DJ PROFILE – BRIXTON RED
Brixton Red – aka Dave Brennan – has been DJing since his first stint playing northern soul records at his youth club in Denton (an “impoverished suburb of Manchester” according to The Guardian) in 1970.
He graduated to playing regularly in Sheffield, whist he was at University there, not least as the resident DJ for the legendary Now Society, which was responsible for early gigs featuring Cabaret Voltaire, The Human League, The Thompson Twins and ABC.
From there, he moved to London and began to play regularly in clubs, bars and underground parties. The music evolved from punk-funk to rare groove to hip-hop to electro to disco to – eventually – house music.
Dave and his partner – Jules – were well-known fixtures in the London underground party scene but for a long time Dave refused to learn how to mix, feeling the BPM should not be the sole reason to play a certain record and helping to achieve his perfect set.