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James Theaker (NME Radio)

About Me


When I was 12 I saved up my paper round money and bought myself some turntables and a mixer.


After a couple of years practicing I decided to leave my bedroom and get some gigs, so I sent mixtapes to local radio stations, and made flyers with my name on.


Then I won a Radio 1 DJ competition, which got me booked all over the place.


During the summer times I took my headphones and flip flops to Ibiza, carried my record box around every night, and ended up playing at the biggest club in the world in front of 10,000 people.


I moved my decks to Uni in London in 2006. Before I knew it I was DJing all over town, and taking my speakers to parties around campus every weekend.


After knocking on the front door for a while, I got a job at Radio 1 on Eddie Halliwell’s and the ‘In New DJ's We Trust’ show mixing tracks and making features.


I also threw some parties, booked some bands, and started making re-edits of tracks on my laptop.


These days I’m on NME Radio. You can listen to my show every Saturday night from 9-11pm.


I’ve also been the official tour DJ for the Channel 4 show ‘Skins’ for two years.


And I do radio plugging, helping promote new bands/ artists to radio stations all over the world with a company called Power.


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/12/2007
Influences: I have supported Coldplay, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Mark Ronson, Maximo Park, Pendulum, New Young Pony Club, Annie Mac, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Kissy Sell Out, Crystal Castles, DJ Yoda, Babyshambles, Mystery Jets, The Subways, Mongrel, Dirty Pretty Things, Loose Cannons, Reverend and the Makers, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Esser, General Fiasco, Killa Kella, Rifles, Rogues, The Pipettes, The Coolness, Young Fathers, The Rakes, Jeff Leach, Rochelle, and counting...
Sounds Like:
Skins London 2009.

Reading Festival 2008.

Mixmag Birthday Party 2008.

Skins Tour - Birmingham, Bristol & London.

Skins Tour - Liverpool & Newcastle.

Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

May Diary

MAY 1: Power Plugging, London.MAY 1: Bangers & Mash @ Proud Camden, London.MAY 1: Pirate Riot @ Dirty South Lewisham, London.MAY 2: NME RADIO SHOW 9 - 11PM NME RADIO!MAY 5: Power Plugging, London.MAY ...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:56:00 GMT

April Whereabouts..

APR 1: Power Radio Plugging, London.APR 1: NME Radio, London.APR 2: Power Radio Plugging, London.APR 2: NME Radio, London.APR 4: NME RADIO SHOW 7 - 9PM NME RADIO!APR 4: Bangers & Mash @ 93 Feet East,...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:56:00 GMT

Maaaaarch!

MAR 2ND:Power Radio Plugging, London.MAR 2ND: Clash Magazine Party @ Bethnal Green Working Man's Club, London.MAR 3RD:Power Radio Plugging, London.MAR 5TH:Power Radio Plugging, London.MAR 5TH: NME Rad...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:46:00 GMT

February!

FEB 2ND: Snow Day!FEB 3RD: Snow Day Part 2!FEB 4TH:Power Radio Plugging, London.FEB 4TH: NME Radio, London.FEB 5TH:Power Radio Plugging, London.FEB 5TH: NME Radio, London.FEB 6TH:Power Radio Plugging,...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:37:00 GMT

J to the A nuary!

JAN 1ST: NME Radio, London.JAN 3RD: NME Radio Show 9-11pm! NME RADIO!JAN 5TH: 10,000 word dissertation due in at Uni!JAN 6TH: Power Plugging, London.JAN 7TH: NME Radio, London.JAN 8TH: Power Plugging,...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:39:00 GMT

Where Im At: December

DEC 1ST: Power Plugging, London.DEC 3RD: Power Plugging, London.DEC 3RD: NME Radio, London.DEC 5TH: Power Plugging, London.DEC 5TH: 2wenty's Reunion, Skegness.DEC 6TH: NME Radio Show 9-11pm! NME RADIO...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:12:00 GMT

Where Im At: November

NOV 1ST: Private Party. Shoreditch, London.NOV 1ST: Private Party. Shepherds Bush, London.NOV 2ND: NME @ 229 with Does It Offend You, Yeah? Great Portland Street, London.NOV 3RD: Power Plugging, Londo...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:59:00 GMT

Where Im At: October

OCT 1ST: Power Plugging, London.OCT 3RD: Power Plugging, London.OCT 6TH: Power Plugging, London.OCT 8TH: Power Plugging, London.OCT 10TH: Power Plugging, London.OCT 10TH: Kiss FM Guest Mix & Interview...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:57:00 GMT

Where Im At: September

SEPT 1ST: Power Plugging, London.SEPT 2ND: Power Plugging, London.SEPT 3RD: Power Plugging, London.SEPT 4TH: NME Radio, London.SEPT 4TH: Power Plugging, London.SEPT 5TH: Power Plugging, London.SEPT 5T...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Where Im At: August

AUG 1ST: Power Plugging, London.AUG 1ST: Somethin Else, London.AUG 4TH: Power Plugging, London.AUG 5TH: Power Plugging, London.AUG 6TH: Eddie Halliwell @ Radio 1, London.AUG 7TH: Power Plugging, Londo...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:27:00 GMT