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I started my DJ career with belt-driven decks and vinyl more than forty years ago. and I have my musical roots from the deep funk and jazz, latin-jazz music emanating from Black America. This has given me a great understanding of dance music ranging from 60’s Soul, 70’s Disco, 80’s Rare Groove, 90’s dance and […]

  Hi I’m the Northern representative here on Crackers radio with 30+plus years radio experience, what could possibly go wrong?

Rudi grew up playing music from a very young age but only started DJing when, at a school disco, he was asked to step in when the hired DJ didn’t turn up. Seeing the crowd move to his selection of songs started a passion that has lasted and grown to this day. He spent his […]

  My name is Louis Batey (“Louis B”). My passion for music began when I taught myself to play the Clarinet at 9 years old and later, teaching myself to play the Saxophone. I formed Funk/Soul bands at school and years later, had some success as a Solo Artist, performing PA’s as a Solo Saxophonist, […]

  David’s musical journey started in 1978, born in Hackney North London he frequented night clubs in his local area such as Cubies and The Royalty. The following year in 1979 he graduated to Crackers Friday afternoon club sessions and the evening sessions on Sunday’s. Friday’s, Saturday and Sunday sometimes having to walk back with […]

  Nigel Beckles (aka The Original Nigel Bee) actually started DJing at the age of 13 with his father being the co-owner of the successful ‘Georgian Club’ which was one the first Black music nightclubs in the UK. As a youngster he spent many Friday and Saturday nights at the club watching DJ’s perform and […]

Growing up in Gravesend and listening to Pirate radio, I discovered the sounds of electro which then via the likes of Nucleus “Jam On It” took me into exploring the sounds of jazz funk. As a school boy I would bunk Friday morning assembly to visit Norman in the local market as he always had […]

I was born in Camden Town, London, and started DJ’ing in the late 80’s in and around London in various clubs and bars, such as The Red Eye Lewisham, Regines in Chingford, and Bensons in Loughton. Alongside this, I also hosted a pirate radio show on Friends FM 100.7 every Saturday and Sunday morning. I […]

I STARTED DJING FROM THE EARLY PART OF THE EIGHTIES COLLECTING VERY LARGE AMOUNTS OF VINYL FROM ALL GENRES OF MUSIC IN CLUDING SOUL&JAZZFUNK AND REGGAE. IN MY HOMETOWN OF SOUTH LONDON WHERE I GREW UP  I WAS BROUGHT UP ON VARIOUS PIRATE RADIO STATIONS AND LISTENING BACK THEN TO THE LIKES OF JEFF YOUNG,GREG […]

I unconsciously was getting into soul music whilst at school as all the other kids were into heavy rock and I seemed to be taking note of soul and disco sounds when I was going to under 18’s gigs in my area My passion for soul and jazz funk ignited once I discovered Radio London and […]

ANDY FIELD Andy could regularly be found dancing in the underground Jazz Funk & soul clubs of the late 70’s early 80’s including Crackers, Horseshoe, Royalty and The Electric Ballroom. He went on to DJ at Flicks, Dartford (1986-1989), and also Fantasy Radio. The attraction of pirate radio was outweighed by the prospect of large […]

Keith started his career as a DJ in 1969 playing music in his school youth club. There he was able to play his first love Reggae/Motown & Funk. In 1973 he began Friday nights in a Tunbridge Wells Tropicana night club. It was not long before they offered him the residency. He got involved involved […]

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