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Stephen Saidu

Peace, Love, Knowledge and Understanding

About Me

I started my working life at Sony Entertainment. Then worked at Acid Jazz Records for 6 yrs, where I compiled and ran the Acid Jazz Roots Label,Great Job. Music gives me a buzz, I love it all from Fela Kuti to LTJ. I am now producing my own tracks. 1993 – 98 Resident DJ at The Aquarium Nightclub, Old Street London (The Red Room), Mondos Soho (Rare Groove), London. Jazz Café Camden, London Hi Hat Sunday Chill Out with Snowboy (Latin). The Saint, Covent Garden, London. 1995 – 97 Resident DJ at The Ministry of Sound, London. (The Baby Box Rm, playing Funky / Uplifting House) 1997 – 99 Resident DJ at FUBA and Platens Nightclubs, Linkoping Sweden. Jerusalem, London (Funky House / Old Skool Hip Hop / Rare Groove)1995 – 97 Ran the Acid Jazz Merchandising Company. Touring with ‘The James Taylor Quartet’, ‘Snowboy’, ‘Mother Earth’ and ‘The Brand New Heavies’.1997 – 99 whilst being the Label Manager of Acid Jazz Roots we had the following releases: DUBID 1 LP/CD Benjamin Zephaniah Back To Roots DUBID 2 LP/CD Gregory Issacs Private Lesson DUBID 3 T/CDS Gregory Issacs Feeling Sad Tonight DUBID 4 T/CDS Dread Flimstone Flimmy And The Prophets DUBID 5 LP/CD Various Totally Wired In Dub DUBID 6 LP/CD Manasseh Shining DUBID 7 LP/CD Gregory Issacs Gregory In Dub DUBID 8 T/CDS Manasseh Paper soldiers DUBID 9 LP/CD Various Totally Wired In Dub II DUBID 11 LP/CD Gregory Isaacs Dance Curfew DUBID 15 LP/CD Barry Brown Showcase Also compiled AJX 105 CD/LP Snowboy The Soul Of. AJX 106 CD/LP Various New Testament.
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My Interests

This is my daughter Daisy playing the piano age 6 months :-)

I'd like to meet:

AGAIN - The young lady who introduced me to My Space. U Know!!

Movies:

Film noir - The Lady from Shanghai (1948) . Touch of Evil (1958)). Double Indemnity (1944.),Blaxploitation. Undercover Brother (2002). Crash (2004). Dread Beat An' Blood (1979). Boyz n the Hood (1991).Smile Orange (1976).Friday (1995)

Heroes:

Linton Kwesi Johnson - Queen Charlotte Sophia - Mary Seacole - Stephen Lawrence - George of Lydda - Emit Till - Fela Kuti

My Blog

How can we make money from music in today’s market......

Hello All, I don’t normally have a moan but the music industry is dying a slow Death in this country.With the rise in shows like the X Factor and that really BAD tribute act show on BBC (The One...
Posted by Stephen Saidu on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:01:00 PST