SIMON MANSELL(AKA DJ SIMON SAYS)

SIMON MANSELL DEEJAY BIOGRAPHYI COME FROM A TOWN IN THE NORTH EAST CALLED REDCAR,ITS ABOUT 8 MILES FROM MIDDLESBROUGH.AROUND 1979 I GOT INTO EARTH,WIND AND FIRE,THIS SET ME ONTO THE ROAD OF JAZZ-FUNK,THE LIKES OF LIGHT OF THE WORLD,SHAKATAK,LEVEL 42 AND HI-TENSION,AT THIS PERIOD I WAS CALLED "MR.JAZZ" AND WAS QUITE WELL KNOWN AS A JAZZ DJ IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.MY NEXT PROGRESSION CAME THROUGH THE CAISTER WEEKENDERS,WOW WHAT AN EYE OPENER FROM TH E NORTH-EAST,THE MOST JAZZ-LESS AREA IN THE WHOLE WORLD,I SPENT MANY AN EVENING AT GIGS I ORGANISED WHICH TOTALLY FAILED AND I WAS KNOWN AT THESE AS "SAMBA SIMON"...THAT IS WHY I HAVE EARNT WHAT I HAVE NOW,I HAVE DONE MY GRAFT(THATS ANOTHER STORY AND TOO LONG).NEXT AREA OF MUSIC WAS HARD CORE BE-BOP,WHICH IS MY GREATEST LOVE STILL TO THIS DAY(MY CURRENT NAME IN DJ WORLD IN LONDON IS "SIMON SAYS"),BLAKEY,GILLESPIE AND MILES.... MY STORY IS FAR TOO LONG BUT JAZZ IS ABOUT FREEDOM OF MIND,SPIRIT AND SOUL,I JUST LOVE FREESTYLE....HIGHLIGHTS OF MY CAREER INCLUDE PLAYING WITH MY FAVOURITE DJ'S,BOB JONES AND KILLER JIM AND TOMI FROM JAPAN.BEST BANDS INCLUDE WORKING WEEK AND SNOWBOY WHO I HIRED FOR SOUTHPORT WEEKENDER YEARS AGO,CLASSIC DAYS.THERE IS NO DENYING THAT "SHIFTLESS SHUFFLE" IS ABOUT OUR VERY IMPORTANT SMALL JAZZ SCENE,ITS NOT ABOUT ONE PERSON, ITS ABOUT A GATHERING OF SINGLE MINDED FREE SPIRITED INDIVIDUALS WHETHER YOUR ROOTS ARE JAZZ-FUNK,SOUL,FUNK,B-BOY OR WHATEVER......MY NAME IN JAZZ WORLD NOW IS USUALLY GREETED BY MR.MANSELL....I LIKE THAT.... DJ SIMON SAYSCONTACT INFORMATION MOBILE:07958 [email protected] www.simonsaysuk.co.ukABOUT DJ SIMON SAYS CURRENT RESIDENCIES:THE PLAYROOM(PICCADILLY CIRCUS-LONDON) ARC(LONDON) JOES BAR(LONDON) FREEDOM(SOHO-LONDON) CENTURY BAR(SOHO-LONDON) EVENTS FOR RED HOT EVENTS(LONDON) DOGMA(NOTTINGHAM) SOUTHPORT DANCE WEEKENDERMUSIC STYLES PLAYED: R&B SOUL FUNK RAP HIP HOP RARE GROOVE VERY COMMERCIAL HOUSE AND GARAGE JAZZ DISCO LOUNGE CABARET INDIE ROCK LATIN BRAZILIAN SOUNDTRACKS COMMERCIAL UK GARAGE 80'S SOUL DANCE JAZZ-FUNK OLD STYLE JAZZ NU JAZZ TRASH FUSION SOME CLASSICAL AND OPERA PUNK SKAHISTORY IN LIST FORM OF VENUES PLAYED: LONDON; THE COLLECTION HANNOVER GRAND PAPA GAIO THE CROSS WAG CLUB ROCK GARDEN JAZZ CAFE MINISTRY OF SOUND HEAVEN BAGLEYSUK; ALL SOUTHPORT DANCE WEEKENDERS BRIGHTON UNIVERSITY SPEED QUEEN- LEEDS TALL TREES-NORTH EAST MANHOR BORN-NORTH EAST EUROPE: HUSETS AARHUS-DENMARK BASS CAMP-COPENHAGEN BREAKFAST CLUB-HOLLANDSTYLE OF PARTIES I CAN DJ TOO: FASHION SHOWS CORPORATE CELEBRITY BASHES MUSIC INDUSTRY RAP PARTIES CONCERT DJ ANYTHING REALLY!CELEBRITY AND CORPORATE PARTY HISTORY: HUGH HEFNORS 80TH LYNDA LA PLANTE TRIAL & RETRIBUTION RAP PARTY SHAQ O NEIL DENIS RODMAN SAMUEL L JACKSON RICHARD BRANSON 1ST MOBOS VANESSA FELTZ HOUSE PARTY CHERIE BLAIRE SOAP AWARDS AFTER PARTY ELLE MAGAZINE PHILLIP SALON SPIKE LEE PATSY KENSIT THE OFFICE PARTY ENGLAND RUGBY WORLD CUP WINNERS PARTY TATLER MAGAZINE JERRY HALL PARTY WIMBLEDON MOVIE RAP PARTY BBC SECRETARY GENERAL LEAVING PARTY GMTV CHRISTMAS PARTYBANDS IVE PLAYED WITH: SECOND IMAGE INCOGNITO GALLIANO SNOWBOY ALL SAINTS ATOMIC KITTEN JIMMY SMITH RONNY JORDAN BLUE CRAIG DAVID KELLY LE ROC