Global Club & Dance Hall Of Fame

Gordon Mac MBE joins the Global Club & Dance Hall Of Fame to tell the story of a remarkable life in music — from falling in love with radio and DJing as a teenager to co-founding Kiss FM in 1985, when it was a South London pirate station championing underground music. He recalls the extraordinary rise of Kiss, taking the station from pirate radio to becoming a legal 24-hour dance station, the...

Barbara Tucker "The Queen Of House", is a legendary vocalist, songwriter and performer, widely regarded as one of the house music's defining voices. A major force in house music for more than four decades, she's known for timeless club anthems including ' Beautiful People ,' ' I Get Lifted ,' ' Stop Playing With My Mind', 'Most Precious Love' and o...

Ministry of Sound celebrates its 35th anniversary as one of the world's most influential club brands and Lohan Presencer  and Caitlin McAllister  joined Alan and Clara to reflect on the club's journey from a disused bus garage inspired by New York's Paradise Garage to becoming a global dance music institution. They discuss the founders' obsession with creating the ultimate sound sy...

Ultra Naté joined us in Manchester at Hacienda Classical to share her incredible journey from Baltimore's late 80s club scene to becoming one of dance music's most iconic songwriters and voices. She reflects on writing her first songs with The Basement Boys, recording two major-label albums and reconnecting with her underground club roots with the success of ‘Free’ and the subsequent album Situati...

DJ Hype joined Alan and guest host Talina to reflect on his remarkable journey from the his involvement as a young teenager in reggae sound systems, through DJing at the UK's late-'80s rave events and pirate radio stations, to becoming one of the pioneering figures who helped shape jungle and drum & bass. He shares firsthand memories of the underground movement as it evolved into one o...

Fish56Octagon joins us to discuss his remarkable rise from bedroom DJ and vinyl collector in a dressing gown to one of dance music's biggest social media success stories. We explore his journey into DJing, the viral videos that changed everything, the variety of genres in his DJ sets, his passion for music production, discovering and sharing dance music. From Glastonbury and Creamfields to Ibi...

In this episode of Global Club & Dance, MistaJam reflects on his journey from growing up on a Nottingham council estate to becoming one of the UK’s most influential figures in dance music. Starting out DJing at youth clubs before landing a debut set at The Hacienda aged just 14, MistaJam discusses the passion and determination that drove his rise through club culture, radio and music productio...

Graham Luckhurst has spent more than 20 years helping artists and independent labels navigate the rapidly changing music industry. Having worked with leading companies including Believe, Rough Trade, Tru Thoughts, Cr2 and Mr Bongo, he brings a rare combination of hands-on experience across distribution, marketing, artist development and label strategy. A respected DJ, producer and music consultant...

Aaron Ross is a music industry executive and founder of Infinite Future Management, with more than 25 years’ experience across A&R, radio, artist development and management. He began his career at Virgin Records during the late 1990s, working within the label’s dance division VC Recordings at a time when artists including Massive Attack, The Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk were reshaping elect...

Sister Bliss is the first recipient of the Global Club & Dance Hall Of Fame Award and she joined us at IMS Ibiza to reflect on an extraordinary career at the heart of global dance music culture. From early DJ sets in London’s underground club scene to headlining festivals and arenas around the world, Sister Bliss shares the stories, challenges and creative breakthroughs behind Faithless’ endur...