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Simon has been involved in the credible dance music scene since the late 1980s and has been DJing in various guises for nearly 20 years, having played with Tong, Rampling, the Shapeshifters, Joey Negro and many more..

Growing up in North Kent, with early influences in rare groove, jazz funk and hip hop - Simon discovered the early house and ambient sounds with Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling as the Ibiza revolution took hold.

Simon sites his influences from London Records, Junior Boys Own and FFFR and others in the early 1990s – regularly still dropping tracks such as ‘Leftfield – Not Forgotten’; X Press 2 – Say What’ and ‘Soul II Soul – Back To Life’.

Throughout his DJ career, Simon has kept true to the sounds that shaped his life and if you get a chance to see him live you will always catch a club classic or a new edit of a classic dance track, alongside both current and future dance tracks.

Simon is one of the busiest DJs within the New City Sound collective with booking requests every weekend, though preferring to play regular nights in small intimate venues rather than larger clubs.

You'll find Simon on the terrace at Cafe Del Shore every Saturday in the summer of 2011.

Simon’s mix of genres has led to appearances at nights with Hed Kandi, the Opening night at the 02 Academy, appearing as a dj in BBC1 series 'Mistresses' right through to a funk and soul guest mix on Star FM with Soul Train.

Simon's Newcitysound podcast mix in April 2011 received huge feedback for it's originality with praise and plays from Pete Tong's management team.

After playing at the prestige Central Fashion Show in Bristol, Simon held a residency at Severnshed for 3 years and invited Matt and the New City Sound team to join him on a monthly basis in late 2008. After immediate success of the nights at Sevenshed, Simon was asked to join the NCS team and willingly accepted.

You can catch Simon most weeks at Goldbrick House and Shore in Bristol, where he is the resident at both venues.

Simon is regularly selected to DJ at some of the region's prestigious events and parties including ‘33’, O2 Academy, BBC Casualty and The Bristol Fashion Show.

Influences:

Simon’s all time top 10 gives an indication of influences…

Lustral – Everytime (Funkagenda Remix)
Hardfloor – Hardtrance Acperience
New Order – Blue Monday
Eric B & Rakim – I know You Got Soul
Sven Breder – Fenster
A Man Called Adam – Easter Song
Roy Ayers – Running Away
Donna Summer – I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley)
Kariya – Baby Let Me Love You For Tonight.
Echo & The Bunneymen – Lips Like Sugar (Way Out West Remake)
Appearances & Residencies:

NCS @ Bristol Pride Festival 2011 Main Stage, Castle Park
NCS 5th Birthday ft KKlass @ Bijou, Bristol
Cafe Del Shore, Harbourside, Bristol
NCS @ The Matara Centre, Gloucesterhshire
NCS on board the SS Great Britain
NCS @ The Glow Ball, Bristol
NCS @ Platform 1, Bristol
NCS @ Racks, Bristol
NCS @ The Paintworks, Bristol
NCS @ The Nineteenth House, Bath
NCS pres Joey Negro @ The Warehouse, Bristol
NCS @ Pride Festival 2010, Castle Park, Bristol
NCS @ The University of West of England
The Blue Reef Aquarium, Bristol
Revolution, Bath
NCS present Junior Jack & Kid Creme @ The Warehouse, Bristol
NCS present Danny Rampling & Kklass @ The Warehouse, Bristol
NCS 4th Birthday & Record Label Launch @ The Warehouse, Bristol, with The Shapeshifters & Toolroom Records
Harmony II (Luxury Boat)
Barker's, Bristol
Cutler's, Bristol
Raymond Blanc's Brasserie, Bristol
NCS @ Decades of Decadence Fashion Show, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
NCS @ The River, Bristol
The NCS Radio Show
NCS @ Day & Night, Bristol
Hed Kandi – Twisted Disco, Cheltenham
NCS @ Cafe Rene - Bristol
NCS @ Warehouse - Bristol
Severnshed – Bristol
Volks – Brighton
Mars Bar – Bristol
Brunswick – Gloucester
Fiesta Havanna – Bristol
Bridge – Bristol
Cafe Rene – Make Poverty History
Hermanos – Bristol
Brownstone’s – Bristol
The Shore – Bristol
Bossa Nostra – Sounds Of The Summer
O2 Academy
Crackers – Gloucester
Aftershock Radio – Weekly House Show
Bristol Fashion Show
Star FM – Soul Train