Influences? broad topic!

My first brush with producing was when I was still at high school in the early 90s, respect where it's due to G-Man Taylor, Yamaha keyboards, Fostex Reel to Reel, Yamaha TG300 and the legendary Atari Mega ST. Things have evolved somewhat since those days (*grins*).

The first 1210s I played on back in 2000ish belonged to Leon Goffe - he used to be a junglist DJ but has since had a nasty bang to the face and now plays a friggin guitar in Spain - Rock on dude!!

"Ste-Jay", "Mr Lewis", "EC1" and "Ideosphere" - If it wasn't for you guys post 2010 I'd forever be hitting sync and never have learnt how to properly match two beats.

"Shotty" - dunno if you've influenced me or if it's the other way around; probably a bit of both if we're honest. Your Roland 303 beats were pretty crap back in 2001, when we met, after landing the same job at Sonic - but I had faith as I could hear what you were trying to achieve. Now, many years on, I can visit your studio and churn out a professional co-production, 'big' nice one!

Back in the day, recording off the radio in my young teens - "Ellis Dee", "Ratty", "Grooverider", "Kenny Ken", "Mickey Finn", "Top Buzz", "SS", "Slipmat", "DJ EZ", All the DJs off the pirate stations in and around the West Midlands between 1990 and 1997 slinging Old Skool Hardcore/Rave day and night! This is where my interest in EDM was seeded. I was very much into Jungle and liked most drum and bass with a reggae/dancehall element. UK Garage was also a favourite before the Grime and Dubstep New Skool era entered my ears. Now I like all the above as well as Electro, House, Breakbeat, and quite a spread between 60 and 190BPM.