28/11/2022
Announcement regards '30 years of rave' βπ»π
Pete Monsoon β€οΈ
( Maximes Monroes & Rejuvenation & Wigan Pier & Monsoon & Dreamworx )
From the age of 10 I had a big interest in music getting a basic record deck with built in speaker for my bedroom, playing 7β singles. My neighbour gave me their record deck of the same make and thatβs when I first started playing records over two decks.
A couple of years past and through my older friends I started to listen to Electro Hip Hop. The whole scene really grabbed me as a kid, DJβing, Breakdancing, Rapping & Graffiti. It was like nothing else Iβd ever heard or seen before, Iβd search and buy the βStreet Sounds Electro Hip Hopβ series records and practice my Breakinβ moves.
At the age of 14 I got myself a Memorex Hi-fi deck for Β£50 from Tandy, paying about Β£5 a week from my pocket money. These turntables were belt driven and had a rotary pitch control which was visible within the workings of the deck. This deck was the only affordable budget option as Technics 1200βs were too pricey for me at the time.
Soon after I purchased a Realistic 2 channel mixer from Tandy also Β£50 and was soon trying to copy the Scratching sounds, techniques Iβd heard from records such as Herby Hancockβs β βRocketβ, Arthur Bakers β βBreakers Revengeβ, Time Zone β 'Wildstyle' and from DJβs Cash Money, Cheeze & Jazzy Jeff and my home town legend β3 Jazeβ whoβs Mixtapes were a true inspiration.
After a couple of years struggling to master the art of Scratching but finally upgrading to Technics 1210βs, I then started to learn how to beat match as Chicago House, Detroit Techno & Acid House was really starting to get big, mid to late β80βs. I tried to master blending tracks together rather than scratching and dropping them in, I then only used scratching to spice up the mix.
My first big break came when I was 17, as on the 16th June 1990 my friend set up his own Rave night in Huddersfield called Forbidden Zone @ Venn Street. I was added to the flyer under my Graffiti / Tag name at the time βCreatorβ and playing alongside DJβs Paul Oakenfold, Paul Trouble Anderson, Chad Jackson and T.O.N.Y (from the Hacienda), this night was a sell out and an amazing experience.
From there Iβve gone on to DJ all over the UK and abroad as well as doing Radio shows on local Pirate, legal and online radio stations.
I consider myself an open-minded music lover and a versatile DJ. Over the years Iβve played a vast selection of musical styles, like: Electro (Hip Hop), Chicago House, Detroit Techno, Acid House, Warehouse, Funk, Hip Hop, Rap, Breaks, Breakbeat Hardcore, Jungle, Drum & Bass, UK House, Italian house, Garage, Hardcore, Piano House, Speed Garage, 2 Step, Trance, Bounce, Scouse House, Bassline House, Dubstep, Funky House & Electro House.
As well as DJing I started producing records in 1991 making Breakbeat Hardcore, My first release was Dance Floor Justice β Hip Hop Hardcore EP (Fulcrum records), Iβve remixed Terrorize β Itβs Just A Feeling (Suicidal Mix) on Hamster records and Iβve had a release signed to FFRR records, Dreamon β The Beat.
Around 1996 Myself and Gary Dreamwurx started to produce harder pumpinβ House and over the next couple of years we released our first Bounce track with the familiar Donk bass sound and incorporating a bootleg mash up feel, Monsoon & Dreamworx β Everybody Dance (White label) in 1998.
From there we went on to release tracks in the same vein using Old Skool Accapellas and mashing up anthems for the Bounce scene on Pump records and our own label, Bounce Nation. Weβve gone on to remix releases for Ministry of Sound, Clubland, Data and All Around the world records to name a few. Since 1998 as well as being an Old Skool DJ Iβve been DJing at Bounce events around the north west for all the familiar brands, Wigan Pier, Maximes, Monroes, Pleasure Rooms, Sanctuary, 051 and Zone to name but a few.
Follow me:
https://www.facebook.com/djpetemonsoon
https://www.instagram.com/djpetemonsoon
Mixcloud:
https://www.mixcloud.com/djpetemonsoon
Keep updated with the event :
Mission Events UK & Mission Records UK - Proudly Presents '30 YEARS OF RAVE'
Paper ticket sellers :
Tina Rogers
Christopher Amos
Stuart Stockton
Peter Doorbar
Tracey Williams & Brett Marson
David Guest
Skiddle tickets :
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Stoke-On-Trent/Jollees-Cabaret-Club/Mission-Records-UK--Mission-Events-UK---30-Years-Of-Rave/36194244/
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