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MistaJam
MistaJam DJing at EXIT 2012
MistaJam DJing at EXIT 2012
Background information
Birth namePete Dalton
BornNottingham, United Kingdom
GenresUrban music, Bass music, Dubstep
Occupation(s)DJ, radio presenter, actor
Websitemistajam.com
MistaJam
Career
ShowMistaJam
StationBBC Radio 1/BBC Radio 1Xtra
Time slot23:00 - 01:00, Saturday
ShowMistaJam
StationBBC Radio 1Xtra
Time slot19:00 - 22:00, Monday - Thursday
StyleElectronica (Bass music, Dubstep), Grime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Websitebbc.co.uk/1xtra/mistajam

MistaJam (born Pete Dalton) is a British DJ and radio presenter for BBC Radio 1, joining in 2008,[1] and BBC Radio 1Xtra, previously joining them in 2005.[2]

Early life

Born in Nottingham, MistaJam grew up listening to the records of his parents and began DJing at local events at the age of 14, going on to DJ for Nottingham Hip Hop crew Out Da Ville and for a local pirate radio station. With associate Joe Buhdha, he ran SureShot Entertainment organising the UK Takeover UK HipHop events.[3] He also acts, was trained at Nottingham's Central Junior Television Workshop alongside Toby Kebbell and Samantha Morton [4] and has appeared in TV programmes such as Peak Practice and EastEnders.

He has appeared as a regular character, "Minty" in the 2001 revamp of ITV soap Crossroads and most recently in the BBC Three sitcom Trexx And Flipside. In November 2009 he narrated the final, compilation episode of the BBC Switch series Chartjackers.[5]

Biography

His show on BBC Radio 1, taglined the "Saturday Night Soundclash", is broadcast on Saturday nights between 11pm - 1am and is simulcast on BBC Radio 1Xtra. The show is part of Radio 1 & Radio 1Xtra's Urban Music strand on Saturday nights. Musically, the show claims to represent Dubstep, UK Funky, Grime, Hip Hop, R&B, Drum & Bass, House, Reggae Dancehall and "everything in between".[6]

His BBC Radio 1Xtra show is broadcast Monday to Thursday between 7pm-10pm. The show covers the best new Urban music across the "broad spectrum" of genres and was intended to bridge the gap not only between the mainstream and specialist worlds but also between the genres. Taglined 'the key to the underground', the show also features his "Jam Hot" (record of the week) [7] the "Daily Dose of Dubstep" weekly DJ guest mixes and regular sessions from the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.[8]

Since March 2011, as part of the show, the free Dubstep Download was launched and is available to UK listeners to download.

In June 2010, Adidas Originals approached Mistajam to host a video diary of Glastonbury Festival, including his DJ set in the East Dance Tent. The diary captures footage of interviews and Mistajam hanging backstage with his peers as well as footage of his hugely popular live set.[9]

He has his own show on BBC Two called No Hats, No Trainers, which aired in May.[10] The show was well received within its demographic and was commissioned for a second series, the first episode of which aired on 4 September 2010.[11]

Mistajam also featured on a track with Knife Party in 2012, named "Sleaze" which contains Mistajam singing "until they kick us out, until they kick us out, until they kick us out, people move your feet" with vocoded effects applied to his voice. [12]

References

  1. ^ "Radio 1 welcomes new talent to revamped evening schedule" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  2. ^ "About MistJam, Pete Dalton MistaJam". Mistajam.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. ^ "BBC 1xtra – features – hip hop – UK Takeover 5". Retrieved 21 November 2008. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Biography - MistaJam". Retrieved 21 November 2008. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  5. ^ Narrator: MistaJam. Producers: Jonathan Davenport and Adam King (21 November 2009). "Compilation". Chartjackers. Episode 11. BBC. BBC Two. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |seriesno= ignored (|series-number= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Radio 1 Programmes - MistaJam, 20/02/2010". BBC. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  7. ^ Alistair Parrington (11 November 2009). "MistaJam: Jam Hot - Boy Better Know - We're Going In". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  8. ^ Jam, Mista (16 June 2008). "The Jam Sessions Videos - Ghetto". BBC Blogs. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  9. ^ "Adidas originals Approach MistaJam". Retrieved 21 November 2008. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  10. ^ "Mistjam Biography". Retrieved 21 November 2008. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  11. ^ http://www.hiphopblog.co.uk/2010/09/03/no-hats-no-trainers/
  12. ^ http://www.beatport.com/track/sleaze-feat-mistajam-original-mix/3541161

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