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Organ Tune by Greg Packer

Artist Biography For Greg Packer

From Gregs Myspace Greg Began Dj-Ing In 1989 At The Age Of 17 Shortly After Emigrating To Perth Western Australia From Northampton England He Had Been A Heavy Collector Of Vinyl Since 1982 And Since He Already Had A Collection Of 1000 He Decided It Was Time To Purchase Some Decks And Get Seriously Into Dj-Ing. The Music Greg Was Collecting In The 80's Was Mainly Hip Hop Electro Soul & Funk And A Bit Of Reggae/dub When He Began Mixing It Was Strictly Hip Hop Until Late 1990 When Greg Was Taken To A Club In Perth Called Limbo's And Heard A Dj 'Dave Jackson' Spin Some Early House Breaks Techno Etc... Which Really Opened His Mind To The Whole Electronic/dance Music Scene. By The End Of 1990 Greg Had Started Playing In Clubs And By '91 He Won The WA DMC's ''Mixing Championships'' Which Then Boosted Him Straight Onto The Rave Scene/club Scene Where Alongside A Few Other Dj's Was Playing The Sound Of UK Breaks Which Progressed Onto Jungle/dnb. Greg Continued To Play The Rave/club Circuit Until 1994 He Then Took A Year Away From Perth And Returned To The UK And Played At Raves/clubs Alongside Dj's Such As Carl Cox Slipmatt Deduction Etc.. For A Company Called ''Dance Planet''. By 1995 When Greg Returned To Perth. H Decided To Drop The Happy Hardcore Side Of Things And Concentrate 100% On Jungle/dnb Which Was Always His First Love From The Begining He Has Stayed Focused On That Sound Until Recent Times And Still Continues To Do So These Days. In 1999 Greg Decided He Had Been Dj-Ing For 10 Years Playing Other People's Music And It Was Time To Set Up A Studio And Get Into Making His Own Music So He Entered The World Of Producing . By 2001 Greg Had His First Official Release On Hardleaders 'We Hear Drums' And Has Continued To Release Music Since Then On Labels Such As Good Looking Renegade 31 Records Defunked Phuturistic Bluez New Identity Tangent Fokuz Interphase Etc.... Concentrating On The More Musical Styles For Producing Liquid Funk However He Still Likes To Dj With Some Heavier Beats & Mix Up Both Styles. In 2003/2004 Greg Took Another Break From Perth And Based Himself In The UK For A While He Toured The UK & Europe Playing At 'The End Herbal London & All Over Europe Including Paris Slovenia Estonia Etc...' Since Returning To Perth In 2004 & Up Until Now He Has Continued To Dj Around Perth & All Over The East Cost Of Australia On A Regular Basis

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