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            <title>About me</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Originally from Manchester, Vertigo began DJ ing in the late 80’s based in Liverpool. Early stints on pirate radio, and small one off club nights coupled with monthly mix tapes released through 3 Beat records in Liverpool led to his first residency at Heaven in Liverpool, promoted by his firm, Grin Up North. 

Soon he was travelling across the North West of England with regular guest spots at Park Hall, Wigan Pier, Jooce in Blackpool alongside the likes of Sasha, Carl Cox, Nipper (whom he cites as an amazing DJ's DJ), residencies at Bowlers in Manchester with DJ Welly (who remains a well respected close friend, despite being a red..) and over into Yorkshire with events such as Joy at Leeds University with the one and only Rob Tissera, and clubs such as the Gallery and Back to Basics. 

Soon he was travelling here there and everywhere, building up large followings of nutters and friends in Scotland and Northern Ireland, a place where the scene was booming despite, or maybe in reaction to the troubles of the time. 

Through the years, he has been lucky enough to work in places far and wide, playing in Ibiza, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy and America at spectacular and sometimes truly bizarre events. Throughout this period in the UK, the warehouse parties had moved outside and become free-parties as clubbers from the cities combined forces with the Traveller community leading to some truly massive and legendary free parties, none more so than Castle Moreton where 25,000 ravers danced for a week in the back yard of the governments summer homes. He enjoyed this scene and what it stood for. Not sure the Tories did though. Working with the infamous soundsystem DIY from Nottingham, it was about "reclaiming the parties for the music and the people". This scene was in stark contrast to the emergence of “superclubs” and “superstar” DJ’s and a time where the scene was undergoing massive changes, not always to everyones tastes, but a necessary stage in the evolution of any movement.

Everything changes and evolves with time; clamp-downs on such gatherings through the Criminal Justice Bill, and changes in taste led to more diversity in direction and scenery. Nostalgia is on the rise as people seek the heady innocence of those times not least for the raw tunes that lifted people week after week, year after year, but for a while now, quality new music has been back on the rise, and has refired the man after a period where he felt disillusioned with what the scene had become.

This reborn excitement translates itself into his powerful and emotive sets. Appearing in virtually any place there are a pair of decks, he still holds true to the values and excitement he cherishes. Never happier than when playing in a darkened DJ box, watching the crowd he's driving rip up the dance floor, he's a two meter bundle of energy and elbows, loving every minute and often having to be dragged off at the end

The be all and end all is giving people a good time, an escape, a release, wherever they may be, and when he's playing, he loves seeing the crowd just letting themselves go where he wants to take them.. At the end if they're left drained, elated and exhausted, wondering what the f*ck happened there? All the better…
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            <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:10:06 +0100</pubDate>
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