Where I’ve Been.

Swerve bought his first hip hop record, LL Cool J’s ‘Radio’ at seventeen, and from that moment on, he has been hooked on the beats, rhymes and the raw substance that is urban music - especially hip-hop…

By now he had the basics of scratching and mixing, and coupled with an impressive record collection, Swerve played his first DJ set at a community Scout Hall in, South London - a night he promoted himself with friends. He recalls his first DJ gig as being ‘nerve racking’, but definitely enjoyable.

Where I’m at.

Swerve joined Kiss in 2000 and at the end of 2008 was offered new weeknight slot which is broadcast nationally from 10pm to Midnight, Monday to Thursday, where he spins the best in Hip-Hop, RnB and club bangers and also interviews A list artists from the UK and Worldwide.

Swerve was also asked to present an urban mixshow called “The Re-Up” for international syndication in Europe, Australia, Asia and US.

Swerve has released four compilations to date: Pure Hip-Hop 2002 which shifted 60,000 copies, Pure Hip-Hip 2003 (100,000), Urban Kiss 2003 (100,000) and Urban Kiss 2004 (60,000). The albums were released on Warners and Universal respectively.

Recently, Swerve has produced two tracks for Lethal Bizzle’s “Go Hard” album, remixed two tracks for funky singer Kyla and is currently working on future productions with other artists.

Where I’m Going.

In between Djing, presenting and music production, Swerve also does voiceover work for Television, including The R&B chart for Kiss TV and 4Music and has presented his very own show, “DJ Swerve’s Hip Hop Histories” on Kiss TV and syndicated channels. Swerve’s other great passions are computer games, vintage frames and sneakers. Swerve also has a keen interest in nearly every sport going and despite being a connoisseur on all things urban; on a good day you’d be mistaken for thinking he has just stepped off a GQ photo shoot.

Oh, and did we mention his killer collection of 80-s pop 7″.
Oh yes, they get played out from time to time too!