UK Garage DJ - 

Grew up listening to pirate stations in Birmingham (mainly Passion FM, Serious FM, Heat FM, Smooth FM, Hot92, Silk City FM) and would tape sets on my tape recorder then listen to them on my walkman on the way to school. Bought my first 12" record aged 15 (back in 1999), then bought a set of decks aged 16 (2000), and have been DJ'ing and collecting records ever since. 

The reason i started DJ'ing was not because i wanted to make a name for myself, but was because the music i was hearing on radio and was obsessed by was too underground to be released on CD's or compilations, and the only way to get hold of them was on vinyl. It was a straight up love for the music! I started DJ'ing/mixing and taught myself to mix so developed my own style.

Used to spend all my pocket money on records from places like Depot Records, Tempest records, HTFR, Dance Music Finder and a few London record stores online.

Love 2-step garage, especially the underground non-commercialised tracks, with r'n'b female vocal influenced tunes being amongst some of my favourites. Mike Millrain, Steve Gurley, Groove Chronicles, Sovereign, Industry Standard, DEA project, Dem2, Wookie, Y-Tribe, to name but a few are amongst my favourite producers from the era. 

Got quite a lot of rare white labels, promos, exclusives and test pressings which i will never sell and am proud to have in my collection. 

Aside from 2-step garage, i also love ambient/atmospheric jungle, drum and bass, 90's r'n'b, roots reggae, lovers rock reggae, 80's dancehall and certain modern dancehall tracks, gospel, grime, 90's hip-hop and neo-soul.

Hope you enjoy listening to my uploads. Share them and spread the music! More to come soon.....G

Up and coming article from the UK Birmingham

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