I first knew I wanted to be a DJ when I was watching ‘Top Of The Pops’ on TV when I was 12 years old and it looked so cool to me when the guy in the background was making all these noises by playing with a record (which I now know was scratching) ha ha.

After watching the program I told my Dad that I wanted to do this on one of his records on his record player and he told me if I did I’d be in trouble, so being the rebellious child that I was I decided to do it while he was out on his favourite Rod Stewart ‘Atlantic Crossing’ special collectors edition, bright orange, acetate vinyl.

To be honest when I tried to repeat what I’d seen on the T.V I just remember it making a weird noise and nothing at all like it should have so I left it alone and didn’t bother with it again admitting defeat. It was only a few days later that I realised that I had ruined my Dads best piece of vinyl when he played it one night and it hopped, skipped and jumped over all the tracks on the side I had experimented with that day. (Ooops), my dad was not happy to say the least, I was in a lot of trouble and my dreams of becoming a DJ were over   : (

That was until I was 14 years old and being well into motocross I used to practise all the time on the local track near my house which meant having to drive the bike down roads etc with no license to get there. I was on my way home driving on the road when I was chased and caught by the police in an unmarked car who said if I didn’t sell my bike I would be disqualified from driving before I even had a license, so I sold my beloved bike and got my first set of DJ-ing equipment - Citronic belt drive turntables, a Tandy Realistic 4 channel mixer, a Realistic amplifier, a Phillips C.D player, a Pioneer tape deck, 2 large Realistic speakers and a shed load of hardcore records. Looking back I was totally ripped off but I was happy that I had all that equipment and therefore started to pursue my dream of becoming a superstar DJ.

I tried to teach myself how to mix but I didn’t have a clue at all ha ha, I literally spent hours upon hours just trying to beat match and I made mix tapes for friends at school who laughed at my rubbish mixing as they were all listening to happy hardcore tapes mixed by big name DJ's who could scratch, & I couldn’t even scratch my arse at the time!! LOL!!

This sparred me on and I finally cracked it with a little help from my good friend Carl Parker who was several years older than me and playing at some big venues back then and I really looked up to him as he had already established himself as a top DJ in our area. That first correct mix I did was like all my Birthdays and Christmas’s rolled in one, I was so happy, Carl then taught me about scratching and the whole structure of music, because being a Producer as well as a DJ he really influenced and inspired me ( cheers mate !!) I then got the confidence to play regularly at our local youth club, house parties and landed myself a residency at a local bar (Arriba, Ormskirk - Lancashire).

I then saved enough money for a set of Technics 1210’s and a decent mixer, then that was me hooked on the whole thing and I started promoting and DJ-ing some big nights with Carl in Southport, gaining respect from a lot of people, gaining valuable experience and most of all proving all my previous critics and dis-believers wrong by actually getting somewhere with my DJ-ing dream.

I then wanted MORE and decided to try my hand abroad for a summer season in Corfu (Greece) still at the young age of 16. After that summer I got a real taste of the DJ-ing lifestyle & I have never looked back since.

BIOGRAPHY...

Rossi is a 24 year old DJ & Promoter. He started mixing at the tender age of 15!! Since this time he has already moved & travelled around the world from his home in the North-West of England, (A small village called Burscough), to pursue his DJ-ing career.

Rossi is definitely a DJ that needs to be seen to be believed. No CD or online mix can show even half of whom he is when DJ-ing live. He has a huge persona on & off the stage & is a pure entertainer behind the decks, incorporating his own unique turntablism skills into an epic set of perfect beat matching & excellent tune selection no matter what genre of music he is playing at the time.

So far in his career he has held residencies for Cream, Miss Moneypenny’s & Godskitchen, Hed Kandi & Pukka Up - (to name just a few). With all of the residencies Rossi has held over the years abroad and in the UK, he has always had a great following of loyal clubbers that come back time after time to see his flamboyant mixing styles & extreme, explosive DJ sets .

He has also appeared as the headlining guest DJ at many of the most prestigious events, parties & venues worldwide, thus proving he is a very capable, very talented & most definitely a DJ to keep a very close eye on in the not so distant future. Ever since he became a professional DJ he has never disappointed the 1000’s of people who have heard him play – instead he blows the roof off with his magical sets that are guaranteed to leave the crowd sweaty and literally begging for more!

He is a very versatile DJ who can turn his hand to many styles of music & strongly believes in being flexible, describing 'His' style to be anything over 130 BPM, not restricting himself to one specific genre of music, instead keeping his options open & enjoying all the different sets that he plays. The music he does play is a diverse variety with sets consisting of *(Funky, Electro & Dirty House), *(Hard Dance), *(all forms of Trance) & *(The odd Retro set here and there) Depending on where he’s booked to play.

