A quick bit about myself ive been a music lover since day dot, my first love after my dads music of course
was Disco fun, electro hip hop & breakdance, breakbeats and after a few mishaps at school ahem a
heavey metal stage , indie music, and an avid madonna fan, i found my main love house music
Over the years i became a big collector of Dj mixtapes, later vinyl, and listening to the early pirate
stations
and friends djing that i knew from college, goin out with them record buyin and me collectin there tapes and bein give the mixes weekly, this is how i eventually bought my own decks back in `1995, when the scene was quiening down, id picked bit's of vinyl up but nothin like a collection, i felt the music wasnt goin anywhere and i started reminisce and buy old stuff again, I was growing up quick and reminscing, after settling down, the decks soon became ornaments as bit by bit lost interest, i didnt touch them for yrs until id say 1997. early 98, when i first got on the Internet and i was reading pages on my computer that it all came flooding back the meories and tune names, i rekindled my love of music again
This was the start of the digital age, i discoverd forums and started talking to people with exactly the same interests as me, I started co habiting the music chatrooms and music collector sites as in napsterand p2p giant, augiognome, audiogalaxy, we all started ripping our tapes and tracking down them long lost records from our favourite sets back yrs gone, I was buyin vinyl again, collecting , ripping to digital format for backup, i had discoverd my love for music again, through this a new medium mp3, and i started to mix again, though at the time the first digital dj mixers, traktor 1 and pc dj, now its so far advanced im using Ableton Live and virtual dj with midi controller, i love my setup now the variability of my sets and the music available, i will never ever slag of a vinyl dj but music has evolved and i one embrace it. I sold up my vinyl collection and moved on, a few years ago now, i didnt have a massive collection, but what i did have was very collectable and precious to a lot of people, so i sold and got a satisfacty amount of money back from it, i felt at the time it was the right thing to do as i had settled down, and needed the space, i had digitised everythin so there wasnt one track i lost,
Nowadays im still collecting the music, buy the odd peices of vinyl to rip for my radio shows etc, but normally give the vinyl away once got my use, i play on 4 stations at the moment different styles of dance music, How i see the future at the moment, im lovin this revival it goes on yr after yr more and more people, lovin there history, id love to play out a few times, befor i grow up properly, and settle down, music is my lease of life, ive had a few problems over the last few yrs or but a lights beginning appearing i apologise to anyone ive upset, depression tends to give you an opionion , ive a few few years in me yet, so hopefully get out a lot much more
Radio Profile: OLDSKOOLALAN / REVIVAL88
Styles:
Acid, House, Italian, Hardcore, Breakbeat, oldskool hip hop and electro
I was brought up hangin around and growing up listenin to the djs from fantasy fm 101.9 and local pirate stations around sheffield 1990 - 94 and others back in the day, My musical tastes have been influenced by the likes of Asterix & space & rob gordon, nitemares on wax other djs from the sheffield bleep era, stu allan and 808 state, hype and other radio legends, Now journeying into modern deep house and soulful vocal's
Dj influences,
Sasha, Matt bell, Daz willot, nipper, john j, mike pickering, greame park, dj welly, dj hype, dj rap, ltj bukem, top buzz, seduction, carl cox, sy, dj ratty and tango
weekly oldskool stations
Mon - 6pm - 8pm www.piraterevival.co.uk
Mon - 10.00pm - 12.00pm - roughneckradio.co.uk
sundays - 9pm - 12.00pm - strictlyhousefm.co.uk
Saturdays - 4pm - 6pm - www.audiobunker.co.uk
play on and guest on numerous other stations, oldskoolanthemz.com, strictlyhousefm.co.uk
SHOUTOUTS
Just want say a massive shout out to everyone whos supported me over the yrs, you know who you are, And my major Influences,
Ste, Annie, first people i ever spoke to on the net back in 98, and stil to this day talk, All the Pirate Revival Crew - new/oldDance M, Silky, What started of as friendly chatroom playing tunes to each other on a microphone, became the huge sucess that is PirateRevival, very proud to say had a big hand in starting it too,
Massive Shout to All the PR 2001 originators, Doolz, Wagnet, penergy, Paltalk crew & Soulseek Crew 2002 onwards Jimbury, Pie, Tim Acid, Canoo, Woody, dj Fink, Murfs, Martin Destiny, Tek, Nebkins, Rizzla Moody Drift, Breakpirates, Si Darkus ,Dara, Matt clarke B2vos, Liv & Dan - Renegade Radio Crew & Djs, OSA, Butty at the helm, Cano/Saysay, Woody Cat & Manchester Crew, for the radio, so many to name Osa, but props to Ste H, Pauly, konspiracy,kingcoe, Mike W, Shooms, Stelladry, Claire Wood, all the Sasha Id Crew,Chris smith, john S, Brenden Jones, Bigup, Tat, names from the Hood,
Extra shouts to Global Dnb - Dutche, Emz, Shell, Gaz, old fammo,
+Raiders Radio Crew, Nicky Allen Abo, Daz, all up n comin producers im in touch with, and Djs Brum Legends, Glenn Aston, Dj Gersh, Shock C, Lou, Phil, all my fellow Sundays Djs, Lennie, Ratty Tango Fallout, again massive influences, John J UdergroundSystems, Barrie J, Matt Bell, Northern homebodys, Major Influences Welly & Nipper, Daz Willot Vertigo. The Southeners - Stu Perkins, Bones, Dan, Pluto and all the liverpool Crew, Massive Respect to all the Facebook Family, The Promotors, All The Groups, Rennaissance, Shelleys, all like a family again, special mentions to Ian Ossia, your words give me one hell of a lift, and Lee Softly, Blue Amazon, bigupz Bro, Met Great mates over the years through my music and travelling. that im so greatful of,
Very Special mentions to JoJo, Judith Mumma B, if want for you two id probs have given in, over past few months so thankyou so much, but givin me that push and support when needed it, X
Kez, very special shout to you, like that Sis i never wanted X
For my Last Shout to someone ive no idea how i upset - Dj Mark Archer, Legendary Producer and i still will buy a drink for oneday :(
Al :O) - OSA
