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Norman Jay is one of the Uk's most recognized djs. He first came to light way back in the early 80's where he played at some of the biggest underground parties. He is one of only a handful of djs who plays such a diverse range of music that you can't really put him in to a specific genre of music.
He was at forefront of establishing the Kiss 100 when it was a small pirate station in the late 80's. The station has since gone on to become a leading legal London station, however anyone who knew the station before it was brought out by a certain media company will agree it was one of the best stations around at the time, playing the very best in underground music. It was at this time that Mr. Jay teamed up with Gilles Peterson and created the label Talking Loud.
After nearly ten years with Kiss the station took a massive step towards the commercial market. Realising this wasn't the direction he wanted to go, he decided to jump ship and joined BBC London where is hosted legendry Giant 45 show. It was this weekly show that really catapulted him to global market.
Apart from his much loved radio show he also went on to start up Notting Hills infamous Good Times Sound System with his brother. Many people go to the carnival just for the Good Times event. Never one to miss an opportunity and realising what a growing following it had, a number of compilations albums followed shortly afterwards.
His music style has taken him all over the world. Playing for some of the most respected promoters. If you name a country, he has most likely played there. from the dark streets of London in disused warehouses to plush 5 star hotels in Indonesia. Whilst most would say his sound is most related to House, it wouldn't be out of character to hear him drop a full on reggae tune or a instrumental Jazz track. You never know that you're going to get when you hear a Norman Jay set, although one is for sure, you will want to get on the dance floor when he is spinning the vinyl. If you speak with any established over the last ten years, most will say at some point in their careers they have been influenced by the man himself.
He must have to rent a warehouse to store all of his records he has accumulated over the years and even if he has converted them all to MP3's I'm sure it would need to have a hard drive the size of IBMs to store them on. Saying that he would also need to have some storage, to house his collection of hats. If you're in a crowded club just look out for the man in the hat and it will mostly likely be the man himself. Whilst many music lovers will regard him as a god like figure. Here at 412 we know he is only human like the rest of us, because he isn't perfect!! He has terrible taste when it comes to his choice of football teams.
http://www.myspace.com/djnormanjay
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