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CJ Mackintosh

CJ Mackintosh

CJ Mackintosh has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 18 January 2014. CJ Mackintosh's music has been featured on 25 episodes.

Look at the history of British clubland, and youll find the name CJ Mackintosh is woven inextricably into the tale. From house parties and illegal all-nighters through to British DJs beginning to create music of their own, from the acid house explosion to the British club scene coming of age with the Ministry of Sound, CJ has always been there, pushing things forwards by playing the music he loves.

Born in Paris but raised in London, CJs DJ career began at the age of 15 when he and his 17-year-old brother set up their own sound system and began playing house parties in South London, mixing up disco, jazz, funk, soul and early hip hop. He blagged his first professional gig at Flim Flam, an underground but influential night in south-east London run by Coldcuts Jonathon More.

In 1987, he made a name for himself by winning the UK title in the DMC Mix Championship. Suddenly he was in demand as a remixer, Dave Dorrell, another DJ prominent on the London club scene, asked him to join Nasty Rox Inc one of the first bands to mix rock and dance, with a DJ playing alongside the live instruments. Lauded by the style press, they toured extensively and recorded an album with Trevor Horn.

CJ has continued his prolific mix career, working on tracks by C&C Music Factory, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, De La Soul, Inner City, PiL, Coldcut and countless others. He has released several mix albums, and his Love Happy project charted in 1995 with Message of Love. He has traveled extensively as a DJ, and this experience and his ability to span musical genres made him an obvious choice for a residency at the Ministry of Sound in the mid-90s. He was a mainstay at the club until 1997.

As a DJ, CJ prefers to stay low-key, to let the crowd focus on the music rather than his personality. After more than two decades on the cutting-edge, he still has the same passion that fired him from the start. I can understand why people used to cry in clubs in the early days. When you hear the right record, at the right time, in the right place, theres no feeling like it.

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CJ Mackintosh

CJ Mackintosh has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 18 January 2014. CJ Mackintosh's music has been featured on 25 episodes.

Look at the history of British clubland, and youll find the name CJ Mackintosh is woven inextricably into the tale. From house parties and illegal all-nighters through to British DJs beginning to create music of their own, from the acid house explosion to the British club scene coming of age with the Ministry of Sound, CJ has always been there, pushing things forwards by playing the music he loves.

Born in Paris but raised in London, CJs DJ career began at the age of 15 when he and his 17-year-old brother set up their own sound system and began playing house parties in South London, mixing up disco, jazz, funk, soul and early hip hop. He blagged his first professional gig at Flim Flam, an underground but influential night in south-east London run by Coldcuts Jonathon More.

In 1987, he made a name for himself by winning the UK title in the DMC Mix Championship. Suddenly he was in demand as a remixer, Dave Dorrell, another DJ prominent on the London club scene, asked him to join Nasty Rox Inc one of the first bands to mix rock and dance, with a DJ playing alongside the live instruments. Lauded by the style press, they toured extensively and recorded an album with Trevor Horn.

CJ has continued his prolific mix career, working on tracks by C&C Music Factory, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, De La Soul, Inner City, PiL, Coldcut and countless others. He has released several mix albums, and his Love Happy project charted in 1995 with Message of Love. He has traveled extensively as a DJ, and this experience and his ability to span musical genres made him an obvious choice for a residency at the Ministry of Sound in the mid-90s. He was a mainstay at the club until 1997.

As a DJ, CJ prefers to stay low-key, to let the crowd focus on the music rather than his personality. After more than two decades on the cutting-edge, he still has the same passion that fired him from the start. I can understand why people used to cry in clubs in the early days. When you hear the right record, at the right time, in the right place, theres no feeling like it.

Original source Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

That's The Way Love Goes (Macapella)
Janet Jackson (C J Mackintosh mix)
Virgin1993
Any Time, Any Place (CJ's 12" Mix)
Janet (CJ Mackintosh mix)
Virgin1995
Bonita Applebum (Why? Edit)
A Tribe Called Quest (C.J. Mackintosh mix)
Jive1997
That's The Way Love Goes (CJ FXTC Instrumental)
Janet Jackson (C J Mackintosh mix)
Virgin1993
Reality Used To Be A Friend Of Mine (Club Mix)
P.M. Dawn (CJ Mackintosh mix)
Island Records, Gee Street1992
U Will Know (Mack Dub)
B.M.U. (CJ Mackintosh mix)
Slow To Speak2011
Brown Sugar (Edit)
D'Angelo (CJ Mackintosh mix)
Cooltempo1997
Nikke Does It Better (180 Air Mix)
Nikke Nicole (CJ MackIntosh, Dave Dorrell mix)
Love Records1991
The R (Remix Edit)
Eric B. & Rakim (CJ Mackintosh, Dave Dorrell mix)
Hip-O Records2005
Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children (Secondary Mix)
Queen Latifah, De La Soul (CJ Mackintosh, John Waddell mix)
Tommy Boy1990