Graham Gold
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Gold at the Peach Camden 2014 Reunion
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Graham Gold 5 July 1954 London, England |
| Residence | Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Record producer, songwriter, Disc jockey, television presenter, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1975 - Present |
| Title | DJ Graham Gold |
| Website | grahamgold |
Graham Gold (born 5 July 1954) is a British DJ. Gold is primarily known as a DJ whose sets were broadcast live Friday nights on Kiss (UK radio station) and distributed on the Universal Music TV label. These weekly live broadcasts were considered revolutionary in the industry. Gold's popular weekly show played a major role in Kiss FM growing into a radio powerhouse. Gold was ranked #83 by Dash Berlin in Dash's "Most Popular DJs in the World of All Time."
At age 15 Gold started as a DJ at a mobile disco with friend named Duncan Uren, called the Funky Road Show. In 1975 Gold opened a night club, called Champers located at the Railway Hotel in Greenford. In Gold 1978 joined Royalty team in Southgate, London and also worked as a DJ on Southgate, London hospital's radio station. From 1980-1989 Gold worked as a DJ at Gullivers located in Mayfair. Gold was also a DJ on JFM, which was part of Pirate radio in the United Kingdom and also played Radio London Soul Night Out.
On September 1, 1990 Kiss (UK radio station) went on air and Gold played his first show on the station on launch day. Gold was assigned the breakfast show and chart show. In 1993 when Judge Jules and Danny Rampling left for BBC Radio 1, Gold inherited their show and began his run at what later became the famous Friday night show. Gold's weekly shows would end on KISS FM in 2003.
In 1993 Peach nightclub was opened at Camden Palace Theatre by Kiss (UK radio station) owners, and Gold was hired to DJ at the nightclub and also be the front-man. Peach and Kiss provided the platform that would launch him internationally, and eventually Gold was 8 times listed in DJ Magazine's Top 100 Poll and sold 700,000 albums, 7 of which gold. Gold has played at Glastonbury Festival, Homelands, Gatecrasher, Godskitchen, Passion, Slinky, Impulz, Earthdance, World Electronic Music Festival, Summadayze, Pacha Group, Es Paradis, Ku (now called Privilege Ibiza), Full Moon Party, and Street Parade. Gold's residency at Peach would end in 2004 when Camden Palace Theatre was purchased by Oliver Bengough who terminated Peach's lease, and thereby ending Gold's 11 year run as its DJ and front-man. On May 4, 2014, Gold headlined the Peach Camden Palace Reunion, which was held at Camden Palace Theatre.
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