I was born and bred in Auckland City, New Zealand, and now live in England. I first got into the dance scene at age 16, listening to the dance music my brother brought home and lovin it. This facination with the 4 by 4 bass beat grew and I was introduced to the Brain parties, underage dance parties run by NZ promoter/ DJ  Sample Gee. Here 'Hardcore' held the dance floor and everyone got off on the ruff fast breakbeats coming out of the Netherlands and England. It was during this time that I got a mix tape of Carl Cox and fell in love with his style behind the turntables.

After secondary school, I headed over to England for a year, working in a boarding school in Somerset, England. The area wasn't much of anything, but England introduced me to the emerging house music sound and DJ's like Tall Paul, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Sasha as well as many others who have shaped my mixing styles and the  music I play today.

Returning to New Zealand I become a regular patron of the local underground, spending many a nite at 'The Box'. The Box was Aucklands home of Techno, Resident DJ's Dean Web and Greg Churchill playing the latest Detroit sounds every weekend for all to hear. During this time I was also began attending the club nites at 'The Staircase', which I later went on to Dj at.

I first began DJing  in June 1996 using a few cheap records and my friends turntables. I used to grab every opportunity to go over to his house and play on his Technics 1200's. As both our skill's increase we started doing friends parties and endlessly talked of our entry into the club scene. After about a year I bought all my own gear and started spending even more hours on the turntables. I also started to get into a bit of scratching, although I'd need to spend a lot more time on practising before I get really good.

1998 saw my first set in a club, 'Kiss Bar', which was followed up by several one off's in clubs around the central city and a residency at 'The Kase'. The experiences gained taught me that the best nites are always when you least expect it and when you play well the hours just disappear.

I'm now living in London, and only recently started to get back into the DJing after a year off travelling, although I'm currently spending a lot more time on the dancefloor than behind the turntables, as I've still got to go buy some! But all that should be sorted by the middle of feb 2002.

The record boxes I left back in NZ are filled with many different styles of dance music, Techno, House Uplifting, Trance, Hardhouse, Garage etc. , as my preferences are always changing. 2001/2002 sees me into my Uplifting Trance and Progressive House, tending towards DJ's such as DJ Teisto, Paul Van Dyk and Matt Hardwick.

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