Nev G
Full of enthusiasm and positive energy, Nev G enjoys sharing her creativity with the world. The female DJ holds a huge passion for oldschool music ranging from various genres including RnB, Hip Hop, Jungle, Soul and Dance. She also puts other interests into focus alongside this, for example her special shows contain horoscope themes in which the artists featured are chosen to correlate with the current month in the astrological signs - the early June show featured Gemini artists. Nev G shares her story with us,,,
Tell us a little about yourself and how you got into music.
I guess it started as soon as I had access to a tape recorder. As an only child in the early 80's - when I was about 6, I was a bit obsessed with recording my voice and playing it back. I still have those tapes believe it or not! I also used to record Soul music off the radio at the age of 6 and 7 too. By the time I was 12, I was very into Pirate Radio stations; unfortunately this was in 1988, so the Acid House era had kicked in and I was too young to go out and rave! So I'd spend a lot of time in my bedroom listening to stations like WNK, Lazer, LWR, Kiss, Fantasy and Dance, familiarising myself with the music. By the time I was 13, I was down the record shop every Saturday, spending all my pocket money on vinyl. I also grew up singing in front of large crowds, so I didn't have stage fright or anything like that. Any time I saw a band at a function, I used to ask them if I could sing and they'd let me! I had hopes of a singing career and I loved Drama at school so I went on to study Performing Arts at college after I left school.
While I was at Barnet College (1992-1994) I heard Jungle Music on someone’s walkman and was instantly converted. I was a self-renowned Junglette and adored the Junglistic way of life from that time onwards; the raves, the production on some of the tracks, the chemistry between the MC's and DJ's on stage. The ability to hear my name being shouted on London's Number One radio station at the time - Kool FM. It was a magical time. Music had changed from the 1988 Acid House and Hardcore eras and Junglism was an entirely new and fantastic movement that I still follow and rave to - to this day!
Then after I left Barnet College in 1994, I was studying Performing Arts again at uni when I had a penny drop moment; why am I pretending to be someone else on stage (as an actress) when I have this big personality and a serious
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