Allister Whitehead
Allister Whitehead | |
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| Also known as | Jame Gumb[1] |
| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 53–54)[1] Nottingham, United Kingdom[1] |
| Genres | House |
| Years active | 1987–present |
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Allister Whitehead is a British DJ, musician, remixer and record producer, based in Nottingham. He is widely regarded as one of United Kingdom's most prolific House DJs.[1]
Biography
[edit]He started DJing at the age of 17 in the year 1987, when he would become resident of the Koolkat club where he performed on Saturdays. He gained further recognition when he performed as resident at notable clubs such as Ministry of Sound and Gatecrasher. His music have been included on Gold- and Silver-certified compilation albums by Fantazia and Ministry of Sound. Whitehead has achieved commercial success in his production career as he worked with 'industry players' such as Martha Walsh, Debbie McGee, Natalie Imbruglia and Robbie Williams.[1][2][3]
Speaking about how the rave scene has changed, Whitehead stated that "Eight or nine years ago, when all this started, I was playing all the old tracks and CDs but now there is a whole generation of people who are new to this. They want to hear what you can do now."[4] Whitehead has been regularly featured as a Top 100 DJ on the DJ Mag poll.[5][6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Advisor, Resident. "RA: Allister Whitehead". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Allister Whitehead". DJ Guide (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Allister Whitehead DJ's, Live Acts and Club Tours Agency Pure DJs". Pure DJs. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ Johnson, Emma (2016-05-06). "Allister Whitehead: The last night at Cream will always stay with me". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Allister Whitehead - The Mr Ben". The Mr. Ben. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ Hook, Peter (2009). The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1847378477.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (2013). Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1136783173.
- ^ Haslam, Dave (2015). Life After Dark: A History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0857207005.