Russ

After realising that listening to electro and smoking behind the bikesheds at school was just a short-term solution to life, Russ then aged 15, started working weekends for a mobile disco in his home town in Surrey, UK. It was here that he discovered that there was more to fading 'Dire Straits' into 'Agadoo' on the twin deck console, and before long was having a crack at blending some chicago house beats together. A few years on in between getting a trade under his belt, saw him honing the skills at local parties and gigs, and heading to Australia in '94 he slipped into a residency at Axis in Perth, and gigs at Zoom in Sydney. Returning back to the UK he mixed local gigs and clubnights put on in London by friends, with the likes of Notting Hill carnival afterpartys courtesy of Fingerlickin' Records.
Needing to seek new horizons, in 2003 Russ and two friends sold all they had and flew to Russia to start an epic overland journey that would culminate for him in Sydney. Before long he was DJ'ing at Mocean on sundays. Studying for a journalism diploma and having to get a job to aid his residency application did'nt help his partytime but the long hours have'nt stopped him. Russ likes keeping it varied which has seen him playing at the High-Flyers day cruises on Sydney Harbour, BLiSS@The Cross, residency at Naked@Sapphire Suite, spinning alongside Adam Freeland, Tank nightclub, and in the past couple of years taking over the helm on BondiFM's renowned Homegrown show with studio guests including Kosheen.
Sidetracking slightly from his traveljournalism, Russ has recently been working as photographer and reviewer with Partysan Australia, a monthly magazine that covers events, DJ's and the clubbing scene. Rubbing shoulders with the likes of Groove Armada and Satoshii Tomiie when shooting around Sydney, Russ found that "it's lighter to lug around than my record bag, and a camera's always a great icebreaker with the ladies..."
Always on the move so as to confuse the authorities, Russ is currently abandoning the Sydney winter for a summer season of pints and festivals in the UK.
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