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.