So, when did it all begin? Carl was trying to play the piano before he could walk. He was fortunate to then start lessons at six. This was to set the path for his musical obsession. Carl’s parents bought him his first synthesizer at fourteen and soon Carl was sequencing music on his Atari 1040 computer. His influence at that time was Adamski and Carl was largely blown away by Adamski’s ‘Live and Direct’ sets which helped House Music explode into the 90’s.
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Monthly mix tapes became a platform for Carl to showcase his mixing skills. Stu Allan was his major influence with Carl never missing a Sunday night Key 103 show. Luckily, Carl’s first tape generated interest from Life@Bowlers in Manchester. This, at the time was the biggest weekly ‘Rave’ in the country (hosting 4500 people). Fortunately, they invited Carl to play firstly as a guest DJ and then as a resident DJ. Carl regards Bowlers as an institution and is honoured to have played alongside so many g