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In the early '80's,
turns his unhealthy interest in jazz funking music (plus matching
trousers) into a living by sucking up to Blues & Soul magazine's
ad man Pete Tong at his local hot dancing emporium, King Arthurs
Court in Kent. Tong - who went onto international superstar dj obscurity
- gets him a job flogging the small ads for B&S's sister publication,
Black Music Monthly.
Ultimately writes a club section for BM, then moves over to B&S
without even swapping desks where such things as assistant editor
status, a jazz column and single reviews ensure there was food on
the table - mainly stolen from record launches.Turn of the eighties,
becomes the first dj at the Bass Clef, Hoxton Square (ultimately
the Blue Note) playing latin music at the back of the 4 foot high
sound box, one deck on top of the other, one turntable revolving
continuously. However, the gig did come with free garlic mushrooms.
By now, also black music pundit (and part time dog puppet operator)
for MTV precursor in Europe, Music Box. Hasn't seen that dog puppet
in years, yet
they were once so close.
Goes on to play- as pioneering dj/promoter Nicky Holloway put it
- 'Bavarian nose flute music' under the guise of L.Dorado at Tricky
Nicky's groundbreaking Special Branch sessions in London Bridge.
By now, freelancing for Blues & Soul whilst simmultaneously
setting the world of loud cockney git TV presenting alight on Thames
TV's arts show '01-For London'. Personally gets Frankie Beverly,
Sam Dees, Soul ll Soul and Brand New Heavies on the box, so his
time not totally wasted.
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