DJ Steve Kelley mixin' it up

In the short time I've been spinnin' the decks and have already achieved more than DJs could ever dream of…..

I'm twenty four years old living in Solihull. I started to play back in 1997 where I held my first gig at the Bank House in Knowle, Solihull. From there on I have progressed and rapidly increased a number of work offers.

My first residency was at Suzy Q's in Solihull, where I played each and every week for 18 months. During this time I built up a following and found my individual style of music.

Ministry clubbers

I have played at many bars, clubs, Universities and radio all over the U.K including GodsKitchen where I played once a month. This included playing at their 1st Birthday Ball, New Years Eve Ball '98 and Spring Ball '98, Tony De Vit's remembrance night and at the Clock Orange Tour.

In January 2001 I gained a weekly residency on Birmingham's local radio station MixFM. There I played primetime Saturday nights from 5-7pm.

With a massive audience I provided the midland hedonists with some bangin' tunes! Following on from this I gained a fortnightly residency on the U.K's first ever internet radio station, BPM Radio.

On the decks

Last year I played at many clubs such as Blend in Derby, Homelands 2003 Pre party, Twist at Po Na Na's Leicester, Godskitchen's Future Funk Room and also entered the M8 Magazine DJ Competition for Passion's Redroom

After receiving over 300 entries to the competition I finished a runner up. After the success of this competition I was asked to play at Passion's Redroom plus Passion's sister club, Baby Passion on several occasions, including playing alongside the MYNC Project in July 2003.

DJ Steve Kelley

In the remaining months of 2003 I was busy with plans playing at Mocean in Buckley, North Wales, where the BBC had taken an interest and supported the night.

Digital at Po Na Na's in Lincoln, Soul Intention Boat Party in Southampton. October I also was very excited to be playing at Rulin @ Ministry of Sound in London and then at Slinky @ Creation in Bristol in November.

As for 2004 was a dream for me. After playing at one of the U.K's biggest clubs, Ministry of Sound I was spotted and asked to played Italy in February. There I made a tour in northern Italy. Following from this I have has been asked to go back to Italy plus Austria in September 2004 which I cannot wait for.

Style

Clubbers at Passion

I have a comprehensive collection of records that I constantly update (like any good DJ worth their salt would), but my preferred style is that of deep 'n' funky house.

Think the jackin' Chicago with a west coast house touch and you wouldn't be far off. With a selection of distributors that send to me their latest releases I will always have the right tunes to keep the crowd dancing all night.