David Rodigan

Background Information

David Rodigan was born on the 24^th of June 1951, in Hanover, Germany. David played his music on the following radio stations; Radio London, Capital 95.8, Kiss 100, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 2 and BFBS Radio. David is well known for his love for Reggae and Dancehall, which he so happens to play. He went to school in Gosford Hill School in Oxfordshire. David states that his love for Jamaican music came from witnessing Millie Small perform “My Boy Lollipop” in 1964. Once David had hit 15 he was already DJing at school dances and local youth clubs, after David had left school he was selling records in Oxford followed by Putney which was when he had found himself a radio on Radio London in 1978 to DJ on a show called “Reggae Rockers”. Almost a year later he was given a permanent slot on Capital Radio, which he stayed with for about 11 years. David has clashed against recognized sounds such as Bodyguard, Bass Odessey, Killamanjaro, Barry G and Stone Love. David joined the British Forces Broadcasting Services in 1984, where he had a weekly show and stuck with it for 25 years. David was added to the Sony Radio Academy hall of Fame in late 2005. In 2014 he combined with Chase & Status, Shy FX and MC Rage to make the sound “Rebel Sound” for the Red Bulls Culture Clash, which they won.

How He Motivates The Crowd & What Equipment He Uses/Used

David motivates the crowd by talking to the crowd a lot through his microphone, which he also uses to make random out bursts of noise to express his passion for DJing. In addition David sometimes, even uses a Caribbean accent during some of his performances, bounces and even adopts the poses of various animals. David used to use and still uses a unique set of Dubs.