphic designer who start designing for clubs, parties, and labels in the late 90s. Back then, mix CDs were the holy grail of both design and music. I loved them.

But I wasn't the only one, mix cds were the soundtracks of our nights, our days, our afterparties and lives, for everyone. Yet in today's internet age, the art form has been lost (or just changed) to 2-3 hour online mixes and streaming videos, which just don't create the same magic your CD collection did. Just 60 minutes of music and incredible artwork.

The Classic Mix CD Series celebrates these discs, their soundtrack, their box art and your memories. We hope you enjoy it.

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Also, we try to help you find and buy them again by sharing Discogs links on all featured CDs and or direct links to labels where possible.

* We fully support labels and artists. If any disc creates a copyrighting issue let me know and it will be immediately removed. 

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About Gareth:
Digital creative type, gamer, music lover and occasional DJ. Currently living between Dubai & Seoul after setting sail from Sunderland in 2010. As a young designer, club and music culture was the driving force for his work, producing artwork for local club nights and record labels in the North East of England. In particular, DJ mix cds and their packaging were always his 'holy grail of design', especially those from Renaissance, Global Underground and Good Looking Records. It's a pleasure to share these discs back with people and they still influence our tastes to this day. 

For any CD recommendations, bookings, mixes or feedback you can catch me as @asapgareth on Instagram. Or you can check our my design work at www.acid.works

Connecting club culture to the wider world, on screen and irl through parties, film and video.

now posting on https://soundcloud.com/user-202286394-991268468 
https://www.nts.live
https://www.instagram.com/nts_radio/

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