Started djing at the age of 13 first tunes Motown, early ska, soul etc paid the sum of £10.00 which covered the gear £4.10 shillings and 6 pence [old] money not bad at all in its day. Was also roadie for Tony Hall at this time very early days of mobile discos. School by day discos by night not a bad life at all!

Stayed with this until I was 16 then tapped me dad for £400.00 for my own disco unit called METRO MOBILE DISCOTEQUE paid him back within 6 months upgraded to bigger setup. Within 2 years, 300watts rms 3 decks. Loads of lights what a show I even had hair in those days. At 19 joined the pub/club circuit stayed with this until I became a redcoat at Bognor Regis used to wake up the punters at 6.30am over the tannoy system not the most popular redcoat around. Need I say more? To be continued…. With the next instalment find out how the infamous DANTES on the south coast came about...The alldayers the all-nighters the gigs and MORE.