| I first decided that I wanted to be a DJ and I was | | | | This was just the beginning though, I really wanted |
| about 10 years old. I used to make my own music in | | | | to be a nightclub DJ as well as a radio DJ, then other |
| my bedroom with an old LP player and a tape | | | | DJs would be playing my music. Having a job at the |
| recorder that my dad gave me. And I would play my | | | | university radio station really helped with this, as I |
| dad's records in the garage, over and over again, and | | | | made loads of contacts with local club owners, and |
| I would announce the name and artist just like a real | | | | party organisers. The only problem with being a |
| DJ. I used to imitate the DJs from a local radio | | | | novice nightclub DJ was that you didn't get paid very |
| stations, I would love to still have those tapes. | | | | much. So to supplement my income I had to DJ at |
| When I went to university at age 18 I got my first | | | | weddings and birthday parties. |
| real job at the university radio station. This was | | | | The money I made through these gigs allowed me |
| probably the best opportunity I could have had at | | | | to buy my own gear, and I finally felt like I was a |
| that point in my life. Being a student station they | | | | real DJ. It's really important that you have equipment |
| weren't afraid to play unreleased tracks, and there | | | | at home that you can practice on as often as |
| were no issues with being professional all the time. I | | | | possible, because when you're up there in front of all |
| got to play the music I wanted to play and I could | | | | those people you can't afford to make a mistake, |
| say pretty much whatever I wanted. | | | | and you need to look as smooth as possible. |