Mr. Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy (born in 10 February 1972 in Macclesfield

Macclesfield

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, Cheshire, England), a British DJ and artist. He lives in Stockport

Stockport

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, Greater Manchester, and studied fine art

Fine art

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 at the Psalter Lane

Psalter Lane

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 campus of Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University

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. Before he could make a living from his music alone, he worked as a shelf-stacker in the Burton Road branch of Kwik Save

Kwik Save

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His DJ name was inspired by his scruffy facial hair, as well as his trademark loose-lined drawing style.