Gilles Peterson
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- | '''Gilles Peterson''' (born c. 1964) is an influential [[DJ]] and record-label owner from [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. Through his labels [[Acid Jazz Records|Acid Jazz]] and [[Talkin' Loud]] he has been associated with the careers of countless well-known artists of the 1990s such as [[Erykah Badu]] and [[Tony Rich plus jk]]. He is also well known as a radio DJ: he used to have a radio show on [[London]]'s [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]] dance music station, but was recruited to the [[BBC]]'s youth-oriented [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] in 1998. Peterson is known for his eclectic musical selections. Though not as "anything goes" as the late [[John Peel]], he plays anything from [[Dub music|dub]] and [[reggae]] through [[jazz]], [[nu-jazz]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[neo soul]], [[R&B]] to [[drum and bass]], [[house music|house]], [[broken beat]], [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] and [[Jazz-funk]]. | + | '''Gilles Peterson''' (born c. 1964) is an influential [[DJ]] and record-label owner from [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. Through his labels [[Acid Jazz Records|Acid Jazz]] and [[Talkin' Loud]] he has been associated with the careers of countless well-known artists of the 1990s such as [[Erykah Badu]] and [[Tony Rich]]. He is also well known as a radio DJ: he used to have a radio show on [[London]]'s [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]] dance music station, but was recruited to the [[BBC]]'s youth-oriented [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] in 1998. Peterson is known for his eclectic musical selections. Though not as "anything goes" as the late [[John Peel]], he plays anything from [[Dub music|dub]] and [[reggae]] through [[jazz]], [[nu-jazz]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[neo soul]], [[R&B]] to [[drum and bass]], [[house music|house]], [[broken beat]], [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] and [[Jazz-funk]]. |
Widely acclaimed as a musical tastemaker, spreading his influence on music listeners around the world mostly through his Worldwide radio show, on [[BBC Radio 1]] which is also broadcast live from the Radio 1 website as well as syndicated to radio stations all over the world, such as FM4 in Austria and Radio Helsinki in Finland, his British Airways in-flight entertainment shows and through his frequent gigs around the world. He has recently started a new record label called Brownswood - named after the house he had to move out of after his record collection became too big, and which now acts as a warehouse for his enormous collection of vinyl. | Widely acclaimed as a musical tastemaker, spreading his influence on music listeners around the world mostly through his Worldwide radio show, on [[BBC Radio 1]] which is also broadcast live from the Radio 1 website as well as syndicated to radio stations all over the world, such as FM4 in Austria and Radio Helsinki in Finland, his British Airways in-flight entertainment shows and through his frequent gigs around the world. He has recently started a new record label called Brownswood - named after the house he had to move out of after his record collection became too big, and which now acts as a warehouse for his enormous collection of vinyl. | ||
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Gilles Peterson (born c. 1964) is an influential DJ and record-label owner from London, UK. Through his labels Acid Jazz and Talkin' Loud he has been associated with the careers of countless well-known artists of the 1990s such as Erykah Badu and Tony Rich. He is also well known as a radio DJ: he used to have a radio show on London's Kiss FM dance music station, but was recruited to the BBC's youth-oriented Radio 1 in 1998. Peterson is known for his eclectic musical selections. Though not as "anything goes" as the late John Peel, he plays anything from dub and reggae through jazz, nu-jazz, soul, neo soul, R&B to drum and bass, house, broken beat, hip-hop and Jazz-funk.
Widely acclaimed as a musical tastemaker, spreading his influence on music listeners around the world mostly through his Worldwide radio show, on BBC Radio 1 which is also broadcast live from the Radio 1 website as well as syndicated to radio stations all over the world, such as FM4 in Austria and Radio Helsinki in Finland, his British Airways in-flight entertainment shows and through his frequent gigs around the world. He has recently started a new record label called Brownswood - named after the house he had to move out of after his record collection became too big, and which now acts as a warehouse for his enormous collection of vinyl.