International House DJ, Producer, Radio personality, Tastemaker and

Record Label Owner just about sums up DJ PIONEER. A DJ since the age of 17, Pioneer’s passion for music hasn’t changed one bit as his career

becomes more successful. His unique mixing ability and handpicked

selection is renowned for providing an electric vibe for clubbers and

radio listeners across the world.

 

Originally influenced by the sound system culture and jungle music,

Pioneer started collecting vinyl whilst at school before he owned a pair

of decks. Up until 2008, Pioneer had played on several giant Pirate Radio

stations, including Pure Magic, London Underground, Y2K and Déjà Vu

FM. Playing at legendary events such as Pure Silk, Exposure, Sun City and Back to 95 to name a few. Pioneer also worked at the ‘Wired for Sound’ record store in his hometown Hackney, London from 2001 until its closure in 2008. This helped him to understand and appreciate other

genres of music more and inspire his taste for new sounds –Dance,

House, Garage, soulful, funky house and broken beats, to name a few.

 

Amongst others, Pioneer was responsible for bringing a new genre to

the streets. Pioneer’s hard work and ever-popular club sets saw the

emerging of UK funky in 2006 and this did not go unnoticed. In 2008,

Pioneer progressed to legal radio and joined Kiss FM. In 2009, Ministry

of Sound released the compilation ‘The Sound of UK Funky’ mixed by DJ

Pioneer.

 

Pioneer featured tracks from Robin S, Ultra Nate, Crazy Cousinz

and more. This received great feedback and allowed Pioneer to feature

some of the tracks he was responsible for breaking into the scene. In

2010, Pioneer began producing and made his debut with a Funky House

track titled ‘Stronger’ featuring Egypt which received great support from

the underground, mainstream radio and Sky TV and was also performed

at the London Fashion Week.

 

Pioneer has recently celebrated 16 years on the UK’s leading dance radio

station, Kiss FM. In this, time, he’s championed and played tracks which

have eventually progressed onto commercial radio playlists with acts

such as MK, Rudimental, Dennis Ferrer, Roska, Donaeo, Kenny Dope,

Black Coffee, Storm Queen to name a few.

 

Pioneer launched his record label in 2012, SOTU (Sounds Of The

Underground) Recordings. With 17 releases to date and loads in the

pipeline, the label is already proving to be success as it represents the

sound of the UK club scene genres from Deep Tech House to Amapiano

and is home to some of the finest up and coming producers.

 

DJ Pioneer has also remixed tracks for world famous Universal Records and has also had one of his remixes signed by Puma for their Cobra Golf advertising campaign and the ‘Cobra Golf Orange Out’ iPhone app. Pioneer’s single ‘Circles’ stayed at no1 in the Maltese PRS charts for 3 weeks in November 2014. One of Pioneer’s poplar releases is “My Love” featuring vocals from MOBO Award Winning Kele Le Roc and is featured on the Pure Pacha Collection compilation.

 

Pioneer’s festival appearances to date include Reading & Leeds Festival, V-Fest, We Are Fest, Wild Life Festival, Side Winder Festival, Eastern Electrics Festival, Sundown Festival, HD (High Definition) Festival, Kisstory Festival, Tranz Mission and the Isle Of Wight Festival where he played to over 75000 people on the main stage.

 

Internationally, Pioneer plays regularly on the international club scene in

Ibiza, Amsterdam, Dubai, Barcelona, Marbella, Egypt, Ayia Napa, Faliraki,

Kos, Kavos, Mallorca, Malia, Turkey, Jamaica, The Gambia and Northern

Cyprus. As one of the Kisstory’s DJ’s, he graces the decks at Ocean beach Ibiza and Nao –Marbella in the summer months. He is also a resident at the world famous Notting Hill Carnival.

 

This year will be the 13 th year anniversary of the brand ‘Pioneer Plays’.

Starting in 2011 at East Village in Shoreditch, the event has grown and is

now an essential club night for House clubbers all over the UK. Over the

years it has gone from strength to strength, with events at GSS, Fire and

Light Box, the Qube Project and the O2 forum Kentish Town; with special

guests such as the Storm Queen and Bucie. ‘Pioneer Plays’ has also had

successful events in Ibiza and Turkey and more recently Malta.

 

Listen to DJ Pioneer every Sunday from 11pm on Kisstory from Kiss FM

UK. Listen via kissfmuk.com, DAB or via the Kiss Kube App.