dj Derek... more or less officially. Played reggae/dancehall from minidisc players across the country and i think held a record for having had a pint in every single weatherspoons in the country.. His remains were found near bristol i believe after a couple years of being 'missing'
Derek had not been seen for around 8 months. Those minidiscs were compiled from 1000s of old 7 inch singles, a big job!
He was a great guy, I'll miss him.
A huge character and inspiration for me growing up with this branded magic set and TV shows. He became the butt of a lot of peoples jokes later in his career but for me was always a great performer.
He cut his teeth performing to miners in the working mens clubs in Northern England in the 70s and managed to win over what would have been the most difficult of audiences. No mean feat!
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