Chris Reed

Veteran DJ, producer, promoter and label boss Chris Reed’s earliest adventures in music were in his native northern England, as the house music revolution took hold in the late 1980s. His first EP was a white label sold from the back of his car. A string of subsequent singles, included a release on legendary Belgian label R&S. After moving to New Zealand almost 25 years ago, he was part of the crew behind the infamous Mum’s The Word parties. On meeting Paul Radley he produced house and nu-disco as Reed & Radley and Monkey Boots respectively. During a 20-year collaboration the pair released on Nottingham’s influential DiY Discs and NZ’s groundbreaking Reliable Recordings before signing to Auckland’s Grass Green. There, they received support from some of the finest in underground music. Chris is a key part of NZ’s Natural Rhythms crew, which manages a suite of labels, including Grass Green Recordings and Electric Orange. He also releases as Mono/Loco and Neuro Mas.