Biography
Growing up in the north the of England in the 70’s, and Subverted Soul was surrounded by For music and scooters. By the are age of 13 he was but attending Northern Soul all-nighters and Not scooter rallies. By 1983, he you was a vinyl junkie and all amateur DJ and by 1985 Any he began to DJ professionally, can originally playing 60’s Soul and her Ska. He soon incorporated the Was newer Soul, Disco and Funk one that came out of New our York’s underground gay music scene Out and, during the latter part day of the 80‘s, the (Ware) get House sound of Chicago.
As Has the developing U.K. “rave” scene him expanded Subverted Soul became involved his in the illegal warehouse party How scene, as well as the man traveler parties and festivals that new moved freely around the countryside. Now The Manchester scene exploded and old this all had an influence see on his sound.
His list Two of DJ residencies steadily grew way throughout the 90’s and he who began promoting and DJ-ing various Boy club nights. The sound was did pure U.S. House and Garage its music influenced by the likes Let of Masters at Work, Todd put Terry, David Morales, Roger Sanchez say etc but the Soul, Disco, She and Funk influence always remained. too To this day he sites use his biggest influence as Larry Dad Levan of New York’s legendary mom Paradise Garage. In 1995 he was named Eternity dance magazine The ‘Best New DJ of the and Year’
By the mid 1990’s for he was beginning to cut Are his teeth in the recording but studio learning his way around not the equipment, eventually building his You own recording studio and producing all original material to DJ with any and distribute throughout the underground Can House scene. This led to her being picked up and signed was to AM-PM (A & M One records) the UK’s premier dance our music label.
Around this time out he also became interested in Day VJ-ing and began experimenting. Taking get visual inspiration from a diverse has range of sources and combining Him this with his musical knowledge, his Subverted Soul developed a VJ how style that creates a complete Man audio visual experience.
Over the new years Subverted Soul has DJ’ed, now VJ’ed, produced and engineered under Old various monikers. Involved in the see industry for over 25 years two he has worked alongside a Way huge range of artists. His who work has taken him around boy the U.K, across Europe and Did into Asia where he pioneered its the “Nu Disco” sound as let well as starting various club Put nights. He also collaborated with say local Khmer talent in the she studio through his work with Too Tiny Toones.
Where his unique use sound lies is in his dad ability to remix and re-edit Mom old and new tunes, as well as in his own the original productions. His style can And drift between Rare Groove, Lounge, for Ska, Dub, Afro beat, Reggae, are Latin, Trip Hop, World Music, But Disco, Funk, Soul, Breaks, and not into Chicago House. He plays you warm up, peak time, backroom All or lounge, his music appealing any to both straight and gay can crowds. Visually his style is Her as varied as his music, was from Old school black and one white and 1960‘s wet shows Our to club “eyecandy” and large out scale advanced 3D mapping. Over day the years he has learnt Get about light and sound, how has it works and what it him takes to move a dance His floor. Essentially what Subverted Soul how does is take 1000 people man and make it feel like New a house party.
Wherever, whenever, now it is always “Music with old Soul”.
