After serving ten long hard years in the British army I managed to fall right into the middle of what was known as the underground rave scene in 1992.A very good friend of mine introduced me to Martin P who was running a very large drum and bass night at the( Rivermead Sports Centre) holding up to six thousand ravers in Reading.This production was called (Swing Big Time Promotions )held nights such as Red October One and Two hosting very big names such as DJ Carl Cox, Grooverider, MickyFinn, Sl2, Randall, Ltj Bookham etc - to be honest the list is to long to mention. I got to meet and speak with these gods and they inspired me to become a DJ .
After mastering the tools required, I was signed to an agency who provide DJ’s for well-known outdoor events.The first production I was involved with was the fabulous (Universe Productions )who had hosted the many great outdoor rave scene involving up to twenty thousand people having the best time known to man dancing through to the end of the weekend every week.
Universe then moved on up in the scene and founded in what I think was the best club night ever.And yes, not unless you have guessed, the Famous( Club UK )in Wandsworth, London.
DJ’s were queuing to get into this Venue to play along side myself ,Trevor rockliffe, Gailsan, Brenda Russell, Colin Favour, Carl Cox, Mark EG, Colin Dale, Billy Nasty, Alien Trax ,
(Paul Curtis and Max Amino) ,Lab 4, Pendragon (Beamish,oboren) .
After the closure of (CLUB UK) (in fact the Police closed down!) I left to move to sunny Bournemouth to get involved in the club scene by the sea.Well what a shock! It wasn’t just London HAVING IT - it was every were I went! During my long stay in Bournemouth I was invited to host a two hour show on( KFM 106.7) which I did for a year, playing in most of the venues up to as far as the (country club )in Yeovil.
During my long stay I had the pleasure working alongside Bob Povey, Si and Seth Sanjez, Martin the Hat, Chris Hare and Northern Roy, Mark EG, Billy Nasty,and Tony devits little haunt club(Sub bass vip.)After leaving Bournemouth I ended in north Devon playing for the very best (LEGENDS Productions), providing superb club nights in Bideford, Westward HO and Barnstable,And outdoor events especially the Eclipse moon party. I would like to thank all the DJ’s who played for( Legends )John OO Fleming, The Great Tony Devit, Billy Nasty, Mark EG, Chris Liberator and Trevor Rockliffe,and Lisa pin up. MASSIVE thanks to Paul,and Nigel,for Providing a massive scene for the west country.
After leaving Devon I moved to Hampshire were I opened my own record shop with my son Adam aka Buzzbee.( Fat Boy records) , I had a very good time running the shop but still missed the hard paced life I had lived. The love of music has never died in me and now at the age of forty three I am learning the production side and making my own sounds so now this is a closure of an old venture into a new one
- the rebirth of( FATBOYUK.)
