I didn't listen to music very much in my early years, I didn’t like the pop and rock stuff people at school were listening to and anyway, I was too busy playing with my action figures.  My dad gave me a tape player radio for my 14th birthday and by accident I tuned into the John Peel show. I was hooked straight away by the avant garde records he was playing, whether it was weird indie, punk or early techno, this was not music I had ever heard before and I realised I had a powerful thirst to hear more.

After that, I sought out tapes of the artists I had heard on his show, I discovered I liked hip hop and started going to record stores to hear more. Eventually I got a part time job in Noizy Boys records in Torquay and that’s when I really got my record collecting addiction and learned to dj. I listened and watched a lot of different people mix and cut in that store, Steve Cross, Joe “Freeze” Taylor, Steve Barber, Jay Welch to name a few. Also I met a Dan and Scott Jones who introduced me into an even wider scope of music and opened my eyes into the world of production. I always tried to pick up various techniques and tricks from everybody I saw and heard, continually developing my own style into a chaotic mish-mash of underground rhythms.
Another friend Winston Conway kindly built me my first computer and gave me lots of hookie music software so I could start making my own tracks.

After that, endless sessions with friends, lots of nights out to various music events and parties, occasional dj bookings and all night mixes with dj Chalky helped to whittle away the years. I moved to London and my record habit increased, I found I loved hunting around for a particular track or spending all day sniffing out bargains from tiny run down shops. Now I live in Torquay again and find it difficult to find time to make music.

Top ten tracks and lp’s of all time:

Aphex Twin – Selected ambient works 85 - 92
Raekwon the chef – Only built for Cuban links
Gangstarr – Hard to earn
Jeff Mills aka Millsart - Humana
Autechre – Tri repetae
Dopplereffekt – Gesamtkunstwerk
A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders
Carl Craig aka Psyche - Elements
Piero Piccioni – La decima vittima (the tenth victim)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Stoneflower

Love techno.

Si or Simon started his love affair with music back in the 80’s attending Hawkwind gigs and after a few visits to London from his home in Cornwall was struck by electronic music in spaces like the George Ruby and Whirlygig. 
Searching out electronica became a weekend activity, with trips to Plymouth and down West to Shire/wetback parties, and to the Bowgie. 
It wasn’t long before he started putting on his own parties, small affairs first of all, up to that time ‘we could have booked Carl Cox for 400 quid’ but ended up literally wasting it on some over hyped local talent. 
This was 93. 
After being left with the decks and a few records at an after party and having a bit of tuition from DJ Scotty, Si began to work away at building a set.  
In the beginning he was playing a lot of straight house, with the ethos of ‘ if you get lost, just go back to Todd Terry’. 
This seemed to work and Si enjoyed gigs in the Blowing house and a lot of other underground parties throughout Cornwall. 
After having his ‘crate’ stolen at a party, Si was left with the dubs and harder tunes in his selection. 
This made him take a fresh look at his set, almost to totally rebuild it and follow the harder sound which he does to this day. 
Si has since held a residency in Spain, played throughout France and beyond. 
He has also had a regular slot on Pirate revival radio, and more recently FMR, which is also ongoing. 
In more recent years he was integral to the Full Contact nights, warming up for Chris Liberator, Mark EG amongst others. He also works closely with Orbital Gathering, Lizard parties, Frenzy and Project Storm becoming a mainstay on the Cornish party scene. He also has been involved with Love for life and the consequent ctown parties. 
Given the chance to curate the now infamous Engine House parties, he is now well known for creating multi genre nights with the DJs at his disposal. This has lead to a fresh relationship with Cultural Vibes which is ongoing. 
He has recently launched the Cogs club nights to deliver an audio visual experience.
The result of this sonic journey, fluctuating from tech house to techno, are the sounds you now hear him play , tectrance,from the more techno side. This is his signature sound.

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Abbreviations:

(D) Digital Only
(V) Vinyl Only
(H) Hybrid 

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London based professional, with more than three decades of music experience, he specializes in live performances for niche events, curating underground and distinctive selections. Described as a curator and music collector, he brings a unique blend of electronic expertise and cultural immersion.  (Bio: CCE)

"One mix, so many different sound vibes. It kicks off one way but ends up somewhere totally unexpected. Never dull, even if it's not my usual jam, I always catch that vibe. Don't know how you do it. Your mixes are a whole mood, real magic." (Alina, artist from Ukraine)

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