His technical ability is outstanding & having the ability to get two tunes seamlessly in time in under 20 seconds gives him the time he needs to scratch, setup & perform tricks, use his fast individual cutting rhythms, use the effects, and as if that wasn’t enough – he will even bring a third & forth deck into the mix just to spice things up!!

Rossi’s showmanship is showcased in every set he plays & he enjoys nothing more than interacting with the crowd and getting them involved by hyping them up with his unbelievable amount of energy and enthusiasm.

All Rossi’s sets are 99% improvised with only certain big tricks being pre-planned or trained, making him one of THE most exciting DJ's to be seen live on the circuit.

Since Rossi started listening to music at a very early age, he has always been heavily into dance, but he has eaten, breathed and lived on DJ-ing & promoting in the dance scene since 15 and you can physically see the love and passion he has for it while mixing.

To him it’s not just a hobby or a job it’s a way of life!!!!!

RESIDENCIES HELD IN 2006...

Revolution (Parsonage Gardens - Manchester), StudioOne11 @ Club V (Manchester), Overload Dance Events (UK), Napa Dreams Bar (Ayia Napa), Titanic Club (Ayia Napa), Nissi Bay Beach Bar (Ayia Napa), Castle Club (Ayia Napa), Another Wild Night @ Castle Club (Ayia Napa), Funky4Love @ Castle Club (Ayia Napa), Cryogenic @ Castle Club (Ayia Napa), Hollywood Boulevard (Ayia Napa), Kosmopol (Ayia Napa) Venue Club (Faliraki)

MUSIC STYLES...

* (For harder events) - Uplifting Euphoric Trance / Hard Trance / Hard Dance

* (For house events) - Funky / Electro / Dirty

* (For retro events) - Old Skool Piano House / Club Classics

* (For all events as an added extra to each set) - Turntablism

COMPETITIONS ENTERED...

BabyCream Leeds 2006, Search for a DJ - 3rd place out of 600 Entrants (Did not win the competition but recalled by management to be Resident some months later)

MEDIA...

Regularly featured in What’s On Magazine - Ayia Napa (He was quoted by the Magazine as 'Our Local Celebrity'.

Featured on ITV's Club Reps - Faliraki

Featured on E4 - Ayia Napa

Featured twice in Mixmag

Featured in Nuts Magazine

Featured on Rock FM (The Hotmix)

INTERNATIONAL...

So far Rossi has graced the Decks in... Zambia-(North Africa), Cape town-(South Africa), Krakow-(Poland), Benidorm-(Spain), Rhodes Town-(Rhodes-Greece), Faliraki-(Rhodes-Greece), Malia-(Crete-Greece), Roda/Sidari-(Corfu-Greece), Laganas-(Zante-Greece), Ayia Napa-(Cyprus), Paphos-(Cyprus), Limassol-(Cyprus)

Also in the coming months gigs are set to take Rossi to Dubai, Switzerland & other places yet to be confirmed.

PRESENT...

"I believe nowadays its not about being a big name DJ or having a big name promotion - its about entertaining the crowd, giving them value for money and that’s what I'm all about, not just a DJ or Promoter but an Entertainer too."

"I am now back in the UK & I shall be based here for the foreseeable future looking to further my DJ-ing career & to promote my latest dance music event which is called 'Another Wild Night’  (www.anotherwildnight.com)... "

"It’s a great concept that started in New Zealand with my business partner and fellow DJ Steve Richards (www.djsteverichards.com). Using the unique patterns from wild animal furs as the basis for the flyers / posters & banners we have now created a brand that has a touch of class above the rest."

"Steve & I met in Ayia Napa this year as we were both resident DJ's for the castle club (www.thecastleclub.com) & ended up becoming best of friends on and off the decks playing back to back almost every night."

"After talks we decided to launch 'Another Wild Night' (with proud sponsorship from Pioneer Pro DJ) @ The Castle Club and become business partners running the event every Wednesday throughout the summer with huge success. Our music policy is dependant on each individual venue but we are currently running events playing a mixture of Funky, Dirty & Electro house. Although if there is more than one room at the venue for our event we do consider stretching to some uplifting trance and hard dance as an alternative to the house room. "

"Given how successful the events have been in Ayia Napa and New Zealand we feel that 'Another Wild Night' should be experienced by all who enjoy going to proper events in the UK and abroad with a little bit of extra class."

"If you are interested in me playing for you as a guest, becoming a resident or if you would be interested in us bringing 'Another Wild Night' to your venue please get in touch either by phone... +44 7833 992 303 (UK Mobile) or +44 1704 893 483 (UK Office) my email address is dj_rossi@hotmail.com "

Look forward to meeting/doing business with you, Rossi.