{"id":785,"date":"2018-10-23T23:09:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T21:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=785"},"modified":"2019-03-26T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T09:12:33","slug":"please-meet-dj-andy-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=785","title":{"rendered":"DJ Andy Smith: &#8220;People would steam over the hill to hear me and Boca 45&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another proud moment, as we are honored to present <a href=\"http:\/\/www.djandysmith.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Andy Smith<\/a>. A veteran in the DJ landscape, who has been promoting the good foot grooves. He shares some insights in this latest installment of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?cat=226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJs You Should Know<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/widget\/iframe\/?hide_cover=1&amp;light=1&amp;feed=%2FDJAndySmith%2Fdj-andy-smith-soho-radio-081018%2F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Which style \/ genre do you mostly play:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n50s &amp; 60s R&amp;B, Rockabilly, Northern Soul, Funk, Disco, Boogie, Old School Hip Hop, Cool pop.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Residency (current or previous):<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nToo many too mention&#8230; but the main ones in London alone are probably\u00a0\u2018Friday Fish Fry\u2019 night every Friday at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joesrestaurants.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe\u2019s Bar<\/a> in Camden Town, \u2018Reach Up&#8217; night every 2nd Saturday at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clfartcafe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bussey Building<\/a> in Peckham, and until recently \u2018Boombox\u2019 night at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehorseandgroom.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Horse &amp; Groom<\/a> in Shoreditch on the last Saturday of the month.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DJ gig farthest away from your home:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAustralia<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Most memorable DJ gig and why?<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nVibes on a Summers day in Brisbane 2004. Watching people steam over the hill to hear me and <a href=\"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boca 45 (Scott Hendy)<\/a> as Dynamo Productions was indeed memorable.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Since when have you been a DJ?<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nI have been Djing as a hobby since 1979 and professionally since 1995.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What was your first ever record?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nLP (other than the Jungle Book) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Boots_and_Panties!!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;New Boots &amp; Panties&#8217; &#8211; Ian Dury &amp; The Blockheads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Favourite record of all times and why:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/The-Wooden-Nickels-Nobody-But-You-More-Than-A-Friend\/release\/3462420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Nobody But Me&#8217; &#8211; The Wooden Nickels<\/a>. Northern Soul is music for life!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Record that surprised you most and why:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Adventures_of_Grandmaster_Flash_on_the_Wheels_of_Steel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels of Steel&#8217;<\/a>. They show us how the DJ can be the artist!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Record you usually play at all your DJ gigs:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nLe Freak &#8211; Chic<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Vinyl or other media:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nVinyl<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Favourite club to play at:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nMadame Jo Jos (RIP)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Your favourite DJ:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nFor Hip Hop &#8211; Cash Money<br \/>\nFor Reggae &#8211; Keith Lawrence<br \/>\nFor 50s\/60s &#8211; Keb Darge<br \/>\nFor Disco &#8211; Larry Levan<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Band \/ Musician you strongly recommend everyone should listen to:<\/em> <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khruangbin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khruangbin<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Houston, Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another proud moment, as we are honored to present DJ Andy Smith. A veteran in the DJ landscape, who has been promoting the good foot grooves. He shares some insights in this latest installment of &#8220;DJs You Should Know&#8220;. Which style \/ genre do you mostly play: 50s &amp; 60s R&amp;B, Rockabilly, Northern Soul, Funk, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,226],"tags":[280,330,325,327,84,326,329,328],"class_list":["post-785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-djs-you-should-know","tag-andy-smith","tag-boombox-night","tag-friday-fish-fry","tag-joes-bar","tag-london","tag-reach-up","tag-the-bussen-building","tag-the-horse-groom"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DJ-Andy-Smith_Credit_Andy-Smith.png?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rpNx-cF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":852,"url":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=852","url_meta":{"origin":785,"position":0},"title":"DJ Honey: &#8220;They were kicking and splashing up puddles to the beat of the music&#8221;","author":"Tom","date":"29th October 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Another fine DJane, who I still have to meet in person. 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