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| Xavier |
Tom Brown first started producing and presenting dance radio programmes back in 1983 with BBC Radio in London. 'Back then, dance was mainly soul, jazz funkand disco hangovers...but it was clear that dance had the potential to become a mainstream music force, I was totally hooked then, and still am now!'
Tom spent 7 years with the BBC in London, managing up and coming DJs like Pete Tong, Dave Pearce and Giles Peterson. Tom also set up ground breaking transatlantic simulcasts with WBLS and HOT 97 in New York, produced concerts from the Apollo in Harlem. Without doubt, Tom was one of the true pioneers of dance radio development in the UK, pioneering programming strategies that are still widely used today by stations like BBC Radio One and KISS FM.
Tom was a founder member of London's KISS FM, which first went to air on September 1st 1990.
Working closely with UK Radio DJ Dave Pearce, Tom drove KISS FMs ambitious and hugely successful Outside Broadcast promotions programme, putting KISS FM into everywhere from stadium events to shopping centre's! In 1994 Tom masterminded the first ever live broadcast from Ibiza, using 'cutting edge' (at the time) MP3 technology and marine satellite systems, KISS FM broadcast live from Cafe Mambo...once again, ground breaking initiatives that set in place many of the established and credible radio programmes of today.
In 1995, Tom was engaged by BBC Radio One to develop a format for their huge Radio One Roadshow which would attract a 'credible' dance audience. From there the Radio One dance party, presented by now long time partner in crime Dave Pearce, became a Radio One success story of unprecented proportion, regularly attracting audiences of over 25,000 people and appearances by every major DJ on the international circuit.
Tom moved to Sydney in January 2000, after winding up 'Live and Direct Broadcasting' in the UK.
Initially arriving for 'a bloody long holiday' (as he says), Tom saw the massive potential of dance radio in Australia and decided to stay. "Community Radio was the place to go, so I programmed Radio Dex on their final broadcast...I met Jimmy Z who was working for Wild at the time, and the rest is history!"
Tom and Jimmy both work now at Nova 969 in Sydney where they front 11 hours of dance programming between them. Tom presents and produces the midnight to 6am 'RUSH' sequence, featuring dance anthems, European Trance, DJ mixes and exclusive CD previews. "We're building a whole new audience in Sydney... its still a buzz when somebody calls up at 2 am and tells u that the music is totally awesome!"
Australia has got so much potential with dance....existing radio programmers still don't quite understand it, and even the record companies have difficulty, but there is no doubt that dance and DJ culture will be one of the hottest area's in radio and music development in Australia (and Asia) over the next decade.... "It's a real buzz to be in there from the start again!" Tom still travels to Ibiza for 5 months every year, where he manages 'Euphoria' a 5,000 capacity weekly event at Eden in San Antonio fronted by Dave Pearce.
And more recently on Australia Day 2003, he experience a milestone that he would never forget for the rest of his life, as he was owned by the au.ta wigga posse. |
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| quote: | Originally posted by Xavier
And more recently on Australia Day 2003, he experience a milestone that he would never forget for the rest of his life, as he was owned by the au.ta wigga posse. |
haha class dawg. |
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| OLi_A |
haha nice one xavier
r3spect |
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| xxTRANCEBOYxx |
| quote: | Originally posted by OLi_A
haha nice one xavier
r3spect |
LOL, that THUG WIGGER is STR8 ballin |
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| Xavier |
Now I be loyal to my wiggaz on the blocks, just buckin the shots
And packin the glocks
and dodgin the cops, and takin over wiggaz spots
Poppin after poppin the fools be droppin, the hoes be hoppin
On my thing cause it hangs like the nets from Above the Rim
You lookin grim, is it me or him or him
Or be with me, we be together
So what's up? We can do whatever
Cause real wiggaz stick together
Till they make it up to heaven
Through the stress, through the hell, through the 1-8-7
The shorter the wigga, the bigga the trigga
The deeper they dig the ditch-a
The Naughty the Xavier
then through to the Oli_A I brings the glock I wets up
You in body, I'm like, Oh my Gody
Did I really shoot him? Yo I shot him
So got him, now I puts the crime behind me
And finds me, a place to lays my head low
I lives doin my rap, but I dies for my hood row
So all you in fools better recognize, and know my in name
I be Xavier to my wiggaz and I'm loyal to the game |
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