Career
DJ Cheese is an important figure in the history of turntablism. Effectively, his winning set from the UK Disco Mix Club (DMC) 1986 competition set incorporated scratching, which initiated this totally different approach of DJ'ing. Eventually, his innovation modified the whole meaning of DJ battles, turning the DMC into a competition strictly focused on turntablism (mainly scratching and beat juggling), which had a significant impact on people, helping them to perceive turntablists as musicians.
DJ Cheese only faded from the scene after DJs such as DJ Cash Money & DJ Jazzy Jeff (of Fresh Prince fame) incorporated the transformer scratch into their routines taking turntabalism to the next level.
DJ Cheese and word of mouth opened both shows at the legenadary UK Fresh 86 concerts at Wembley Arena.
He has released EPs with the group Word Of Mouth entitled 'Coast to Coast' and 'King Kut', and Z-3 MC's 'Triple Threat'.
DJ Cheese has also worked as an incognito scratcher with lesser known groups such as Rap-O-Matic (Lies, Lies) & Point Blank MC's (What The Party Needs), as well as with rapper K-Rob (I'm A Homeboy). Fats Comet used his techniques on the UK Worlds Records label with the 1986 song 'Eat The Beat'and also provided the scratching on the DJ version of princess 12" single top 20 hit "I'll keep on loving you".
Dj Cheese also featured on the Ultimate Trax album and was put up against Chad Jackson (World Champion 1987) in the battle of DJ's section with neither DJ's aware at the time who they would be up against making for a unique contrast in styles with Cheeses's scratch mixing and Chad Jackson very much a beat mixer.
DJ cheese & word of mouth appeared on mike allen capital radio & dave pearce "fresh start to the week" 80`s hip hop radio shows doing live sets.
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