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Music is my life my name is dj set speed and I am 25.
If u r wondering where I got the name set speed from, A good friend gave it to me. He heard me playing and thought I was quick at putting my mixes together.
I started mixing about 10 years ago, back in 1994 when I was 13. My main influence was my older brother who was producing and mixing hip-hop back in the late 80s and early nineties. He was a member of group HIJACK was signed to music of life records before being scooped up by ICE TS syndicate label in the states, releasing two albums.
Seeing all this made me want to do the same. I got some cheap decks and started to learn how to mix.
Back then I was into hardcore ragga and rap. Before I had a chance to build up a large stack of vinyl, I was introduced to a new type of music, JUNGLE!! A family friend DJ WANGER, who was playing on KOOL FM, put it to me. This was the first station I heard playing most of those dope beats. Listening to guys like ANDY BAD BOY C, NICKY-BLACK-MARKET, BROCKIE, FUNKY FLIRT, DJ RON, PRESSURE X, MAMPI SWIFT, RANDELL, DARREN J, and MICKY FINN also influenced me.
FIRST LITTLE BREAKS FOR ME!!
I first started playing on a legal youth station called FUNDAMENTAL FM. The station comes on air once a year throughout the summer holidays and is a scheme put together by WANDWORTH COUNCIL. I then went on to play for a station called FLEX FM, where I did my dj thing a couple of times! Not long after this i was asked to come and do a set on SUPREME FM this was from 1996 to 1999. I met a lot people there like ROC STEADY CREW, SOVEREIGN, SO SOLID, MC NIKEY, MC MILLIE, NIK NAK, and LITTLE JOE. You may have noticed that most of these guys are on the garage scene. SUPREME FM was about garage music, so I decided to sit down with management and ask if JUNGLE could be pushed more on the station. It worked!! I was given the chance to organise a day and see how I could run tings!! I recruited some djs and mcs that I knew, and management also brought other djs to me. One of the guys who was brought to me was a familiar face from FLEX FM, MC CHEEKO. Jungle drum bass were part of the station now. After a while things werent going to well for the station. I then decided to get into studio work. (CROSSFIRE PROMOTIONS) !! I stayed in contact with mc cheeko who introduced me to his dj ATMOSPHERE, who has be come a very good friend. These talented two were in a group called knockout crew; I also knew some of the other members. Some time later I was asked to join them. The group was renamed and we are now called CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Down the lines I was linked up by MC KILLER D, another of the C.J crew, with a guy called RAZ who was having trouble filling his set on UK RUMBLE an internet dance station. Killer was asked to find a replacement for him, the chance was thrown my way!! I am still playing sets on rumble, on each and every Thursday from 9pm till 10.30pm.
EXPERIENCE PLAY OUT IN DIFFERENT VENUES LIKE:
EDUCATION @ GOERGE THE IV, HOBGOBLIN, HALF MOON, & RECLAMATION @ THE TELEGRAPH, DOG STAR EDUCATION 5TH BIRTHDAY (HOSTED BY RECLAMATION & INFINATE RECORDS BRIGHTON BIP UP MELO D OR T PASSING MY DEMO ON TO TS!), THE PLUG, WKD, CHUNNEL CLUB, PENTHOUSE NIGHTCLUB, OCEAN ROOMS, SANCTUARY, BN1 CLUB BAGLEYS, BRIXTON MASS AND HACKNEY CENTERAL
During these times I have met up with and become good friends with a club owner who has given me the chance to play at PURE SCIENCE AND HEAT. (HAVE TO BIG UP JIM)
One dream place to play for me would be at a WORLD DANCE at DOCKLANDS, and FABRICS IN FARRINGDON maybe even a spot out in NEW YORK!!
Looking at favourite djs I dont have one at the moment as they are as good as each other! Mc whys I like SKIBADEE, SHADDA, DET, BASSMAN, FEARLESS, FUN, FOXY, IC3, GQ, RIDDLA AND RAGE. (TO MANY NAMES TO MENTION)
I am now playin on kool fm 94.6 I would like to continue working in the industry and continue playing music. My ambitions are to eventually get into production; producing and managing other artists, owning my own record label, and making videos.
Well, thats my lot, thats me dj set speed. I hope you liked what u read!!
I would like to acknowledge some of those who have travelled along with me on this ride and had faith BLACKER D, CLIVE AKA MIZZY, COLOSSUS, MC CRYSTAL, DIZZY D (FROM DAY ONE) MY BRO CAPRI, TUT PROMOTIONS, RED BRICK CREW, TINKER, TRAE LA DEE, SKULLY P, FIZZER B, and not forgetting my two sons! MUM SURPORTS big it up.
Big up EAST MAN, FUNKY FLIRT,SHOCKIN B, ITAL, DEVIOUS D, ASH-A-TAK, UNO, NOVATION, RUNNIN MAN, A1, DJ MAJOR, DJ MANGA, J SWIFT, NICE MC, JBL, SW1, EAST SIDE KREW! HELLTERSKELTER (A LITTLE DARKER)
