This week we welcome a true selector and LBC favourite on the podcast!  Paul sent over these words about his musical journey to date;

I began buying records as a young teenager in the mid to late 70s, starting off with Soul, Funk and Disco, partly due to my Dad’s influence and taste, as he loved bands like Earth Wind & Fire, War and The Isley Brothers etc, but also through listening to tastemaker radio DJ’s like Robbie Vincent and Greg Edwards, as well as the numerous black music pirate radio stations of the day, and club DJs such as Froggy, Chris Hill and Bob Jones. My tastes grew to include Jazz, Latin and Fusion, and with a passion for new cutting-edge music developing, early Hip Hop and Electro, what is now known as Boogie, then in 1985…  HOUSE!

I started DJ’ing out in the early 80s, mainly at friends parties, progressing to warm ups at local Soul nights, before getting residencies at bars in London and Birmingham, and playing guest spots all over the UK and beyond.  

I was also co-organiser and one of the resident DJs at The Sands, the ‘pop-up’ gig across the road @Southport Weekender, which we did for 9 years until it moved to the new site in Minehead and am honoured to have played at the legendary Southport Weekenders since. I am also partnered with Nick Ferrara promoting Basement 108, a quarterly night in Glasgow, dedicated to Soulful Deep & House, where we’ve welcomed the cream of UK DJs like Neil Pierce, The Journey Men, Groove Assassin and Craig Smith to play for our knowledgeable crowd. 

I have also enjoyed many years doing internet radio before settling at STARPOINT RADIO where I can play all the music I love, always with a focus on new releases from contemporary Soul and Jazz, and the many shades of House music thru to vintage grooves from the 70s and 80s.

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Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/paulstuart
Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/PaulStuart/

Look Busy Collective 

Look Busy RhythmCast 182 - Paul Stuart (Basement 108 / Southport Weekender)

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Catch us broadcasting every Saturday on Manchester's underground station Disc Break Radio.

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You can also find us playing across the UK in various Clubs, Bars and Festivals as well as on podcasts or radio shows such as RhythmCast, Berlin Boombox, Crossfade, Dream Chimney, House Salad and Making Waves Underground.

Our Club Nights and Festival appearances have supported and booked DJs that include Dam Swindle, DJ Sneak, Dusky, Paul Woolford, George Fitzgerald, DJ Haus, Brawther, Robert Owens, Mella Dee, Slam, Horse Meat Disco, MK, Booka Shade, Chaos in the CBD, Darius Syrossian, Green Velvet, Purple Disco Machine, Basement Jaxx, John Digweed, James Zabeila, Palms Trax, Jamie Trench, Oli Furness and Ejeca.

This project is our creative platform to celebrate and share our collective love for House, Funk, Soul, Disco and any oddity or curve ball we come across in-between.

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