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Gilles Peterson
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Gilles Peterson, born Gilles Jérôme Moehrle on 28 September 1964, is a British DJ, broadcaster and label boss. He grew up in the soul scene of south London and as a teenager was already playing on pirate radio stations. In 1986 and 1987 he presented Mad on Jazz on BBC Radio London and became known as a DJ of acid jazz, a mixture of jazz, funk, Latin and Brazilian music from the 1970s. In 1990 he was there at the start of Jazz FM, but he was sacked because he played anti-war music during the first Gulf War.
Music and breakthrough
Afterwards he worked at Kiss FM and from 1998 at BBC Radio 1 with his programme Worldwide, in which he linked different styles together. In 2012 he moved to BBC Radio 6 Music. In 1988 he started the label Acid Jazz and then founded Talkin' Loud, where Roni Size with Reprazent won the Mercury Prize in 1997 for New Forms. In 2006 he started Brownswood Recordings and the Worldwide Festival in Sète.
Influence
Peterson takes jazz as his starting point, but also plays dance music and music from all over the world. He shows how a DJ does not simply play records, but also connects people and scenes and gives new talent a platform.
Listening
In School of Rock
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Mentioned in other articles
- Nu jazz Genre
In London from the late 1980s, DJs such as Gilles Peterson played acid jazz: jazz, funk and soul for the dance floor.
- Acid jazz Genre
Acid jazz emerged in London in the late 1980s, when DJs such as Gilles Peterson played jazz, soul jazz and jazz-funk for a dancing audience.
- New London jazz Genre
In 2018 Gilles Peterson released the compilation album We Out Here.