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QUESTION
Firstly I would like to thank you both for taking the time to
speak with us here at NICE ’n’ EAZY. So to get things started
can you tell us about your individual journeys in to DJ’ing
prior to the iconic pairing of Ramsey & Fen. Who were your
musical influences, were there any particular DJ’Sor venues
or club brands which had an impact on you in those early
days? Could you also tell us when and where the partnership
of Ramsey & Fen began?
ANSWER
Ramsey, grew up on a musical diet of soul and rare
groove, back in the 80’s he was also to be found
throwing some moves as a studio dancer on Jonathan
Ross’s Channel 4 music show, ‘Soul Train’. Ramsey’s
DJ’ing started back in the late 80’s.
While Fen used to sneak into his older brother’s
bedroom as a 13 year old and mess about on his decks,
but didn’t take music seriously until the late 80’s when
the rave culture exploded. Instead of following the
hardcore route in the early 90’s, Fen preferred US
garage and began playing out at parties and clubs
including Mr. C’s legendary ‘Release’ nights where Fen
would spin dubby American tracks from labels like
Nervous and Strictly Rhythm.
Likewise, Ramsey returned to his soulful roots and
began to spin US garage, He started a Saturday
morning garage show on Rush FM.
Ramsey met Fen through a mutual friend and they
began fronting their own Saturday night show together
on Freek FM. Their ‘Freek zone’ slot established the
duo’s name and reputation as they championed the
early UK garage sound mixing American cuts.