John Paul Mason aka Dj Mase /JPM (Vinyl)

Genre: Warehouse Rave/Italo House/Old Skool/Breakbeat Hardcore.

It all started at 10 years old in my home town of Blackburn. I was very influenced by the dance music scene which back then was at its peak. I got my first set of decks at 13 (THANKS MUM!). With just a handful of records I concentrated on beat mixing and cue points with just the records I had. As I started to buy more records, I became passionate for mixing. As I felt more confident, I started to give mix tapes out to friends and gain a following. I got invited to DJ at house parties in the North West and sent my mixes to various clubs.

My first big gig was at Bar Juice, for Rock FM’s ‘Battle Of The DJs Event’, which gave me that little bit more recognition. After a while, I got the chance to DJ in various venues such as The Cricketers, Mirage, Bar None, Luv2Luv/Trapdoor @The Basement/Kinetic in Chorley/Hustle Goes Oldskool/Chorley FM with Chris Biskit and Luv2Love@ Park Hall Night Club with the good man like Steve RH in the VIP bar and The Northern Project, where I also had the privilege of meeting the iconic & legendary DJ Stu Allan from KEY103 Radio. I also successfully founded my own nights for two years – ‘Bring That Beat Back!’ at the Swan with 2 Necks, Chorley which was a popular event on Friday & Saturday nights.