Gilles Peterson
| Gilles Peterson | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gilles Jerome Moehrle |
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28 September 1964 Caen, France |
| Genres | Acid jazz, hip hop, soul, electronica, world |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, record label owner |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud, Brownswood |
| Website | gillespetersonworldwide |
Gilles Peterson (born 28 September 1964, Caen, France) is a disc jockey and record label owner in England. His labels have included Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud, and Brownswood Recordings. Peterson has been associated with the careers of artists of the 1990s, such as Erykah Badu, Roni Size, and Jamiroquai.
Peterson started his career on pirate radio stations. He then worked on legal stations in London, notably the dance music station Kiss FM. In 1998, he was hired by BBC Radio 1, and in 1998 he began hosting a program on BBC Radio 6 Music that played a variety of genres, including jazz, hip hop, electronica, and soul. He hosts a syndicated radio program that is broadcast on seven European countries.
Peterson became popular on SoundCloud with a follower base of more than 3 million listeners, featuring mixes and artists from Brownswood Recordings.
Born to a mother from Paris, France, and a father from Zürich, Switzerland, Gilles Peterson attended the Roman Catholic John Fisher School. He became known on the London circuit as a DJ specialising in the new breed of "acid jazz", drawing on the jazz, funk and Latin fusions (including Brazilian music) of the 1970s. First heard as a DJ on the London pirate radio station Radio Invicta, he went on to host Mad On Jazz on BBC Radio London in 1986–87, then ran club night at Dingwalls in Camden Town. Upon leaving BBC London in 1986, Peterson took up a new residency at Dingwalls in Camden, which ran for five years. Coinciding with the rise of acid house in UK clubland, the popularity of Sunday Afternoon at Dingwalls grew and grew, establishing itself as a legendary session. This was just one among many other significant clubs with which Peterson was associated: Special Branch, Electric Ballroom, Wag Club, Babylon at Heaven, Fez, Talking Loud at the Fridge and not forgetting That’s How It Is at Bar Rumba and his long association with Plastic People. Peterson now curates a number of extraordinary live music events in the UK and internationally including the Worldwide Festival in the south of France, now in its 10th year.
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