In this post I’m to talk about some of my favourite times on radio!
This is me and another producer/dj IZCO on Rinse FM with an artist I work with called DOCHI on mic. This set was great, me and Izco going back to back playing our productions and beats we were into at the time. This was broadcast live and there definitely was an air of pressure before it started to deliver a good set but we prepared some good tunes and made sure our mixes were tight, as my.mum says, ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail!’
This is another set of mine with dochi again, this one was really fun, Balamii is an online radio station with plenty great DJ’s, however it does have that community feel this is made it almost more fun than Rinse FM sets as there was an added sense of freedom and fun to be had when we was in the building.
Me and my mates have a show on Balamii called CUPPA sounds, this is where we play sounds we grew up on like reggae, jazz and music from all over the world, strictly vinyl only as well. This experience is really fun simply because the vinyl element makes it feel a lot more authentic and old school and also makes it feel like I’m doing the radio tradition that my brother and my dad did (and still do) and continuing it through me, there is something to be said for the added authenticity and originality that using analogue equipment and vinyl brings to the table.
Theres something so magical about the radio experience, preparing your set the night before, getting the bus there on the day drinking your coffee & smoking you’re cig before in preparation, there’s something so cool about the whole experience.