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Talk about dreams coming true! This was one amazing experience & I still can’t believe it happened to me! I’m the kinda person that loves a challenge, so when I heard about the competition I said why not... I’d give it a go. I couldn’t believe it when I made it to the final 8 out of 300 entrants for the 6 part docu-series ”The Joy of Decks” (which was shown on ITV1 & ITV2 in Nov / Dec 2003). The idea of the show was to turn 4 up & coming Dj’s into professional working Dj’s with guidance from a famous Dj (mentor). The overall prize for the lucky winner was a global tour with the Smirnoff Experience & a Dj agency contract for a year!

In the first show the final 8 Dj’s had an interview & played infront on the 4 mentors… Mr.C, Roni Size, Sister Bliss & Tom Middleton. They were all very nice & offered a lot of advice! I played a mixture of funky tribal tech house! Each mentor chose one person as their apprentice. I thought maybe Tom or Mr.C might pick me as they really enjoyed my set, so when each of them picked someone else, my heart sank. I was really surprised when Sister Bliss picked me!!! & this was the start of my 3 month adventure!

I played at BoraBora in Ibiza, Turnmills (The Gallery) in London, Foundation (shindig) in Newcastle & Nation in Liverpool.

I got to make my first track in a studio with Bliss, where I recorded an Irish Drummer & Dancer Live & put it into the track & it worked really well! I called it “Oiche Mhaith” (Good Night)... an Irish Tribal House track.

I got a Dj lesson off James Zabiela (No. 11 Dj in the top 100 Dj’s!) I learned so much off him & he’s such a nice guy… check him out if you can.

Scratch lessons off Siya from Ecletic Breaks (thanks so much Siya! You’re a star!) and emails from Misstress Barbara & my hero Carl Cox giving me advice! The final was held at Nation in Liverpool. I played a mixture of Hip Hop, House & Trance. This really was fantastic as it was the first time I played 3 decks & used samples on a CDJ in a club! I also did some scratching & used effects units, all with a camera stuck in my face!! I played my heart out, sweated like a pig & rocked 1,000 people! I didn’t win but was told I came a close second! This was an amazing experience as I’d only been playing 2 years!

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