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BENWAH

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MUMBO JUMBO...I moved to the big city after being nabbed by the fuzz... seems i thought at the tender age of 18 growing weed to pay off my student loan was a safe bet... upon arrival My car got stolen so I instinctively used the insurance money to buy 1 table and 1 mixer... started dj'n... Scratching badly in a rap metal band at 18... got nexted nicely by my crew... went back to the drawing board got some chops started a d & b Crew called Thunder Ground @ Dragon Bar scratch'n mc'n and mixing... my big sister hooked up with a house head around the same time and i was introduced to the style... loved it... started buying house records in 99' got first gigs with underground crew called true believers rocked the parties for 3 years and started a residency @ auckland club calibre... travelled to the states around 2003 and meeting my road dog thomas we started a record label called public access, released a bunch of music and had some great times... had more fun travelling and meeting people around the world than running a business though!?... went through a rough time at home, tom bailed me out with a ticket to the usa for a break... we posted up in texas & started a band called honey claws with a crazy lil dude we called 'the unit'... nice break from the club world and a nice way to expand the mind creatively... funny though, really all it did was make me love djing more... now back at home in nz in love with a beautiful woman and about to have a baby!!! lookin forward to the future and the music to come...
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Member Since: 06/07/2006
Band Members: Just one
Influences: Fela Kuti, Trus' me, Freddie Kruger, Soulphiction, Dj Vadim, Nina Simone, Herbert, David Joseph, Downtown Brown, Stereotyp, The Beatles & The Stones, Human League, Cro-Magnon, Clyde, Chemise, Blue Boy, Bellaruche, Moodymann, J Dilla, fudge Fingers, The Doors, Jill scott, Alton Miller, BT Express, Curtis Mayfeild, The Clash, jesse Saunders, Jose James, The Mighty Bop, Linkwood, Marvin Gaye, Kool & The Gang, Mr Scruff, Mr Oizo, Platinum Pied Pipers, Peven Everett, Omar-S, P Funk, Pepe Braddock, Quantic, Roots Maneuver, One Way, Roy Davis, Telex, Theo Parish, Q Burns, The Strikers, Stevie Wonder, The Jacksons, Maybert Rocel, Norma Jean Bell, ESG, Alexander Robotinik, Todd Terje, Elektrons, John Tejada, Claude Von Stroke, Joshua, The Freaks, Timbaland, Mos Def, Dre, Sa-Ra, I:Cube, Samim, J Boogie, Restless Soul, Bugz, Yoruba Soul, Solid Gold Playaz, Green Velvet, RJD2, Slope, Elvis, Ella Fitzgerald, Prince, The Cure, Gil Scott Heron, Blondie, Dusty Springfeild, Lucinda Williams, Natural Self, Owusu, Flying Lotus, Cut Chemist, James Pants...AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST... MY BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING NEW ZEALAND!!! ALL THE BEACHES, PEOPLE & FOOD!!!
Sounds Like: A life time of influences
Record Label: 10 Block Radius
Type of Label: Unsigned

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JUNKBOX RADIO

I Have a new radio show on GEORGE FM co-hosted with my production partner Thomas Sahs... Tune in Mondays from 2-4 and have a listen to our new mixing machine called the 'JUNKBOX!'  - A ...
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