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DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond

DJ / producer / digger / collector

About Me

DJ / Collector, "digger" / Producer / . Funk , Soul & rare groove, Hip Hop, Jungle, D&B, house, disco, rave and classics!! "As long as funky, all right, ok!!"A music enthusiast that has devoted his life and education towards the music industry, he came up through the Crazy Beat Record stables where he worked and learnt the ropes for 4 years and completed a BTEC National Diploma and a Higher National Certificate in Music Technology at college in the meantime. Through the contacts he made during this time and his hard work and self promotion he - since the age of sixteen- has appeared as a DJ in many London and surrounding area nightclubs and assisted in the Caister and Southport weekenders, Feelsurreal, Wildchild and Art of Loving organisations. Has appeared as a monthly resident for GelloFishPink and weekly for Sound Republic and Break For The Boarder in the West End and currently is a weekly resident at Elbert Wurlings in Hertford and bi-weekly at Buzz Bar Leicester Square.Djing in clubs and involved in the industry for nearly 10 years, his musical tastes have broadened encompassing drum and bass/Jungle (which he started out with), funk and break beats, disco and house influenced disco, soul and rare groove, R&B, UK& US Hip Hop, ragga and reggae and anything with funk and soul!Has appeared as a monthly resident for GelloFishPink and weekly for Sound Republic and Break For The Boarder in the West End and currently is a weekly resident at Elbert Wurlings in Hertford.He continues to make contacts through his residencies and travels round the country and sometimes travel abroad to make contacts and visit clubs.Having concentrated on his djing after leaving college the acquisition of an MPC has led to him dabbling in beats again. With help of his peers in the industry and focus and determination he is moving forward all the time! With a wealth of knowledge and experience behind his 25 years of age he looks forward to many years of fun in the music business!Some of the venues played at: The O Bar, Soho, London The Cellar Bar, Romford Hollywoods, Romford Connex Café, Romford Rapture New Years warehouse parties 1998/99 + 1999/2000, Hainult Starlight Club, Hornchurch Guest of Force FM London, Active FM, Romford Break For The Boarder- West End Former resident at Sound Republics Noize Bar London Guest at Sound Republic- London Empire Lounge- London Guest at Retreat- Islington Weekly Resident at Elbert Wurlings in Hertford- 2003- present day.DJ for the Marks and Spencers Per Una launch party Music Rooms 26/09/05.Bi-Weekly resident at Buzz Bar in Leciester Square - August 05- Early 07Shows :DJ for Mr Fox & Friends & Parlamentz Sound, guest DJ for Nome De Plume @ YOYO nottinghill and POOL in shorditch. Also co-ran a monthly night there (POOL) with DJ No Way called Spectrum for about a year and a half. DJ for Jonny Virgo, Cash Back, DFace and others as part of Snidee Beats... More to come!Guest at Herbal for DJ Spin Doctor on the bill with long time friend Mr Thing and Maseo from the legendary De La Soul! It was a honour!With nearly 10 years in the clubs theres many he cant remember!
Shot at 2007-06-28

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2006
Band Members: Me, MPC1000, Akai S950, PC and a room full off records!

