MOnkey TOwn MAfia

My love for music began in the 1980s when I first heard the music from Duran Duran,  Ultravox,  Eurhythmics, Art of Noise and their sound was so different to me because of the use of electronic instruments, sounds and the atmosphere it all created. During this time, Hip Hop took me, the clever use of beats and samples and the story telling of the lyrics was my love in music. l loved Electro which gave Hip Hop a robotic and futuristic sound. Jean Michel Jarre took the Electronic Music sound further this opened my ears and mind to it, creating atmosphere, emotion, tension and most of the time no singing or lyrics to emphasise this. At this time my friend returned from visiting family from London and he returned with a TDK C90 Cassette full of new music which blew my mind ,tracks such as Ritchie Rich Salsa House, E-Zee Posse Everything starts with an E and Rhythm Control My House sealed my appetite for Electronic Music. 1990's the rave scene hit, seeing The Prodigy, Shades of Rhythm, The Chemical Brothers, Orbital and Chicane to name a few. This took me on a journey of expression and dancing, socialising with random strangers and staying up 12hrs experiencing new music, new experiences and new people. At this time, I developed a love for Techno and Trance,  and saved up, and bought 2 belt driven turntables and a basic 2 channel mixer which started my DJ journey.   I have returned to my love of House Music and I love to explore the different forms of it,