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I started when i was about 14/15, my mate Kris (DJ WARDEN) got me into mixing house at his flat in Rowner, Gosport. From what i learnt there, both skills and the love of it i went on to do many a house party in Rowner and Gosport. For a short time there were not many house parties i wasnt DJing at. That was way back then and still now i continue with these parties, you cant beat a party where everyone knows everyone.
Durin this time i was about 15 years old and i bought my first set of CD-Dex. I started DJing out commercially to get some extra cash for vinyl dex and vinyl. I got a residency at Gosport Ice Rink every Friday and Sunday, which i still have! Something about the fact that they arent there to dance so you can pretty much get away with playing whatever you want! I started getting gigs in clubs and bars and have so far played at most clubs in portsmouth/gosport/fareham.
I built a mobile rig up and took my DJing on the road when i was still at school i had a residency and mobile gigs pullling in about £10,000 a year! i would learn more from these gigs about DJing than any underground night will ever teach me! I continued these to the present day, building my rig, i have played out well over 100 times in 5 years. I became the resident DJ for SNAP discos in fareham last year and play to a sold out crowd of 800 every month, they love it! haha! I also have other residencies here and there....
When i turned 17 my mate Adam (DJ WRIXON) got me into Drum and Bass, we went to Breakneck back in the day and still do, it was the start of a love for the scene. I got my first technics 1210s when i went to uni - there goes the student loan!! haha! All my vinyl was drum and bass and i continued to grow both in skill and proffesionalism.
I played a few gigs local for DnB but decided i had been stuck in my bedroom for long enough so i put on Gosports first Drum and Bass night "RINSED" that is still going today! I hosted local names and got enough people for the manager to give me a friday night, where we now hold Rinsed events with headlining names. About a year into promoting i started other projects, i called Ben Wilcox to come into partnership about a deal i had been offered in Fareham. That gave birth to "BATTLE ARENA" which is hardcore vs drum and bass on 2 floors. We had locals down to play and now a year on we have Headliners here too. My latest venture is known as "uRBn" run along side MISTAJAKE (DJ SKALECTOR). uRBn is a night for ALL urbn music in every aspect be it LIVE / DJ / MC / Singer / Turntablism / beatboxing or whatever!! After launching to a near sell out crowd we have UK Hip-Hop guru's RODNEY P and DJ SKITZ (1XTRA) now as a residency every month. We are also now proudly hosting MR TI2BS' album launch!!
In all i've helped put on events with many different promotors and people, ive got about 30 DJs and MCs out of their bedrooms for the first time and have sparked an underground scene in the area of Gosport and Fareham. I sincerly hope that people will keep it growing after i stop in years to come.
I MC too but my hearts in DJing, i got a few gigs alongside DJ JULI-C and went from there, really though ill MC if there is no-one else or if they cant do it! I still write lyrix and that but it's not the same for me as DJing. I also make my own tunes and remix other peoples, mainly drum and bass.