Influences: My mum and dad for playing all that Motown and rock and Beatles all the time from day! Mr Thing - thank you SO much already!!!, JP- the country king!, Girth Devon - knowledge is POWER!, Gary Dennis for lookin after and educating me!, Dan - Lethal Injection- a master in the making trust me! Thanks for all your help so far!!, Wayne for the cuts on your birthday - inspired me! Harry Love, Shortee Blitz - FIIIRRREEE!!!, Nappa (incredible beats!!!), Chemo, Last Skeptic, Doc Brown, Jesht (beats and rhymes!!!), Yungun, Brad and Dom -Next Men - such safe dudes!, Mystro, Blade - nuff respect for sticking to your guns and not rolling over!!!, and all the british mans doin shit right!!! HIJACK - wow!! Love that sound so much! Just Blaze - oh god!!, Alchemist, Pete Rock, RZA (sick!!), Dre- king of the drums!, Kanye West, Jay Dilla genuis (RIP), Madlib (the Konducta!) Ninth Wonder, Notts, Primo, Marley Marl, Pete Rock, Kenny Dope, Jazzy Jeff- how hip hop should be done! never get tired of this man!!, Cash Money - Apache = oh my days!! , big up all the diggers out there gettin their knees and fingers dirty!, Kerri Chandler & Nathan Haines for a life changing experience at Southport! Roy Davis Junior for having me in awe at the Blue Note! Dj Hype and all the old jungle mans for my begining into electronic music! Liam Howlett - genius! Prodigy has to be the best live gig ive EVER seen!! James Brown - GOD! , the whole Funk movement, Parliment Funkadelic, Chic - the whole production is incredible, Willie Mitchell - sweet sweet 2step! I love Teena Marie - gotta be the best female artist - SO funky! Man, theres SO many!!! Brad and Reece and all the people i started out with! All the people who have knocked me back or take/n the piss and all the people that have bigged me up - it all makes me stronger! I LOVE live music- i love the way all the seperate live instruments come together and groove. The feeling when a band is vibing and grooving together is incredible!! You can feel the soul in it- hard to explain but those that know will get it! I take notice of everyone i see and hear and take influences from everywhere! Its exciting for me to hear new things and gain inspiration!
Sounds Like: Take: Soul, raregrooves, funk, breakbeats, some rock, 60 soul & pop, disco, hip hop (US & UK), 80's soul, 90's jungle, 90's & early 2000's drum & bass, reggae and dancehall ragga and some jazz and some house bits too. 90's hardcore, Prodigy. Add some scratching and stuff and thats me!Willing to dig through piles of records to find stuff to sample so i own MANY weird and wonderful and unwonderful records from Grecian folk to Dutch organ music all sitting alongside my soul LPS and 45's in perfect harmony!
Record Label: None right now
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Dilla @ Cargo 10th Feb blog entry - a nice read.....

The night from a punters perspective - what makes it special is that she isnt a hip hop chick...... http://darkhaired.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/youre-not-gonna-h ear-any-soulja-boy-tonight/...
Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:51:00 PST

News on Grooverider’s situation in Dubia

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/arti cle3395661.ece Just read about this on TY's blog! Wow! Im a bit stunned!...
Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:03:00 PST

For those that asked.........

A couple of peeps asked me for a CD of what i was playing on Sunday - i did a mini mix some time back that i posted before. Ive re-upped it for those who wanna grab it. Link is below: http://www....
Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:46:00 PST

Any photos or vids of last night @ Cargo?

Yo peeps! If any of you have and photos or vids of last night it would be dope to get some copies! Email me at: [email protected] What an incredible night it was! Approx £4000 was ra...
Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:42:00 PST

Check Northern Comfort .co.uk - feature on Dilla night on Sunday...

http://www.northerncomfort.co.uk/2008/02/06/something-else-g ood-that-is-on-this-coming-weekend/ Check this out - get the mix download -  a little teaser of whats to come on Sunday! PEACE! L...
Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:33:00 PST

Stacked Saturdays @ Elbow Room, Islington - forthcoming dates

STACKED 9pm-3am Each and Every Saturday Night @ The Elbow Room, 89-91 Chapel Market, London N1 (Angel Tube) London's Finest DJs playing the best in upfront Hip-Hop, R&B, Bashment & Soul Ab...
Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:36:00 PST

Check out this event: J-Dilla Changed My Life

THE DOCTOR'S ORDERS IN ASSOCIATION WITH STUSSY UK PRESENTSJ-DILLA CHANGED MY LIFEA night in tribute to the life & work of a true Hip-Hop genius.7pm-Midnight Sunday 10th February 2008@ Cargo 83 Rivingt...
Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:30:00 PST

Soul Brew @ Vibe Bar - 91 Brick lane, London - this Friday 25th Jan


Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:00:00 PST

Moby - the hip hop DJ..............

http://www.moby.com/journal/2007-08-02/did_i_ever_tell_you_a bout_my_early_days_.html Reading it makes me wish i was around all that in the 80's instead of crawling around in nappies!...
Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:34:00 PST

Hipster Bingo ...............(hahahahaha!)


Posted by DJ LoK - R.I.P Paul Raymond on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:42:00 PST