Eddie Richards
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Eddie Richards, also known as Evil Eddie, Jolly Roger, and Kode, is a British DJ, sometimes known as "Britain's godfather of house". He was one of the first DJs to champion house music
back in the mid 1980s and one of the UK's original mix DJs residing at London's Camden Palace
, voted best club in the world in Record Mirror.
, Buckinghamshire
, England. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as DJ at the Camden Palace
in London. He became resident DJ at Clink Street where he played a major role in introducing house music to the UK, and he has been called Britain's "godfather of house".
After playing at underground clubs as Clink Street and Heaven in London and Manchester's Hacienda
, Eddie Richards went on to headline the legendary UK pay parties Sunrise, Energy and Helter Skelter among many others. Remix
and production work led to the release of club classics; Acidman in 1988 which hit National Top 20, followed by other chart topping remixes of Ralphi Rosario
, Orbital
and The Shamen
.
In June 1990 Eddie Richards founded the DJ agency dy-na-mix.
Later, Richards devoted more time to music production, releasing and licensing tracks with labels in the UK, Europe & US including End Recordings, Hypervinyl, Matter/Form, SoCo Audio, Northern Lights, LHB, & own labels Lunar Tunes, dy-na-mix & Storm.
Besides his long standing residency at Wiggle, a series of London underground parties, Eddie spins regularly at Fabric in London and has been featured in the Fabric Mix CD series
.
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
back in the mid 1980s and one of the UK's original mix DJs residing at London's Camden Palace
Camden Palace
KOKO is a nightclub in a former theatre in Camden Town, London, England, at the bottom of Camden High Street close to Mornington Crescent tube station. Until 2004 it was called the Camden Palace. The building is considered to have some architectural significance and is a Grade II listed...
, voted best club in the world in Record Mirror.
Biography
Richards was born in AmershamAmersham
Amersham is a market town and civil parish within Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire, England, 27 miles north west of London, in the Chiltern Hills. It is part of the London commuter belt....
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as DJ at the Camden Palace
Camden Palace
KOKO is a nightclub in a former theatre in Camden Town, London, England, at the bottom of Camden High Street close to Mornington Crescent tube station. Until 2004 it was called the Camden Palace. The building is considered to have some architectural significance and is a Grade II listed...
in London. He became resident DJ at Clink Street where he played a major role in introducing house music to the UK, and he has been called Britain's "godfather of house".
After playing at underground clubs as Clink Street and Heaven in London and Manchester's Hacienda
The Haçienda
Fac 51 Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, England. It became most famous during the "Madchester" years of the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the 1990s it was labelled the most famous club in the world by Newsweek magazine...
, Eddie Richards went on to headline the legendary UK pay parties Sunrise, Energy and Helter Skelter among many others. Remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
and production work led to the release of club classics; Acidman in 1988 which hit National Top 20, followed by other chart topping remixes of Ralphi Rosario
Ralphi Rosario
Ralphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
, Orbital
Orbital (band)
Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
and The Shamen
The Shamen
The Shamen were an experimental electronic music band, from 1985–1999, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland, as a psychedelic-influenced indie rock act. The founding members are Colin Angus , Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie...
.
In June 1990 Eddie Richards founded the DJ agency dy-na-mix.
Later, Richards devoted more time to music production, releasing and licensing tracks with labels in the UK, Europe & US including End Recordings, Hypervinyl, Matter/Form, SoCo Audio, Northern Lights, LHB, & own labels Lunar Tunes, dy-na-mix & Storm.
Besides his long standing residency at Wiggle, a series of London underground parties, Eddie spins regularly at Fabric in London and has been featured in the Fabric Mix CD series
Fabric mix albums
The London nightclub Fabric has released monthly compilation albums mixed by popular DJs since November 2001.There are two series that alternate months, entitled fabric and FabricLive.-fabric series:...
.