David
Rodigan
Background Information
David Rodigan was born on the 24th
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.
