Bio
Andy Spencer has been involved in the music industry since the late 1980’s. Today, he still possesses the same passion and enthusiasm for music but with the added knowledge and experience to know what makes a crowd scream with approval! Like many DJ’s of his era, Andy has progressed from vinyl to CD, and has established a great understanding of the Pioneer CDJ1000’s and professional mixers. And certainly the last 5 years have demonstrated that Andy can ‘mix it with the best’, with appearances at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, plus DJ sets at the Ministry of Sound in London, the Custard Factory in Birmingham, Club North in Manchester, Fez Club in Cambridge, Rapture in Loughborough, Escapade in Newport, and Studio 54 in Coventry. Some of these appearances have been alongside established DJ’s such as Seamus Haji (Big Love), Sonny Wharton (Toolroom), Dan Smith (Danism/Defected), Tom Heron (Café Mambo), Miss Divine (Cream), Claire Spooner (Pacha), Andy Nicholls (Love Shy), Jon Vickers (Ibiza Rocks), Rid Welson (Naughty But Nice), Dave Pearce (Dance Anthems), the House Junkies, and the late, great Tony De Vit (Trade). He has also had mixes featured on radio via BRMB FM’s DanceMasters show and Riley & Durrant on Galaxy FM. “I have never tried to copy any of the DJ’s that I have been fortunate to work with. DJ’ing is all about developing your own style, but what I have done is collected a wealth of knowledge from watching & listening to other DJ’s at work. Music wise, I have always been influenced by some fantastic house music labels such as Hed Kandi, Defected, MN2S, Fierce Angels, Toolroom, Azuli & CR2.” Although he started DJ’ing back in 1988, developing through a mixture of private parties and several more commercial venue residencies, it wasn’t until the Summer of 2005 when he launched Funkin Good – a brand to promote ‘chunky, funky & soulful house music. Andy enjoyed much success in the running, promoting and DJ’ing at various events throughout the Midlands. Recently, he ran a Funkin Good All-Night party at Karma Bar in Great Yarmouth. In May 2008, Andy collaborated with fellow Midlands DJ’s Alex Ross, Shaun Mynett and James Brewerton to launch FLUSH. They quickly established a monthly night at the Forge Bar in Cannock playing funky, electro and progressive house music. The night has gone from strength to strength, and has subsequently held events at the Custard Factory in Birmingham, Bar 360 in Stoke On Trent, the Loft Bar and Ciro’s in Ashby De La Zouch, and recently a new monthly night at the Ikon Bar in Newcastle Under Lyme. In addition, Andy has returned to more commercial venues with a Summer 2009 residency completed at the Varsity Bar in Coventry, quickly followed by a new Friday night residency at Rio’s in Leamington Spa. The success of Friday nights has led to a residency at Rio’s on Saturday night too – plus various other events & parties that he is invited to play at! May 2009 saw Andy join the ranks of Fusion Radio UK – a web-based broadcast services, and features his DJ mixes on a weekly basis. So, 2011 is here – a new year, and it’s shaping up to be another hugely successful year for Andy Spencer.
Walsall United Kingdom
Member since: 09 Jan 2011
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