Learned the art of mixing & dJing back in 1987 as an avid clubber in the days of Xcess , NRG , #'s , 6400 , Heaven & Therapy . Thankfully the DJ's @ these venues championed House , Detroit Techno , Garage, Acid House , Industrial & got to see how this music transformed the scene forever. Became a label freak collecting from labels such as DJ international , Trax , Westside UK , Transmat , UR , Idlers , Hotmix5 & Westbrook . Always followed groups like Depeche Mode , New Order , Kraftwerk , Any & all Oldskool Hip Hop ( pre 1990 ) .........but it was House that changed my musical direction forever .