Greg began DJing in 1975 and is regarded as one of the most important
figures on the UK dance scene. He enjoyed hugely popular residencies in the
early eighties at Wigan Pier and Manchester's majorly influential Legend. He
was a pioneer of mixing in the UK and in 1983 he became the first 'dance
music' DJ hired for a regular weekly session at Manchester's now legendary
Hacienda club. Greg was instrumental in breaking the new electronic,
post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed
'Electro-Funk'.

In 2003 he set up his own website (www.electrofunkroots.co.uk) to document
this crucial era in the evolution of dance culture and, having retired from
DJ work at the end of 1983, Greg returned to spinning tunes two decades
later, receiving plaudits for his red-hot appearances at renowned nights
including Electric Chair, Horse Meat Disco, Fabric, Back To Basics, Ministry
Of Sound, Asylum, Melting Pot and the Sub Club, to name but a few. Before
long he was picking up an ever increasing amount of bookings throughout
Europe and, more recently, worldwide.

In 2005 Tirk Records released 'Credit to the Edit', a compilation of
re-edits spanning Greg's entire career, some even original tape edits from
way back when (Greg still uses his trusty old Revox B77 reel-to-reel tape
machine when DJing out). This wasn't his first compilation either, having
collaborated on most of the tracks to appear on the Street Sounds 'UK
Electro' LP in 1984, as well as being the selector behind the 'Classic
Electro Mastercuts' LP in 1994.

Other firsts for Greg include being the first DJ to mix live on British TV
(The Tube in 1983), putting together the first UK radio mixes of their type
for Piccadilly 261 in Manchester (beginning 1982) and showing a certain
Norman Cook, then a young aspiring DJ called Quentin, how to scratch (Dec
'83). Greg has written for magazines / webzines like Wax Poetics, Clash,
Grand Slam and Discopia, and presented a monthly online radio series, 'Time
Capsule', on Samurai FM.

2008 saw Greg go truly global, embarking on an end of year tour that
literally took him right around the world, with dates in Japan, Australia
and Brazil, following-on from a series of gigs in the US (a return to New
York and his San Francisco and LA debuts). Now a firm favourite on the
festival circuit in both the UK and Europe, he also played Ibiza for the
first time in the summer of 08, including a terrace appearance at the famous
We Love Sundays session at Space.

Nominated by DJ magazine for outstanding contribution, and also named
amongst their top twenty remixers of all-time, Greg's edits and mixes
continue to feature on the playlists of DJ's in every continent.

In January 2009 Greg's reputation was further enhanced when his Essential
Mix on BBC Radio 1 became something of an instant classic, receiving almost
universal acclaim and, in the process, providing the perfect way to
commemorate the 5th anniversary of a remarkable renaissance.

Credit To The Edit Volume 2 is released in November 2009.

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